Johns Hopkins scientists have published laboratory data refuting studies that suggest blood vessels that form within brain cancers are largely made up of cancer cells. The theory of cancer-based blood vessels calls into question the use and value of an…
Month: March 2012
Horizon scanning: Aflibercept (EYLEA) approved for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration in Australia
Source: PharmaTimes
Area: News
PharmaTimes reports that the Australian regulatory authority (the Therapeutic Goods Administration – TGA) has approved EYLEA® (aflibercept) injection for the treatment of patients with neovascular (wet) age-related macu…
Managing Glaucoma – Home Measurements Of Eye Pressure In Children Effective
Large changes in intraocular pressure (IOP), also known as the pressure within the eye, in patients with glaucoma, tends to be associated with a progression of the disease that can result in permanent damage to a person’s optic nerve and their vision…
Brain activation induced by dentine hypersensitivity pain–an fMRI study
By: mike214
Infrared optical head tracker can help diagnose ocular torticollis
Wii remotes are not all about fun and games. Scientists can use them to assess and diagnose children with an abnormal head position caused by eye diseases. As described in a recent Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science article, researchers devel…
How A Bacterial Pathogen Breaks Down Barriers To Enter And Infect Cells
Scientists from the Schepens Eye Research Institute, a subsidiary of Mass. Eye and Ear and affiliate of Harvard Medical School, have found for the first time that a bacterial pathogen can literally mow down protective molecules, known as mucins, on muc…
Glaucoma Characterized In New Research As A Neurologic Disorder Rather Than Eye Disease
A new paradigm to explain glaucoma is rapidly emerging, and it is generating brain-based treatment advances that may ultimately vanquish the disease known as the “sneak thief of sight.” A review now available in Ophthalmology, the journal of the Americ…
Glaucoma Management In Children May Be Improved By Home Measurement Of Eye Pressure
Measurement of pressure within the eye, or intraocular pressure (IOP), is known to fluctuate throughout the day, and wide swings in patients with glaucoma are believed to be related to the progression of the disease, which can cause permanent damage to…
Genetically modified pig may hold keys to develop treatments for RP
A newly developed, genetically modified pig may hold the keys to the development of improved treatments and possibly even a cure for retinitis pigmentosa (RP), the most common inherited retinal disease in the United States.
Avedro submits VibeX/KXL System NDA with FDA to treat keratoconus, corneal ectasia
Avedro, Inc. announced today that the Company submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) to the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its VibeX (riboflavin ophthalmic solution) /KXL System for the treatment of keratoconus and corneal ectasia…
Wii Remote Helps Diagnosing Ocular Torticollis
Researchers from the Seoul National University College of Medicine have used Nintendo Wii game controllers to help diagnose ocular torticollis, a medical condition in which the head is tilted to one side to compensate for certain eye pathology. They ha…
NeoVista Update 5: CABERNET Study Did Not Meet Primary Endpoint at Two Years
In an unexpected outcome, Dr. Pravin Dugel presented the 2-year results of the CABERNET study, evaluating the use of NeoVista’s VIDION ANV epimacular brachytherapy device at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute’s (BPEI) Angiogenesis, Exudation, and Degene…
Treating Squamous Carcinomas of the Conjunctiva and Cornea
Dr. Christopher Rapuano discusses a recent case series and describes how he manages these tumors of the eye. Medscape Ophthalmology
What if I Have Drusen?
Drusen can be normal and do not mean the development of macular degeneration. There are other criteria that are required to make this diagnosis…not just drusen.
Some top researchers no longer think of glaucoma solely as an eye disease
A new paradigm to explain glaucoma is rapidly emerging, and it is generating brain-based treatment advances that may ultimately vanquish the disease known as the “sneak thief of sight.” A review now available in Ophthalmology, the journal of the Americ…
‘Doc Fixes’ Help Slow Growth of Medicare Spending
Tighter payment policies appear to be slowing down the runaway federal program, and healthcare reform could maintain the trend, according to a perspective article. Medscape Medical News
Dietary flavonoid intakes and risk of type 2 diabetes in US men and women
By: nwedick
Combo Spray Beats Allergy Sniffles, More (CME/CE)
ORLANDO (MedPage Today) — A two-drug nasal spray safely controlled the symptoms of allergic rhinitis for up to a year and offered short-term relief for itchy, watery, and red eyes, researchers reported here.
Using Stem Cells To Repair A Damaged Cornea
A new cornea may be the only way to prevent a patient going blind – but there is a shortage of donated corneas and the queue for transplantation is long. Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have for the first …
Using Stem Cells To Repair A Damaged Cornea
A new cornea may be the only way to prevent a patient going blind – but there is a shortage of donated corneas and the queue for transplantation is long. Scientists at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, have for the first …