Remote assessment of glaucoma patients appears to be a safe and practical means of monitoring this chronic disease, according to U.K. researchers. Reuters Health Information
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Omeros Announces Successful Outcome of OMIDRIA® Pediatric Cataract Trial
SEATTLE–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Omeros Corporation (NASDAQ: OMER) today announced the successful outcome of its recently completed post-marketing clinical trial of the effect of OMIDRIA® (phenylephrine and ketorolac injection) 1% / 0.3% in pediatric patients undergoing cataract surgery. OMIDRIA is approved by the FDA for use in adult patients undergoing cataract or intraocular lens replacement surgery to maintain pupil size by preventing intraoperative miosis (pupil constriction) and to reduce postop
Mount Sinai cardiologists receive awards at AHA Scientific Sessions 2016
Valentin Fuster, MD, PhD, Director of Mount Sinai Heart and Physician-in-Chief of The Mount Sinai Hospital, and Jeffrey W. Olin, DO, FAHA, Professor of Cardiology and Director of the Vascular Medicine and Vascular Diagnostics Laboratory at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, received awards at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions, November 12-16, 2016.
Sex Hormones Fail to Improve Dry Eye in Postmenopausal Women
Estrogen supplementation worsens dry eye in postmenopausal women and testosterone has no apparent impact, researchers say. Reuters Health Information
Risk Factors for Retinal Detachment After Cataract Surgery
Certain factors may contribute to the development of retinal detachment after cataract surgery — particularly the occurrence of posterior capsular rupture with vitreous loss. The British Journal of Ophthalmology
Global LASIK Treatment Market Research Report 2015-2022 – Analysis, Technologies & Forecasts – Vendors: Abbott Medical Optics, Carl Zeiss, Nidek – Research and Markets
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global LASIK Treatment Market Research Report – Industry Analysis, Size, Share, Growth, Trends And Forecast” report to their offering. The report on global LASIK (laser-as…
New gene-editing technology partially restores vision in blind animals
Salk Institute researchers have discovered a holy grail of gene editing – the ability to, for the first time, insert DNA at a target location into the non-dividing cells that make up the majority…
Neurons in the human eye are organised for error correction
Cells that send visual signals to the brain act collectively to suppress noise and improve accuracy.
Binocular iPad Game Close to Patch for Amblyopia
Two new trials published in JAMA Ophthalmology have found a binocular iPad game may be as effective as patching for improving visual acuity in children with amblyopia. Reuters Health Information
Gut microbes influence development of wet AMD
New mouse study finds an imbalance in gut microbes from high-fat diets influences evolution of wet AMD via increased gut permeability and inflammation.
Microbes in your gut influence major eye disease
Bacteria in your intestines may play an important role in determining if you will develop blinding wet Age-related Macular Degeneration (AMD).
NYU Langone-led study to examine longer-term use of suppressive antiviral medication to reduce shingles
NYU Langone Medical Center will lead a five-year, 60-center clinical trial to evaluate new treatment protocols for herpes zoster ophthalmicus (HZO), a form of shingles that can seriously and permanently affect the eye.
Glaukos Announces Participation in Piper Jaffray Healthcare Conference
SAN CLEMENTE, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Glaukos Corporation (NYSE: GKOS), an ophthalmic medical technology company focused on the development and commercialization of breakthrough products and procedures designed to transform the treatment of glaucoma, …
OCT Imaging Reveals Extent of Retinal Damage in Infants With Zika Syndrome
Using optical coherence tomography (OCT), researchers analyzed and described for the first time the structural changes that occur in the retinas of babies with Zika virus syndrome. The results indicate “severe visual impairment in newborns,” researchers say, but further studies are needed to correlate the observed findings with visual function.
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A 17-Year-Old With an Abnormal Optic Disc
A 17-year-old boy was noted to have an abnormal appearance of the optic disc in his left eye. What is the most likely diagnosis? Medscape Ophthalmology
Level of education is more decisive than intelligence for the development of short-sightedness
Environmental factors such as education and leisure activities have a greater influence on the development of short-sightedness or myopia than the ability to think logically and solve problems.
Fight for Sight, Thomas Pocklington collaborate to fund new neuro-ophthalmology research
Retinal activity in autism, ADHD and Duchenne muscular dystrophy
Education has greater influence on development of myopia than cognitive ability, study finds
Environmental factors such as education and leisure activities have a greater influence on the development of short-sightedness or myopia than the ability to think logically and solve problems.
Putting Vision Professionals on Athlete’s Team
(MedPage Today) — Some elite athletes have never had an eye exam
ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Initiates Phase II Trial of Pimavanserin for Adjunctive Treatment in Patients With Negative Symptoms of Schizophrenia
SAN DIEGO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ACADIA Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ: ACAD), a biopharmaceutical company focused on innovative treatments that address unmet medical needs in central nervous system disorders, today announced the initiation of ADVANCE, a Phas…