Fear of the unknown is one of the greatest issues facing patients with glaucoma – the second leading cause of blindness worldwide after cataracts – according to research in the April issue of the Journal of Advanced Nursing. People also worry about how…
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Vitamin D Levels Associated With Age-Related Macular Degeneration
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Women under the age of 75 with high vitamin D status were less likely to have early age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of irreversible vision loss in adults, a University at Buffalo study has shown. The disease a…
Preoperative Topical NSAID Significantly Reduces Pain 1 Day After PRK
Preoperative administration of topical diclofenac enabled significant pain management in patients undergoing PRK, a study found.
Digital Slit Lamp Cameras
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Vegetarian Diet Linked To Lower Cataract Risk
Eating less meat and more vegetables is tied to a lower risk of cataracts, a British study says.
Trabecular Bypass Stent With Phaco Reduces IOP, Medication Use
A minimally invasive trabecular micro-bypass stent in combination with cataract surgery was shown to be more effective in reducing IOP and lowering medication use than cataract surgery alone, a study found.
Regeneron And Bayer Announce Start Of Phase 3 Clinical Program In Diabetic Macular Edema
TARRYTOWN, N.Y. and BERLIN, April 8, 2011 /PRNewswire/ –Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Bayer HealthCare today announced that they have initiated the first of two Phase 3 clinical trials evaluating the efficacy and safety of VEGF Trap-Eye (afliber…
More Women Than Men Are Blind & Visually-Impaired
Women are more susceptible to developing eye conditions than men. According to Women’s Eye Health, two-thirds of blind and visually-impaired people are women. During the month of April, Dr. Mark Lynn & Associates is especially encouraging women to get …
Vision Loss In Eye Disease Slowed Using Novel Encapsulated Cell Therapy
A phase 2 clinical trial for the treatment of a severe form of age-related macular degeneration called geographic atrophy (GA) has become the first study to show the benefit of a therapy to slow the progression of vision loss for this disease. The resu…
Early Recognition Of Recurrence Key To Successfully Treating Retinoblastoma
The most common way to deliver chemotherapy to treat retinoblastoma is intravenously, one of two Apt lecturers said here in her review of progress made in treating intraocular tumors in children.
Glaukos Corporation Named To The Wall Street Journal’s "The Next Big Thing" List
Glaukos has been named to The Wall Street Journal’s “The Next Big Thing” list, which seeks to identify and rank venture-backed companies across all industries that have the capital, executive experience and investor know-how to succeed. Glaukos was sel…
Minimally Invasive Glaucoma Surgery (MIGS)
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Neurotech’s NT-501 Implant Slows Vision Loss In Patients With Geographic Atrophy Associated With Dry AMD As Reported In PNAS
Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc., today announced that it was reported in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) (online March 28, 2011) that its product candidate NT-501 slowed progression of vision loss in patients with geographic …
Visco Technologies To Represent New Anika Product – ANIKAVISCT Is A Newly Approved Ophthalmic Viscoelastic
PRAIRE VILLAGE, KS– Kansas City-based Visco Technologies LLC announced today that it will serve as a U.S. Distributor for Anika Therapeutics Inc.’s (Nasdaq:ANIK) ANIKAVISCT viscoelastic for cataract surgery. Anika recently received US Food and Drug Ad…
Quality Reinverted Images During Vitreoretinal Surgery With ROLS®
Enabling a completely custom surgical microscope fit, Volk Optical’s new ROLS (Infinity) reinverter is the most technically advanced viewing system for reinverted images during vitreoretinal surgery. Used to correctly orient the images created by non c…
Better Treatment Sought For Blinding Traumatic Optic Nerve Damage
Scientists want to protect the optic nerve when the eye takes a blow on the battlefield or in a car wreck.
Sleeping Difficulties Increase Risk Of Eye Disease In People With Diabetes
People with Type 2 diabetes who have obstructive sleep apnoea[1] (OSA) are more at risk of losing their sight due to severe retinopathy[2], as well as foot problems and possible amputation because of neuropathy[3], according to new research.
Study Offers First Look At Asian Americans’ Glaucoma Risk
It’s generally known that African Americans have the highest risk for glaucoma (about 12 percent) among racial groups in the United States. They are more than twice as likely as non-Hispanic white Americans (5.6 percent) to develop this potentially bli…
Ranibizumab Yields 15-Letter Gain In VA In Patients Treated For DME, Study Shows
Results of the second of two phase 3 clinical trials showed that ranibizumab met its primary endpoint in patients being treated for diabetic macular edema, according to a news release from Genentech.
LasikPlus® Research Reveals Excellent Results From Modern LASIK
LasikPlus® surgeon Dr. Lewis Groden presented results from a first-of-its-kind, comparative study at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Symposium revealing that LASIK procedures performed with modern excimer laser technolo…