Leptin – commonly dubbed the “fat hormone” – does more than tell the brain when to eat. A new study by researchers at The University of Akron and Northeast Ohio Medical University (NEOMED) shows that leptin may play a role in hearing and vision loss. T…
Month: September 2012
FDA Panel Says Yes to Implanted Eye Device
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — An FDA panel voted unanimously on Friday to recommend approval of the first retinal prosthesis device intended to help nearly blind patients regain a small part of their vision.
Non-surgical periodontal therapy reduces coronary heart disease risk markers: a randomized controlled trial
By: drbokhari
Can the Riddle of the Negative Dysphotopsia Be Solved?
Patients are vexed, and surgeons perplexed, with the appearance of a crescent-shaped visual oddity after cataract surgery. Medscape Ophthalmology
Loyola offers corrective surgeries for adults with strabismus
Since she was a child, Katie Szymczak has had eyes that wandered. Her right eye, which was the worst, would look up and to the side, rather than straight ahead. Her husband affectionately called them “googly eyes.” But other people could be mean. “They…
Facial nerve injury common after temporal artery biopsy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Temporal artery biopsy (TAB) for suspected giant cell arteritis led to
brow ptosis in almost one in six patients in a recent analysis, although most recovered fully.
Cataract Surgery Reduces Intraocular Pressure
Intraocular pressure falls after cataract surgery, but cataract surgery is not the answer for uncontrolled glaucoma. Medscape Medical News
DALK in Patients With HSV Related Corneal Scarring
How safe and effective is DALK in the treatment of corneal scarring secondary to herpes simplex virus keratitis? The British Journal of Ophthalmology
Amakem commences AMA0076 Phase 2a study in glaucoma and ocular hypertension
Amakem NV, a kinase platform company focusing on ophthalmology, today announces that it has initiated a Phase 2a proof of concept study of its novel Rho Kinase (ROCK) inhibitor, AMA0076, in patients with glaucoma and ocular hypertension.
Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS2)
Status: Active, not recruiting,
Condition Summary: Age-related Macular Degeneration
Phacoemulsification a good option in some with glaucoma
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with medically uncontrolled chronic angle-closure glaucoma
without cataract, both phacoemulsification and trabeculectomy are effective but the former can have advantages,
according to Chinese researchers.
Progress Being Made In Treating Eye Diseases Using Regenerative Medicine
Over the past two years, I have written extensively about the human clinical trials underway for treating eye diseases using both stem cells and gene therapy. There are currently eighteen clinical trials using stem cells and sixteen trials using gene t…
Cost of glaucoma revealed
The first 6 months after an open-angle glaucoma diagnosis are the most costly within the first 2 years of having the condition, report US researchers.
FDA Panel to Review Safety of Eye Device
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — FDA reviewers expressed concern over the long-term safety of what could be the first retinal prosthesis device despite evidence that it helps improve the vision of some patients.
Retinopathy Provides Window Into Chronic Kidney Disease
A strong association between retinopathy and chronic kidney disease suggests a noninvasive eye examination could play a role in the diagnosis of renal dysfunction. Medscape Medical News
Dexamethasone use during tonsillectomy not associated with excessive bleeding in children
Tonsillectomy is exceedingly common, with a reported increase in tonsillectomy rates in children younger than 15 years from 287,000 to 530,000 per year over the past decade. Although safe, adenotonsillectomy can result in significant complications, suc…
Magnetic Factor Aids Therapeutic Impact Of Cell Transplantation
Two studies in the current issue of Cell Transplantation (21:6), now freely available on-line,* demonstrate how the use of magnetic particles are a factor that can positively impact on the targeted delivery of transplanted stem cells and to also provid…
Natural Defence Against Infection Discovered In The Cornea
Exposed tissue surfaces, including skin and mucous membranes, are under constant threat of attack by microorganisms in the environment. The layer of cells that line these areas, known as epithelial cells, are the first line of defense against these pat…
STAAR Surgical to participate in 88th Congress of the Society of Spanish Ophthalmologists
STAAR Surgical Company, a leading developer, manufacturer and marketer of minimally invasive ophthalmic products, today announced that it will be participating in the 88th Congress of the Society of Spanish Ophthalmologists being held in Barcelona from…
Radiotherapy may help in Graves’ orbitopathy
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Orbital radiotherapy appears to be a safe second-line treatment in
moderate-to-severe Graves’ orbitopathy, but may be less effective than high-dose glucocorticoids, according to a
review by Italians researchers.