The ophthalmologist of the future will face changes in medical practice that present both opportunities to improve patient care and outcome and challenges that impede these goals. Medscape Medical News
Month: October 2012
A Man With Double Vision After a Fight
A 38-year-old man presents with double vision and numbness in the cheek after an altercation. What is your diagnosis? Medscape Ophthalmology
X-ray Irradiation Followed By Ranibizumab Therapy for AMD
Is low-dose radiation therapy, followed by an anti-VEGF agent, an effective approach to treating AMD? This study describes. The British Journal of Ophthalmology
Diabetes Surgery Tops Medical Innovation List
(MedPage Today) — Bariatric surgery for diabetes treatment was selected as the most important medical innovation for 2013 in a poll of Cleveland Clinic physicians and researchers.
Ocriplasmin Approved for VMT and Macular Holes
Ocriplasmin, or Jetrea, has been FDA approved. The drug is approved only for a retinal condition called vitreomacular traction (VMT) or vitreomacular adhesion (VMA). The VMT may or may not be associated with a macular hole. What is VMT? VM…
Computer Modelling Sheds Light On How And When Vision Evolved
The study, which used computer modelling to provide a detailed picture of how and when opsins evolved, sheds light on the origin of sight in animals, including humans. The evolutionary origins of vision remain hotly debated, partly due to inconsistent …
Nicox presents diagnostic device for conjunctivitis in United States
Nicox S.A. announced the U.S. launch of a point-of-care diagnostic test (AdenoPlus) that aids in the
differential diagnosis of acute conjunctivitis.
Nicox presents diagnostic device for conjunctivitis in U.S.
Nicox S.A. announced the U.S. launch of AdenoPlus, a point-of-care diagnostic test that aids in the
differential diagnosis of acute conjunctivitis.
Dual-optic accommodating IOL often preferred
Current multifocal IOLs have some limitations that in specific situations are overcome with the
dual-optic accommodating IOL (Synchrony, Abbott Medical Optics).
George Spaeth, MD, named recipient of Robert Ritch award
The Glaucoma Foundation has announced George L. Spaeth, MD, as the 2012 recipient of the
foundation’s Dr. Robert Ritch Award for Innovation and Excellence in
Glaucoma.
SARcode reports phase III results for lifitegrast
SARcode Bioscience Inc. announced the topline results from OPUS-1, a pivotal phase III study of
lifitegrast ophthalmic solution 5.0% for the treatment of dry eye disease.
Gas superior to air tamponade in lower quadrant vitrectomy
Gas and air are suitable tamponading agents for use during vitrectomy for rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, however air tamponade should only be used in cases that are restricted to the superior quadrants, study findings show.
Commonly Prescribed Glaucoma Drug May Be Effective In Treating Male Pattern Baldness And Other Forms Of Alopecia
If you’re balding and want your hair to grow back, then here is some good news. A new research report appearing online in The FASEB Journal shows how the FDA-approved glaucoma drug, bimatoprost, causes human hair to regrow. It’s been commercially avail…
Instrument-based vision screening best in 3- to 5-year-olds
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – A new policy statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics published
Monday recommends photoscreening and handheld autorefraction as an alternative to visual acuity screening with
vision charts in children aged t…
Decorative Contact Lenses Particular Scare Around Halloween
Adolescent patients with pinkeye may actually be the latest victims of illegally purchased decorative contact lenses. Medscape Medical News
Neuroprotection in Glaucoma: Leveraging Innate Therapeutics
Investigators at Washington University School of Medicine channel Hippocrates in their quest for effective neuroprotective strategies. Medscape Ophthalmology
Halting the Progression of Keratoconus in Children
Although many questions remain unanswered, could corneal collagen crosslinking be on its way to becoming a standard of care? Medscape Ophthalmology
EHR Data Entry on Mobile Devices Challenges Clinicians
Clinicians more often view patient data on iPads, iPhones, and other mobile devices than enter it, according to a new study from KLAS. Medscape Medical News
Visual Impairment: Understanding the Psychosocial Impact
Loss of vision not only presents difficult physiologic challenges, it can also exact significant psychosocial costs. Medscape Medical News
AAP: Devices Best to See ‘Lazy Eye’ in Young Kids (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Instrument-based vision screening for risk factors for amblyopia — or lazy eye — is particularly useful for young children and those with developmental delays, according to recommendations from the American Academy of Pediatrics.