Millions of teenagers suffer from acne, and they deal with the embarrassing skin blemishes by taking popular prescription medications such as Accutane or Roaccutane. Now, however, research from Tel Aviv University shows that these pills can also cause …
Month: May 2012
10-Minute Consultation: Blepharitis
Source: British Medical Journal (BMJ)
Area: News
This article forms one of a series of occasional articles on common problems in primary care. The current article focuses on blepharitis and begins with a case of a patient presenting to their GP. A dis…
An Infant With Esotropia and Nystagmus
What condition do you suspect is present in this 9-month-old girl with esotropia and large-amplitude nystagmus? Medscape Ophthalmology
Vitrectomy for Floaters (FOV)
Floaters can be bothersome changes in your vision. Floater only vitrectomy, shown here, is the basic operation a retina specialist uses to treat patients with floaters.
Large Swathe of Physicians Shun Medicaid, Medicare Patients
More than 1 in 3 physicians do not accept new Medicaid patients, and pathologists are more likely than internists to give them an appointment, according to a new survey. Medscape Medical News
Optogenetic Therapies for Vision workshop to be held on June 1
The Foundation Fighting Blindness and Massachusetts Eye and Ear will host the Optogenetic Therapies for Vision workshop on Friday, June 1, from 8 a.m.-6 p.m., in Boston.
Optic Nerve Regeneration in Mice Linked to Improved Vision
In a mouse model, interventions resulting in optic nerve regeneration restored some components of vision, suggesting possible strategies through future research for patients with optic nerve damage. Medscape Medical News
Severe Eye Hemorrhages Uncommon in Critically Ill Children
Severe, multilayered retinal hemorrhages, which are often found in cases of abusive head trauma, are rare in a population of critically ill children without a history of abuse, according to a new study. Medscape Medical News
Ocular Changes After Space Travel
This fascinating article reviews the evidence on the effects of space flight on eyes and vision. Medscape Family Medicine
Scientists determine genetic sequences of all 12 vancomycin-resistant staph strains
National Institutes of Health-funded scientists have determined the genetic sequences of all 12 available strains of Staphylococcus aureus bacteria resistant to vancomycin-an antibiotic of last resort-and have demonstrated that resistance arose indepen…
Better Pill Bottle For The Blind And Visually Impaired
Two students from UC’s top-ranked design programs have applied for a provisional patent on their design and prototype of a prescription-medicine pill bottle for the blind and visually impaired – an innovation that could benefit millions of users…
Hand-held OCT device cleared for marketing
Bioptigen has received 510(k) clearance from the FDA to begin marketing its hand-held spectral-domain
optical coherence tomography (OCT) device (Envisu) for use in patients.
$2.2 million grant will fund optic nerve study
The Burke Medical Research Institute has been awarded a 5-year, $2,262,500 scientific research grant
by the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health.
Smartphones a boon for visually impaired
Smartphones can be a big help to the visually impaired, but few eye-care professionals (ECPs) are
recommending them to patients, according to the results of a study presented at this year’s annual
meeting of the Association for Resear…
Anesthesia in children linked to learning disabilities?
The jury is still out on the effects of anesthesia in children who undergo surgery at a young age,
according to Constance S. Houck, MD. Multiple animal studies have demonstrated neuroapoptosis and long-term
learning deficits in young animals af…
FDA clears non-mydriatic fundus camera
Nidek has received FDA 510(k) clearance for a non-mydriatic automated fundus camera (AFC-330) that it
will market to the U.S. ophthalmology market and Marco Ophthalmic will market to the optometry
market.
AMO chief to retire; successor named
Abbott Medical Optics (AMO) has announced an impending change in leadership with the expected
retirement of James V. Mazzo, president and chief executive officer (CEO), by the end of this year. Mazzo will be
succeeded by Murthy Simhambhatla, Ph…
Collaboration boosts AAV vectors for gene therapy
Avalanche Biotechnologies Inc. and Lonza have announced a manufacturing collaboration focused on
process development and scale-up efforts for the manufacturing of adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors for gene
therapy.
Sunglasses survey has glaring findings
The hazards to the eyes of ultraviolet (UV) radiation are well known to eye-care professionals, but
it’s possible they’re not conveying the need for UV protection strongly enough to their
patients.
Stem Cells in Ophthalmology Update 21: Clinical Trial Details
As with my inquiry into clinical trials underway using gene therapy in ophthalmology, Table 3 Gene Therapy in Ophthalmology – Ongoing Clinical Trial Details, I have undertaken a similar survey of the number of patients currently treated using stem cell…