The American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery today issued the following statement on the LASIK Quality of Life Collaboration Project. During a recent LASIK panel symposium and subsequent discussions …
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UM Researchers Identify New Gene Causing Blindness
Researchers led by geneticists at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have identified a new gene that causes retinitis pigmentosa, a form of blindness, ending one South Florida family’s nearly 20-year search for what caused three of their…
Fera Pharmaceuticals Launches OTC Puralube(R) Ophthalmic Ointment For Dry Eye
Puralube® Ophthalmic Ointment, is now available from Fera Pharmaceuticals. Puralube, a preservative free ophthalmic ointment, is one that has been relied upon by patients and healthcare professionals for years to relieve the symptoms of dry eye. When…
ACUMINDER™ Tool Helping To Change Contact Lens Wearing Behavior, Survey Shows
Even though eye care doctors and manufacturers provide instructions about caring for and wearing contact lenses, studies show that many contact lens wearers do not comply with the recommended replacement frequencies and fail to discard their lenses aft…
One Donor Cornea, Two Patients Helped
German researcher Claus Cursiefen, MD, also affiliated with Harvard School of Medicine, reports good results with a surgical strategy that uses a single donor cornea to help two patients with differing corneal diseases…
Apple Jupp Ltd: Are You Turning A Blind Eye To Contact Lenses Hygiene? Price Contact Lenses Launches Discount Contact Lens Hygiene Guide
Even if you’ve been wearing contact lenses all of your adult life, you’re sure to have fallen into a few bad habits. And unlike driver’s ed, there’s no refresher classes for making sure you’re treating your lenses with the respect they deserve…
Importance Of Vision Screening For 3- To 5-Year-Olds Reaffirmed
The importance of vision screening for children 3 to 5 years old was confirmed today with the publishing of the U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) statement in Pediatrics. This new statement is an update to the 2004 statement on vision scre…
Free Radicals In Cornea May Contribute To Fuchs Dystrophy, Most Common Cause Of Corneal Transplants
Scientists have found that free radicals (unstable molecules that cause the death of cells as the body ages) may also cause the damage in the eyes of patients with Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD), a hereditary disease that is one of the most…
ONR’s TechSolutions Providing SEALs With New Glasses That Change Lens Color On The Fly
The Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) TechSolutions department is set to deliver to Navy Special Warfare Command personnel later this year new protective eyewear that will eliminate the need for warfighters to stop to change out colored lenses to accomm…
New Method Attacks Bacterial Infections On Contact Lenses
Researchers at National Jewish Health and the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have discovered a new method to fight bacterial infections associated with contact lenses. The method may also have applications for bacterial infections asso…
Dry Eyes Season Is Here
The holiday season may have ended a few weeks ago, however, the weather outside is still be frightful while the fire inside is delightful. Unfortunately, the changing temperatures and dryness in the air can wreak havoc on your eyes. And, if your eyes …
American Academy Of Ophthalmology Honors 18 Ophthalmologists With International Scholar Award
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (Academy) congratulates the 18 ophthalmologists who have been honored with its International Scholar Award in 2010. The award was developed by the Academy to honor international members and their lifelong commitmen…
Glaucoma Research Foundation Announces 2011 Annual Benefit & Celebration
“Applauding Those Who Give” is the theme of this year’s Glaucoma Research Foundation Annual Benefit and Celebration. The dinner, auction, and presentations take place on Wednesday, January 26, 2011 at The Palace Hotel in San Francisco. As the Glaucoma…
American Academy Of Ophthalmology Provides 360 Basic And Clinical Science Course Sets To 67 Developing Nations
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) announced that it has distributed 360 Basic and Clinical Science Course (BCSC) sets (13 books each), a complete curriculum in ophthalmology, to residency training programs in 67 developing nations…
New Research From Psychological Science
The Insula and Evaluative Processes Gary G. Berntson, Greg J. Norman, Antoine Bechara, Joel Bruss, Daniel Tranel, and John T. Cacioppo The insula has been implicated in evaluative and affective processes. New findings indicate that the insula may be b…
IU Ophthalmologist And Wife Support Conference Room In Glick Eye Institute
The conference room in the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute will be named for an IU School of Medicine ophthalmologist and his wife. Daniel Spitzberg, M.D., and his wife, Alana, are supporting the nearly 100-seat conference room on the first floo…
Statement By The American Academy Of Ophthalmology Regarding Children’s Vision And Eye Health And 3-D Digital Products
Recently Nintendo issued a warning about their new 3-D handheld game device that urged parents to prevent children under age 6 years from prolonged viewing of the device’s digital images, in order to avoid possible damage to visual development. Other 3…
An Affordable, Accessible Test For Genetic Eye Diseases? (And) New Scorecard Helps Predict Vision, Life Quality After Cataract Surgery
This month’s Ophthalmology reports on new tools designed to advance diagnosis and care in two important areas: inherited retinal diseases and cataract surgery. Ophthalmology is the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology…
Tips For Overcoming Eyesight Trouble To Safely Manage Your Medicines
Many people find their eyesight deteriorates as they get older, which can make it difficult to read the small print on medicine labels. This in turn can make it harder to manage your medicines, leading to medicine mix ups and subsequent health problems…
New Year, New Vision, New Health
VISTAKON®, Division of Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc., and makers of ACUVUE® Brand Contact Lenses announced the “New You” sweepstakes to give consumers the chance to have improved vision and better fitness in the New Year. Sixty-three percent of…