Kansas State University researchers have developed a glue mixture that may reduce risks after laser vision correction surgery.
Month: August 2012
A Study of RX-10045 in the Treatment of Dry Eye Disease
Status: Recruiting,
Condition Summary: Dry Eye Syndrome
Shedding New Light on a Potentially Blinding Eye Infection
Make sure your contact lens-wearing patients are aware of Acanthamoeba, a common but potentially serious eye infection, and how to prevent it. CDC Expert Commentary
To See or Not to See
Make sure your contact lens-wearing patients are aware of Acanthamoeba, a common but potentially serious eye infection, and how to prevent it. CDC Expert Commentary
Unmetabolized folic acid prevalence is widespread in the older Irish population despite the lack of a mandatory fortification program
By: MaryRose
To See or Not to See
Accomodative changes in the ACD less pronounced in high myopia
A study found that accommodative changes in the central anterior chamber depth (ACD) of patients with
high myopia were less pronounced than emmetropic eyes.
FAQ: Decoding The $716 Billion In Medicare Reductions
The structure and financing of Medicare, the federal health insurance program that serves seniors and the disabled, has become a defining issue in the presidential and congressional campaigns since GOP presidential candidate Mitt Romney picked as his r…
Horizon Scanning: Orphan drug status granted for gevokizumab for the treatment of uveitis in the United States
Source: BioSpace
Area: News
BioSpace reports that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation to gevokizumab, an interleukin-1 beta modulating antibody, for the treatment of non-infectious intermediate, po…
River Blindness Research Looks At How The Parasite Thrives
Scientists at the University of Liverpool have found that the worm which causes River Blindness survives by using a bacterium to provide energy, as well as help ‘trick’ the body’s immune system into thinking it is fighting a different kind of infection…
How to Explain Medicare Reform to Your Patients
Mitt Romney’s selection of Rep. Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) as his running mate on the Republican ticket focuses new light on the congressman’s plan to restructure Medicare — the program that provides health care to 47 million elderly and disabled Americans. …
My Summer Vacation
Finally back from vacation. We went to Smith Mountain Lake. Kids learned how to ski, tube…and feed the carp!
‘ESASO Course Series’ for ophthalmologists
In the new book series ‘ESASO Course Series’, the essentials of the courses of the European School for Advanced Studies in Ophthalmology (ESASO) are made available to interested ophthalmologists, optometrists, technicians and residents all over the world.
Mechanism Responsible For Eye Movement Disorder Identified
Discovery could lead to therapies for this condition, and a better understanding of how genetic mutations in the nervous system cause movement disorders in other parts of the body with a long term view to encouraging the re-growth of damaged cells A re…
VICTUS femtosecond laser in action (VIDEO), capsulotomy creation
A short video of capsulotomy creation with the VICTUS femtosecond laser.
Potential Target For Treatment Of Retinitis Pigmentosa
Research conducted at the Angiogenesis Laboratory at Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, has for the first time, identified the mode of death of cone photoreceptor cells in an animal model of retinitis pigmentosa (RP). This groundbreaking study, led b…
Allergan and Molecular Partners enter two new agreements
Allergan and Molecular Partners AG have expanding their relationship with two new agreements for
DARPin products.
Enrollment begins for cataract surgery pain trial
Patient enrollment has begun in a phase III clinical trial of a low dose of bromfenac delivered via a
synthetic polymer-based formulation designed to extend the residence time of a drug (BromSite, InSite Vision) for
the reduction of pain and in…
September is Sports Eye Injury Awareness Month
Prevent Blindness America (PBA) has designated September as Sports Eye Safety Awareness
Month.
Ocriplasmin successful against vitreomacular adhesion: study
Two phase III studies of ocriplasmin (ThromboGenics) have found that the truncated form of the human
serine protease plasmin significantly resolved vitreomacular traction and closed macular holes compared with
placebo in patients with vitreomac…