Daily Archives: 2012/05/14
Role of Video Games in Improving Health-Related Outcomes
By: brianprimack
Malpractice Trends: Good News and Bad News
Results from an analysis of more than 10,000 medical malpractice claims show that more than half resulted in litigation, with outcomes varying considerably by specialty.
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Retrospective study: Topical antibiotics increase risk of endophthalmitis after intravitreal injections
Source: Ophthalmology
Area: News
This retrospective Canadian study examined the incidence of endophthalmitis (inflammatory condition of the intraocular cavities) following different antibiotic prophylaxis strategies for intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factors and triamcinolone acetonide. The study found that the overall rate of intravitreal injection-related endophthalmitis is greater with the use of topical antibiotics, given immediately or for five days after the injection, compared with no antibiotics. To investigate, researchers reviewed consecutive patients who received intravitreal injections of triamcinolone acetonide (n=953), 1.25 mg bevacizumab (n=5386), 0.5 mg ranibizumab (n=9453), and 0.3 mg pegaptanib (n=121) for various indications (age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular oedema, central and branch retinal vein occlusion, and miscellaneous causes) between January 2005 and August 2010. The injections were given by three retinal surgeons who used three ...
Area: News
This retrospective Canadian study examined the incidence of endophthalmitis (inflammatory condition of the intraocular cavities) following different antibiotic prophylaxis strategies for intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factors and triamcinolone acetonide. The study found that the overall rate of intravitreal injection-related endophthalmitis is greater with the use of topical antibiotics, given immediately or for five days after the injection, compared with no antibiotics. To investigate, researchers reviewed consecutive patients who received intravitreal injections of triamcinolone acetonide (n=953), 1.25 mg bevacizumab (n=5386), 0.5 mg ranibizumab (n=9453), and 0.3 mg pegaptanib (n=121) for various indications (age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular oedema, central and branch retinal vein occlusion, and miscellaneous causes) between January 2005 and August 2010. The injections were given by three retinal surgeons who used three ...
Changes in Eye Vessels Signal Heart Troubles (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Changes in diameter of the tiny blood vessels in the retina predicted the later development cardiovascular disease in African-Americans with type 1 diabetes, researchers found.
Five-point checklist to protect eyes from sun’s harmful rays
Like your skin, overexposure to the sun can wreak havoc on your eyes. Sun damage can cause severe conditions such as sunburn to the cornea, tissue growth on the surface of eyes that can block vision, skin cancer of the eyelids and may even contribute to the development of cataracts and other eye problems.
Vision Loss Due To Degenerative Eye Diseases May Be Restored By New Type Of Retinal Prosthesis
Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a system that may someday restore sight to people who have lost vision because of certain types of degenerative eye diseases...
New system may help restore vision in eye diseases
Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a system that may someday restore sight to people who have lost vision because of certain types of degenerative eye diseases.
VEGF Trap-Eye improves vision in diabetic eye disease
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) Trap-Eye provided a significant
benefit to patients with diabetic macular edema in a phase II trial - and updated data now shows the initial
improvements were sustained or increased a year later.
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