John C. Goodman lists three ways for Medicare to save money (“Three Simple Ways Medicare Can Save Money,” op-ed, Aug. 11). Let’s add a fourth: Do away with all dollar-based deductibles and co-payments and replace them with percentage co-pays.
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Eye Consultants Of Texas First In Dallas/Ft. Worth To Offer New Cataract Surgery Technology
Eye Consultants of Texas is the first ophthalmology practice in Dallas/Fort Worth to use the ORange®, the world’s first Intraoperative Wavefront Aberrometer that provides real-time measurements of the patient’s eye during cataract surgery. Prior to OR…
Medicare Debate: Cataract Surgery And Primary Care
John C. Goodman lists three ways for Medicare to save money (“Three Simple Ways Medicare Can Save Money,” op-ed, Aug. 11). Let’s add a fourth: Do away with all dollar-based deductibles and co-payments and replace them with percentage co-pays.
Study Focuses On Relationship Between Glaucoma And Diabetes, Hypertension
Many Americans suffer from diabetes and hypertension and, according to a study by researchers at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, these individuals may have an increased risk of developing open-angle glaucoma (OAG).
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Regeneron Announces Review Of Biologics License Application For EYLEA? (aflibercept Injection) Extended By Three Months By FDA
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has received notification from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that the agency has extended its target date to complete the priority review of the EYLEA Biologics License Application (…
Tears Again® Advanced Liposome Spray Now Available At CVS
OCuSOFT, Inc., an ophthalmic research, development, and supply company is pleased to announce that Tears Again® advanced Liposome Spray, an adjunct to OCuSOFT® Lid Scrub Eyelid Cleansers, is now available nationwide at all CVS drug stores.
Aspheric Wavefront-Guided LASIK Boosts Near Vision In Hyperopic Presbyopes
Hyperopic LASIK with an aspheric ablation profile improved near vision in hyperopic presbyopes at 12 months, a study found.
TearScience Appoints Diethart Reichardt As Senior Vice President Of European Region
MORRISVILE, N.C.,-August 15, 2011-TearScience, Inc., a privately-held medical device company,
today announced that it has appointed Diethart Reichardt as senior vice president of the European region
including Europe, Middle East and Africa. In this rol…
Dan B. Tran MD At NVISION Laser Eye Centers First In California To Perform Cataract Surgery With The Alcon LenSx® Laser
NVISION Laser Eye Centers’ Dan B. Tran, MD is the first eye surgeon in California to perform laser refractive cataract surgery with a bladeless, computer-controlled laser that ensures the highest-precision surgical incisions. The LenSx laser was instal…
Childhood Eye Tumor Made Up Of Hybrid Cells With Jumbled Development
St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists lead research that settles a century-old debate about retinoblastoma’s beginnings and identify new targets for treating the childhood eye tumor
Construction Of Moving Objects By The Visual System
Although our eyes record the word as millions of pixels, “the visual system is fantastic at giving us a world that looks like objects, not pixels,” says Northwestern University psychologist Steven L. Franconeri. It does this by grouping areas of the wo…
Addition Of Scleral Buckle May Not Improve Surgical Outcomes For Pars Plana Vitrectomy
Eyes that undergo pars plana vitrectomy with a scleral buckle for primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment may not experience enhanced surgical outcomes, according to a study.
AFER Announces Two New Research Fellowships In AMD And Dry Eye For Young Researchers
For the first time, the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research (AFER) will support AMD and dry eye research projects with two new fellowships for investigators under age 45.
DMAEK Stromal Rim May Not Increase Visual Field Defects, Visual Complaints
Descemet’s membrane automated endothelial keratoplasty grafts with a stromal rim yielded no increase in visual field defects or visual complaints when compared with thin Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty grafts, according to a study.
AFER Announces Two New Research Fellowships In AMD And Dry Eye For Young Researchers
For the first time, the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research (AFER) will support AMD and dry eye research projects with two new fellowships for investigators under age 45.
Poor Visual Acuity May Result From Wound Dehiscence In Elderly ECCE Patients
Wound dehiscence is a significant source of visual disability among elderly patients who sustain ocular trauma after previous extracapsular cataract extraction, a study found.
Study Shows Link Between IOP And Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma, Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma
IOP was the only risk factor associated with both primary open-angle glaucoma and pseudoexfoliative glaucoma, while moderate to high myopia correlated slightly with both conditions, a study found.
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