(MedPage Today) — -blockers, antihypertensives tied to differing eye fluid pressure
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Morning Break: ‘Poorly Trained Surgeon’; Generic Tamiflu; Tiny Reindeer
(MedPage Today) — Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff
New ‘Sectors Method’ Effective for Identifying Diabetic Retinopathy (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Appeared to be good substitute for OCT
PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) — This week’s topics include frailty and postoperative risk, smoking, age and myocardial infarction, sports and cardiovascular mortality, and artificial intelligence and diabetic retinopathy.
Increased UVB Exposure in Youth Reduces Adult Myopia Risk (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — No direct role for vitamin D, but high plasma lutein cuts odds by about 40%
Astronauts’ Blurred Vision Tied to CSF Volume Shifts
(MedPage Today) — Brain structure seems unaffected by space flight
Deep-Learning Algorithm Shows Promise in Diabetic Eyes (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Automated software accurately identifies referable retinopathy
PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) — This week’s topics include blood pressure lowering meds and fracture, LASIK surgery outcomes, treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm, and measles and mumps outbreaks.
Putting Vision Professionals on Athlete’s Team
(MedPage Today) — Some elite athletes have never had an eye exam
Contact Lenses of the Future Will Do More Than Correct Vision
(MedPage Today) — Delivering medications, entertainment?
Antibiotic Resistance Can Decline, Too
(MedPage Today) — At least in ocular isolates, some organisms became more susceptible over time
‘The Dress’ Fascinates Vision Scientists
(MedPage Today) — Clues to neurology, psychology of visual perception from 2015 internet sensation
‘The Dress’ Fascinates Vision Scientists
(MedPage Today) — Clues to neurology, psychology of visual perception from 2015 internet sensation
NSAIDs After Cataract Surgery: Do They Help at All? (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Cochrane review finds no clear impact on visual acuity or quality of life
PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) — This week’s topics include a new tool for predicting cardiovascular event risk, iPads for amblyopia, an antibody for non-small cell lung cancer, and high-dose statins.
‘It Would Be Great If I Was Pushed Out of Business’: What We Heard This Week
(MedPage Today) — Quotable quotes from MedPageToday’s sources
‘You’ll Shoot Your Eye Out’: Eye Injuries Spike in Teens, Young Adults (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Basketball, baseball, and air guns caused nearly half of trauma during 2010-13
Hot Topics: Type 2 Diabetes
(MedPage Today) — What are the best courses of treatment for diabetic retinopathy?
Binocular Tx, Patching Boost Visual Acuity in Lazy Eye (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — But patching still offered superior results in kids age 5-12
Nearsightedness Tied to High Risk for Blindness (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Myopia poses “major threats to the visual health of the public”