Women who eat foods rich in antioxidants may have a lower risk of cataracts as they age, according to a new Swedish analysis. Reuters Health Information
Month: December 2013
All in the eyes: corneal reflections in photos can help solve crimes
The eyes are not just the mirror of the soul, they also mirror the world around us. Now, a UK team has found that today’s high-resolution digital images are now so detailed, they can enlarge the eyes in people’s photos and retrieve images of out-of-sho…
Photo quiz: Corneal edema after uneventful cataract surgery
This patient had uneventful cataract surgery 2 weeks earlier and presents with 20/25 vision with some peripheral corneal edema and persistent cell and flare (Fig. 1). Does everything look good to you and are you ready to schedule surgery for his other …
VIDEO: Lumenis introduces new product at AAO
Kfir Azoulay, head of the ophthalmology business unit at Lumenis, discusses the introduction of the Array scanning laser link at the American Academy of Ophthalmology in New Orleans.
VIDEO:TearScience CEO discusses latest news from company
Tim Willis, Co-founder and CEO of TearScience, discusses the latest updates from the company at the American Academy of Ophthalmology in New Orleans.
Do you think golden rice or genetically engineered crops in general could represent a solution for vitamin A deficiency?
Golden Rice can effectively address vitamin A deficiencyGolden rice is a new type of rice that contains beta carotene, a source of vitamin A, and could help to reduce vitamin A deficiency. The International Rice Research Institute is working with leadi…
Association between angiogenic factor secretion by melanocytesa and pigmentation leve
The decreased vision loss that accompanies age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is associated with abnormal blood vessel growth in the eye. Frequencies of AMD development are different among racial backgrounds, with occurrence of AMD highest among in…
Success in mouse model of aniridia is first instance of drug reversing a congenital deformity
University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health scientists have developed a potential cure for a rare eye disease, showing for the first time that a drug can repair a birth defect.
Study finds way to boost corneal transplant acceptance rate
For the estimated 10 percent of patients whose bodies reject a corneal transplant, the odds of a second transplant succeeding are poor. All that could change, however, based on a UT Southwestern Medical Center study that has found a way to boost the co…
AMD: Gene Variants Predict Response to Anti-VEGF Drug
Minor alleles of the vascular endothelial growth factor 2 receptor gene predict response to ranibizumab treatment for wet AMD. Medscape Medical News
Therapies for Patients With Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension
How does a latanoprost ophthalmic solution compare with xalatan in the treatment of glaucoma or ocular hypertension? Journal of Glaucoma
Thicker irides associated with racial groups with high prevalence of primary angle-closure glaucoma
Racial groups with a high prevalence of primary angle-closure glaucoma have thicker irides, according to a study.Two-hundred and fifty-nine glaucoma patients with open angles and 177 patients with narrow angles who underwent anterior segment optical co…
Study suggests correlation between reticular pseudodrusen, geographic atrophy
The recognition of reticular pseudodrusen on autofluorescence imaging in patients with geographic atrophy suggests a strong spatiotemporal relationship between the two, according to a study. One hundred and twenty-six eyes of 92 patients with geographi…
Phase 3 study results show dry eye therapy safe but ineffective
Results from a 24 week placebo-controlled phase 3 study recently released by OphthaliX showed that the company’s licensed drug, CF101, for the treatment of dry eye, while well-tolerated, met neither primary nor secondary efficacy endpoints, according to a company press release.The study included 237 patients with moderate-to-severe dry eye syndrome randomized to receive two oral doses of CF101, an A3 adenosine receptor agonist (0.1 mg or 1.0 mg), or a placebo, for a period of 24 weeks, the release said.
VIDEO: Nicox marketing director discusses latest company news
Retinopathy, retinal arteriolar narrowing more common among SLE patients
Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus were more likely than control participants to have retinopathy and retinal arteriolar narrowing, with prevalence correlated with inflammatory markers, according to study results.Researchers in South Korea stud…
A 2-Month-Old With an Orbital Mass
Can you guess the type of mass obstructing this infant’s right eye? Medscape Ophthalmology
Health effect of the New Nordic Diet in adults with increased waist circumference: a 6-mo randomized controlled trial.
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Topical antibiotics treat smaller corneal grafts infected with multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa
Corneal grafts infected with multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa were more successfully treated with topical antibiotics when the corneal graft infiltrate was small, according to a study. Of 38 patients with multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, 31 were initially treated with combined cefazolin 5% and ciprofloxacin 0.3%, six were initially treated with colistin 0.19%, and one patient was initially treated with impenem 1%. After 2 weeks, infection resolved in nine patients and partially resolved in six.
BLOG: Tiny miracles
It’s the Christmas season, and it’s gotten me to thinking about what we all do as doctors and the effect our care has on our patients and their families. How many times have you had a patient, particularly a dry eye patient, describe what you have done for them as a miracle? Kind of humbling in a way, isn’t it? We make a diagnosis at the slit lamp, send off a few electrons from the EMR that get translated into a drop of some sort and someone calls it a (Read more...)