Using a combination of hypnosis and local anaesthesia (LA) for certain types of surgery can aid the healing process and reduce drug use and time spent in hospital, anaesthesiologists have found. The combination could also help avoid cancer recurrence a…
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Premier healthcare alliance awards new agreements for ophthalmology products
The Premier healthcare alliance has announced that new agreements for ophthalmology products have been awarded.
Schepens, Mass. Eye and Ear to create world’s largest ophthalmology research center
The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and Schepens Eye Research Institute announced today that they are combining forces to create the world’s largest and most robust basic and clinical ophthalmology research enterprise with full spectrum bench-to-be…
Medical management preferred over surgery for pediatric orbital cellulitis
Researchers from Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, R.I., report that medical management may be preferred over surgery for children with orbital cellulitis, an acute infection of the tissues surrounding the eye. They have determined the criteria…
New Westchester Montefiore Laser and Eye Center to offer ophthalmology services
The new Montefiore Laser and Eye Center recently opened its doors to provide comprehensive care to Westchester patients at the Montefiore Medical Specialists of Westchester in Scarsdale, New York. Seven board-certified ophthalmologists from the Departm…
MSU professor to lead acetazolamide clinical trial on idiopathic intracranial hypertension
A rare but increasingly more common disease striking overweight, younger women is the focus of a clinical trial at Michigan State University, where an osteopathic physician is testing the effectiveness of a certain drug against a potentially blindness-…
Silencing two microRNAs may help treat age-related macular degeneration
Blocking two tiny molecules of RNA – a chemical cousin of DNA – appears to suppress the abnormal growth of blood vessels that occurs in degenerative eye disorders, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found.
Merge Healthcare, Ophthalmic Imaging Systems enter definitive merger agreement
Merge Healthcare, a leading provider of healthcare enterprise imaging and interoperability solutions, and Ophthalmic Imaging Systems, a leading provider of digital imaging and informatics solutions for ophthalmology and other medical specialties, today…
Positive data from Biogen Idec’s AVONEX clinical trial on multiple sclerosis presented at CMSC 2011
Biogen Idec today announced the findings from a randomized, multicenter, dose-blinded clinical trial that evaluated the effect of AVONEX dose titration, or gradual dose escalation, on flu-like symptoms associated with the therapy.
Denali, Can-Fite sign agreement to conclude ophthalmology spinoff
Can-Fite BioPharma Ltd, a biotechnology company developing small molecule drugs for the treatment of inflammatory, ophthalmic, and liver diseases, traded on the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, signed today an agreement to spin off its ophthalmic indications t…
Natural killer cells promote induction of dry eye disease: New discovery
If you are one of the millions of people around the world who struggle with dry eye disease, good news is on the way. A new research discovery published in the Journal of Leukocyte Biology offers hope for new drugs that treat the cellular cause of the …
EURETINA honors Retina Implant founder with Innovation Award in the field of artificial vision
Retina Implant AG today announced that the Company’s founder Professor Eberhart Zrenner M.D. was awarded the second prize by The European Society for Retina Specialists.
Scientists identify new molecular pathway that may combat retinal disease, cancers
Scientists identify in the journal Nature a new molecular pathway used to suppress blood vessel branching in the developing retina – a finding with potential therapeutic value for fighting diseases of the retina and a variety of cancers.
USC engineers to develop robot vision-based mobility aid for blind people
For the visually impaired, navigating city streets or neighborhoods has constant challenges. And most such people still must rely on a very rudimentary technology-a simple cane-to help them make their way through a complex world.
New faceshields offer protection to football players with amblyopia
Game-worn football faceshields are more susceptible to breaking when subjected to high-velocity impact than are new faceshields, according to recent research.
Valeant to acquire Sanitas for EUR314 million
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. today announced that it has agreed to acquire AB Sanitas for approximately EUR314 million in cash.
Wills Eye Institute and Thomas Jefferson University create new vision research center
A new vision research center based in Philadelphia will foster regional, national and global collaborations among a diverse group of exceptional clinicians and researchers working to better diagnose, treat and prevent visual diseases.
New research contributes to basic biological understanding of how retinas develop
New research at UC Santa Barbara is contributing to the basic biological understanding of how retinas develop. The study is part of the campus’s expanding vision research.
Modified vitamin A drug may help prevent age-related macular degeneration
Slowing down the aggregation or “clumping” of vitamin A in the eye may help prevent vision loss caused by macular degeneration, research from Columbia University Medical Center has found.
Mpex Pharmaceuticals, Synteract partner for cystic fibrosis fundraising event
Synteract, Inc., a full-service, global contract research organization, and Mpex Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company developing new therapies to combat the growing issue of antibiotic resistance, have partnered for the second annual Great Stri…