Thanks to a $4 million gift from Lockheed Martin, UCLA Health System’s Operation Mend now has a state-of-the-art telehealth suite, which will enable improved communication between the program’s personnel, patients and partners, and a renovated recovery…
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Director of Scheie Eye Institute honored with WIO’s Suzanne Veronneau Troutman Award
Joan M. O’Brien, MD, the George E. de Schweinitz and William F. Norris Professor of Ophthalmology, chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and director of the Scheie Eye Institute at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, w…
Comprehensive genetic diagnostic test for inherited eye diseases from Mass. Eye and Ear
The Massachusetts Eye and Ear/Harvard Medical School Department of Ophthalmology today announced the availability of a comprehensive genetic diagnostic test for inherited eye diseases.
Zale Lipshy University Hospital receives 2013 Press Ganey Beacon of Excellence Award
Zale Lipshy University Hospital at UT Southwestern Medical Center received the 2013 Press Ganey Beacon of Excellence Award for patient satisfaction, one of only three academic medical centers in the nation and one of 26 health care facilities selected …
Omeros’ OMS302 reduces incidence of miosis during intraocular lens replacement in Phase 3 clinical trial
Omeros Corporation today reported analyses of Phase 3 clinical data showing the impact of OMS302 on reducing the incidence of miosis (pupil constriction) during intraocular lens replacement. OMS302 is the company’s proprietary Pharmacosurgery product b…
Adding corticosteroid fluocortolone with standard therapy improves visual acuity in NAION patients
Nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy is one of the leading causes of sudden and irreversible loss of vision in older adults. In a prospective randomized trial of 60 patients with NAION, investigators have shown that the addition of the corti…
Topokine initiates Phase 2 clinical trial of XAF5 Gel for double chin treatment
Topokine Therapeutics has initiated dosing in a Phase 2, randomized controlled clinical trial of XAF5 Gel for reduction of excess submental fat, commonly known as “double chin.” XAF5 Gel is a proprietary skin formulation of a compound already known to …
Intraoperative RLN monitoring prior to thyroid surgery improves surgical outcomes
Intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) monitoring has gained popularity with approximately 53 percent of general surgeons and 65 percent of otolaryngologists using intraoperative nerve monitoring in select or all cases.
Patients treated with high-risk endoscopic procedure less likely to be admitted in hospital
Patients who seek treatment from physicians who more frequently perform a high-risk endoscopic procedure are less likely to be admitted to the hospital or require a repeat procedure. Unfortunately, 90 percent of physicians performing these procedures d…
Research shows oral contraceptive use over three years could be a risk factor for glaucoma
Research presented today, at the 117th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology in New Orleans, has found that women who have taken oral contraceptives for three or more years are twice as likely to suffer from glaucoma, one of the leadi…
Findings allay prostatectomy eye pressure concerns
A Japanese study shows that intraocular pressure increases during robotic-assisted radical prostatectomy with the patient in a steep Trendelenburg position, but this is not associated with an increased risk for postoperative complications or changes in…
American Academy of Ophthalmology unveils comprehensive eye disease and condition patient database
The American Academy of Ophthalmology today unveiled the nation’s first comprehensive eye disease and condition patient database. The IRIS Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) made its debut in a presentation to 25,000 attendees during the opening …
Study: New device helps people who lost vision due to blinding genetic disease
Research presented today at the 117th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology shows promising data about a device that helps people who have lost their vision due to a blinding genetic disease to recognize common objects.
Residents of major cities with high pollution levels have increased risk of dry eye syndrome
Residents of major cities with high levels of air pollution have an increased risk of dry eye syndrome, according to a study presented at the world’s largest ophthalmic conference, the 117th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, in N…
Cataract surgeries deliver 4,567% financial return on investment to society
Cataract surgeries performed over one year eventually save $123.4 billion over 13 years and delivers a 4,567 percent financial return on investment to society according to the results of a cost-utility study, published online today in the Academy’s off…
Study shows patients at high-risk of CNV benefit from ForeseeHome device for earlier detection
The results of the Home Monitoring of the Eye (HOME) study, conducted in Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS2) clinical centers, executed by the EMMES Corporation and sponsored by Notal Vision Ltd. Tel Aviv, Israel, have been accepted for publicatio…
Oraya presents data from INTREPID study of stereotactic radiotherapy for treatment of wet AMD
Oraya® Therapeutics, Inc. announced today that initial three-year safety follow-up data from its INTREPID study of Oraya Therapy™ stereotactic radiotherapy for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) were presented for the first time today during the America Academy of Ophthalmology’s (AAO) annual meeting in New Orleans.
Mass. Eye and Ear’s OGSH launches new collaboration to care for people ENT diseases
Rates of death and disability stemming from ear, nose and throat conditions continue to rise in developing countries like Uganda, but despite the need, fewer than 15 operating ear, nose and throat surgeons serve Uganda’s 33.4 million and growing popula…
Kaiser Permanente to open doors to brand new specialty center in Lone Tree, Colorado
After years of planning, construction and preparation, Kaiser Permanente will open the doors to a brand new specialty center in Lone Tree on December 2nd. This is the largest construction project and the most significant addition to the health plan’s b…
High-power blue laser gadgets can cause serious eye damage
A type of high-power blue laser toy readily available over the Internet and increasingly popular among male teens and young adults can cause serious, sometimes irreversible, eye damage, according to a report by investigators from Saudi Arabia’s King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital and Johns Hopkins Medicine.