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Google Glasses Ready for Rollout (Developers Only For Now)
Project Glass is Google’s initiative to develop futuristic, Internet-connected glasses that show digital information right in front of your eyes, projected over the physical world, including directions, messages, and more. Although they are not for sale quite yet, the company recently announced that it is holding events in New York City and San Fransisco where […]
Success of Retinal Detachment Surgery
Reattaching the retina is the primary goal of any retinal detachment surgery, but “success” is not defined by improvement in vision.
Gene Therapy in Ophthalmology Update 16: Current Tables Now Online
I finally figured out how to put my current gene therapy tables online for anyone interested to access. So, here is a brief description of what is available and how to access them:Gene TherapyGene Therapy Companies/Institutions Active in OphthalmologyT…
Vitreous Floaters: Evaluation and Treatment
Floaters from whatever cause can be annoying and decrease vision. Floaters may be a sign of significant eye disease, but regardless, treatment is possible.
This is a Test for Facebook
Attempting to link posts with FB Page. Randall Wong, M.D.
New Eye Cancer Treatment Approved
A rare childhood eye cancer, retinoblastoma, is now the latest disease to be treated by intraocular injection.
Happy Holidays
Thank you for your help in the success of RED. I wish you all the best and thank you for your support and following.
Stem Cells in Ophthalmology Update 24: Current Tables Now Online
I finally figured out how to put my current stem cell/cell therapy tables online for anyone interested to access. So, here is a brief description of what is available and how to access them:Stem Cell/Cell Therapy Companies/Institutions Active in Ophtha…
Emergency, Elective and Cosmetic Surgery
The difference between emergency surgery and elective surgery is only the immediacy of the surgery. Loss of function can occur in both types and both are covered by insurance.
AMD Update 22: Visual Aids for the Visually Challenged
Earlier this year (back in August), I introduced you to Maurie Hill, a young woman with Stargardt’s disease. She is one of six siblings, two others of whom also have Stargardt’s. (A form of macular degeneration.) Maurie is married and the mother of…
Avastin/Lucentis Update 53: Latest Information on Contaminated Re-Packaged Avastin
Last Summer and Fall, I wrote two reports on the contaminated re-packaged Avastin that caused severe eye problems in some patients that received intravitreal injections for the treatment of their wet form of AMD (Avastin/Lucentis Updates 48 & 49).T…
Gene Therapy in Ophthalmology Update 15: First Gene Therapy Treatment Approved!
As I first wrote back in July (Update 12: First Gene Therapy Approval on the Horizon), the first approval of a gene therapy application in medicine was expected soon. It has now been accomplished. On November 2nd, the European Medicines Agency gave fin…
New Vitamin Regimen Could Extend Useful Vision for Up to 20 Years for Sufferers of Retinitis Pigmentosa and Certain Types of Usher Syndrome (Types 2&3)
The Foundation Fighting Blindness has updated its information on the combined treatment regimen of vitamin A palmitate, oily fish (DHA) and lutein, which may slow vision loss in people with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and Usher syndrome types 2 and 3. Th…
Ocriplasmin Approved for VMT and Macular Holes
Ocriplasmin, or Jetrea, has been FDA approved. The drug is approved only for a retinal condition called vitreomacular traction (VMT) or vitreomacular adhesion (VMA). The VMT may or may not be associated with a macular hole. What is VMT? VM…
Your First “Post-Operative” Eye Exam After Retinal Surgery
Your eye exam following your retinal surgery can be very brief. Believe it or not, very, very few things need to be checked!
Loss of Vision in an Old Friend
AB has been a patient of mine for almost 20 years. He’s had diabetes most of his life, but recently has been losing vision…but I think he’s okay.
Treatment for Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy
The gold standard for treating PDR is laser photocoalugation (PRP). Avastin can chemically stop PDR, too…but is it longlasting?
Stem Cells in Ophthalmology Update 23: Maurie Hills’ Story – More Details About The Stargardt’s Clinical Trial Patient
Back in early August, I wrote about Maurie Hill, a Stargardt’s disease patient who is undergoing stem cell treatment as part of the Advanced Cell Technology clinical trial in which an injection of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells derived from h…
Progress Being Made In Treating Eye Diseases Using Regenerative Medicine
Over the past two years, I have written extensively about the human clinical trials underway for treating eye diseases using both stem cells and gene therapy. There are currently eighteen clinical trials using stem cells and sixteen trials using gene t…