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Eye Tests May Predict Alzheimer’s Risk
Retinal blood vessel changes may serve as biomarkers for amyloid plaque in the brain, which in turn may signal early stages of Alzheimer’s disease, new research shows. Medscape Medical News
Medicare Pay Cut From Sequester to Go Into Effect March 1
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A Boy With a Right Orbital Mass
What condition do you suspect is present in this 4-year-old boy with swelling of the right orbit? Medscape Ophthalmology
Advances in the Surgical Correction of Presbyopia
What are some of the most current and advanced surgical procedures in place to correct presbyopia? International Ophthalmology Clinics
Cost-Effective Eye Care: Avoid These 5 Tests and Treatments
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has joined the Choosing Wisely campaign and identified 5 tests and treatments that should not be routinely used in eye care. Medscape Medical News
Medicare Pay to Shrink 2% as Sequester Looms on Friday
Leaders of organized medicine also worry about even bigger budget cuts ‘to the fundamental infrastructure of healthcare.’ Medscape Medical News
New Subretinal Implant Restores Functional Sight to Some
German scientists investigating a second device for restoring vision report that the retinal prosthesis has some advantages over an FDA-approved implant, but there were a few complications. Medscape Medical News
Femtosecond Cataract Surgery
What are the key issues to consider when contemplating the transition to laser cataract surgery in clinical practice? Current Opinion in Ophthalmology
Repair of Eroded Glaucoma Drainage Devices and Outcomes
How successful are buccal mucous membrane grafts in the repair of glaucoma drainage devices erosions? This new article investigates. Journal of Glaucoma
Huge Decision Coming for Doctors Who Sued EHR Company
It isn’t easy to haul an EHR vendor into court, but the decision coming in an important case could make it easier in the future. Medscape Business of Medicine
‘Choosing Wisely’ Targets 90 More Dubious Tests, Therapies
The expanded list covers a wide array of common but often unnecessary tests and procedures, many of which involve asymptomatic patients. Medscape Medical News
Molteno3 Glaucoma Shunt Reduces IOP
In non-neovascular glaucoma, intraocular pressure (IOP) is reduced to a similar extent with the new 175-mm2 Molteno3 implant and the older 274-mm2 double-plate Molteno implant. Reuters Health Information
Hollenhorst Plaques in Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
Are cholesterol emboli being misdiagnosed as Hollenhorst plaques? The British Journal of Diabetes and Vascular Disease
AMD Risk Genes Do Not Predict Response to Therapy
Although certain genetic risk alleles are strong predictors for the development of neovascular AMD, they do not affect the response to anti-VEGF drug therapy, researchers report. Medscape Medical News
Posterior Corneal Astigmatism: Not to Be Ignored!
Dr. William Culbertson explains why ignoring posterior corneal astigmatism may yield incorrect estimation of total corneal astigmatism and less-than-satisfactory surgical results. Medscape Ophthalmology
Open-Angle Glaucoma: Still Unclear Which Treatment Is Best
Current available research does not identify the most effective glaucoma treatment, Medscape Medical News
IPAB Repeal Reintroduced in Senate
Critics say the Independent Payment Advisory Board, charged with curbing runaway growth in Medicare spending, is unaccountable to Congress. Others say it would merely bypass Congressional lobbyists. Medscape Medical News
A Woman With Progressive Double Vision and Proptosis
A 60-year-old woman presents with double vision, tearing, discharge, and bulging of one eye. What is your diagnosis? Medscape Ophthalmology
Adalimumab for the Treatment of Non-infectious Uveitis
Is adalimumab an effective and safe therapeutic option in the treatment of uveitis, even if patients were non-responsive to previous other anti-TNF therapy? The British Journal of Ophthalmology