TLC Vision announced today its plans for opening a new TLC Laser Eye Center refractive surgery facility in San Diego. Internationally recognized as leaders in field of refractive surgery, both David J. Schanzlin MD and David J. Tanzer MD will lend the…
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TLC Vision Announces TLC Laser Eye Center San Diego
TLC Vision announced today its plans for opening a new TLC Laser Eye Center refractive surgery facility in San Diego. Internationally recognized as leaders in field of refractive surgery, both David J. Schanzlin MD and David J. Tanzer MD will lend the…
Novel Insights Into Glaucoma Pathology Following Identification Of Glaucoma Gene
Glaucoma – a leading cause of vision loss and blindness worldwide – runs in families. A team of investigators from Vanderbilt University and the University of Florida has identified a new candidate gene for the most common form of the eye disorder, pri…
The Brain As A ‘Task Machine’
The portion of the brain responsible for visual reading doesn’t require vision at all, according to a new study published online on February 17 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. Brain imaging studies of blind people as they read words in Br…
Novel Insights Into Glaucoma Pathology Following Identification Of Glaucoma Gene
Glaucoma – a leading cause of vision loss and blindness worldwide – runs in families. A team of investigators from Vanderbilt University and the University of Florida has identified a new candidate gene for the most common form of the eye disorder, pri…
The Brain As A ‘Task Machine’
The portion of the brain responsible for visual reading doesn’t require vision at all, according to a new study published online on February 17 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. Brain imaging studies of blind people as they read words in Br…
Why "Honest Abe" Couldn’t Look You Straight In The Eye And Other Eyesight Challenges Of U.S. Presidents
We recognize the United States’ great presidents as visionaries, but have some of our leaders had trouble seeing – literally? This Presidents’ Day, EyeSmart™, the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s public awareness campaign empowering Americans to t…
Why "Honest Abe" Couldn’t Look You Straight In The Eye And Other Eyesight Challenges Of U.S. Presidents
We recognize the United States’ great presidents as visionaries, but have some of our leaders had trouble seeing – literally? This Presidents’ Day, EyeSmart™, the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s public awareness campaign empowering Americans to t…
In Treating A Leading Cause Of Childhood Blindness, Drug Therapy Shows Significant Benefit
A readily available, inexpensive drug therapy showed a significant benefit in treating premature infants with the worst and historically most difficult-to-treat cases of retinopathy of prematurity. The results of a multicenter clinical trial led by res…
In Treating A Leading Cause Of Childhood Blindness, Drug Therapy Shows Significant Benefit
A readily available, inexpensive drug therapy showed a significant benefit in treating premature infants with the worst and historically most difficult-to-treat cases of retinopathy of prematurity. The results of a multicenter clinical trial led by res…
Cancer Drug Better Than Laser Surgery For Baby Blindness
Bevacizumab is becoming quite popular these days. Aside from treating ovarian cancer, it has been published this week that it also benefits premature infants suffering from blindness or retinopathy of prematurity and is less of a risk than laser surge…
Cancer Drug Better Than Laser Surgery For Baby Blindness
Bevacizumab is becoming quite popular these days. Aside from treating ovarian cancer, it has been published this week that it also benefits premature infants suffering from blindness or retinopathy of prematurity and is less of a risk than laser surge…
Live Webcast Of VEGF-Trap Eye Phase III Trial Results On Mywhitecoat.com
On Saturday, February 12, 2011, more than 200 eye specialists in 10 countries simultaneously viewed both a presentation of results from an important phase III clinical trial and a panel discussion, all from the comfort of their own computer screens. M…
Live Webcast Of VEGF-Trap Eye Phase III Trial Results On Mywhitecoat.com
On Saturday, February 12, 2011, more than 200 eye specialists in 10 countries simultaneously viewed both a presentation of results from an important phase III clinical trial and a panel discussion, all from the comfort of their own computer screens. M…
AMD Research Critical As Experts Question Reported Decline In Prevalence
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in people over 50, robbing an estimated 10 million Americans of their sight and independence. Recent publicized findings purport a decline in the prevalence of AMD, but some exper…
AMD Research Critical As Experts Question Reported Decline In Prevalence
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of blindness in people over 50, robbing an estimated 10 million Americans of their sight and independence. Recent publicized findings purport a decline in the prevalence of AMD, but some exper…
Study Identifies Blood Glucose Levels That Predict 10-Year Risk Of Retinopathy
Individuals who have higher blood glucose levels and poorer control of those levels over time appear more likely to develop eye-related complications 10 years later, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the J…
Obese Women May Be Less Likely To Develop Glaucoma
Obesity may be associated with higher eye pressure and a decreased risk of open-angle glaucoma in women but not men, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives jour…
Study Identifies Blood Glucose Levels That Predict 10-Year Risk Of Retinopathy
Individuals who have higher blood glucose levels and poorer control of those levels over time appear more likely to develop eye-related complications 10 years later, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the J…
American Academy Of Ophthalmology Launches Expanded GetEyeSmart.org, A Trusted Source For Eye Health Information
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (Academy) has launched an expanded and authoritative eye health website to help educate consumers about eye diseases and conditions, vision correction and the preservation of healthy vision across a lifetime…