In patients with advanced uveal melanoma, treatment with the agent selumetinib, compared with chemotherapy, resulted in an improved cancer progression-free survival time and tumor response rate…
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Glaucoma, eye pressure monitoring via implanted sensor
Scientists are designing a low-power sensor for implanting in the eye during cataract surgery to monitor and transmit changes in pressure wirelessly via radio waves.
‘Optical Engineering’ features ‘exquisitely engineered’ human vision
A new special section on Human Vision in the current issue of Optical Engineering showcases optics and optical engineering research into new techniques and approaches for the study of human vision…
In diagnosis of giant cell arteritis, cranial ultrasound may replace temporal artery biopsy
A new study presented for the first time at the European League Against Rheumatism Annual Congress (EULAR 2014), shows that cranial ultrasound has a greater sensitivity than temporal artery biopsy,*…
New Journal of Medical Imaging highlights improvements in imaging of retina, brain, breast, more
The Journal of Medical Imaging (JMI) has launched, with freely accessible articles on new research on earlier and more accurate diagnosis and monitoring of cancer and other diseases, image quality…
New research shows that good design improves the independence of people with dementia and sight loss
New guidelines launched by the sight loss charity, Thomas Pocklington Trust and the University of Stirling, reveal how clever design of living spaces can improve the lives of people who are living…
Light-sensitive retina created with human stem cells
With human stem cells, a team has created a miniature human retina in a petri dish with functioning photoreceptor cells. They hope this technique could restore vision one day.
Study could help improve retinal prosthetic devices
In laboratory tests, researchers have used electrical stimulation of retinal cells to produce the same patterns of activity that occur when the retina sees a moving object.
Jigsaw effect in glaucoma patients proves it is a brain disease
Findings from a new study published in Translational Vision Science & Technology (TVST show the brain, not the eye, controls the cellular process that leads to glaucoma.
How doctor is paid can affect diabetes care
From 2006 to 2008, nearly 75 per cent of Ontarians with diabetes did not receive all of the tests recommended to properly monitor their disease.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology offers guidance to help improve public understanding of cataracts
Cataract is one of the leading causes of blindness in the United States. Approximately 24.
Generic version of drug to treat blindness could save medicare billions
If all eye doctors prescribed the less expensive of two drugs to treat two common eye diseases of older adults, taxpayer-funded Medicare plans could save $18 billion over a 10-year period, say…
Two gene mutations cause melanoma of the eye
Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have identified a therapeutic target for treating the most common form of eye cancer in adults.
Association between some high blood pressure drugs and increased risk of vision-threatening disease
There may be a connection between taking vasodilators and developing early-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of vision loss and blindness among Americans who are age 65…
Mathematical model may lead to cure for dry eye
A treatment for dry eye – a burning, gritty condition that can impair vision and damage the cornea – could some day result from computer simulations that map the way tears move across the surface of…
Augmented reality without the discomfort
Augmented reality is increasingly becoming… well … a reality. Smartphone apps can point out restaurants as you scan the street with your phone camera or even identify constellations when you…
Pain management in labor and imaging for diabetic retinopathy and glaucoma
The march of modern medicine is often driven by revolutions in medical imaging.
The visual cortex processes auditory information too
Scientists studying brain process involved in sight have found the visual cortex also uses information gleaned from the ears as well as the eyes when viewing the world.
New neural pathway identified in eyes that aids in vision
A type of retina cell plays a more critical role in vision than previously known, a team led by Johns Hopkins University researchers has discovered.
Ocular sarcoidosis an increased risk for male smokers
Cigarette smoking and male sex are significant risk factors for developing ocular sarcoidosis, according to a new study presented at the 2014 American Thoracic Society International Conference.