DULUTH, Ga.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–National Vision Inc., one of the nation’s largest optical retailers providing quality, affordable eye care and eyewear, and Feld Entertainment, the worldwide leader in producing live family entertainment, announced today National Vision’s America’s Best Contacts & Eyeglasses brand as an official partner of Monster Jam®. The collaboration includes cross-promotion, advertising and fully immersive experiences for both America’s Best customers and Monster Jam fans.
Columbia University Medical Center researchers have demonstrated that vision loss associated with a form of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) can be slowed dramatically by reprogramming the metabolism of photoreceptors, or light sensors, in the retina.
Bacterial keratitis, an infection of the cornea often caused by contact lenses, malnutrition, or an injury, can lead to corneal scarring, one of the leading causes of blindness around the globe, according to the World Health Organization. It has blinde…
Aaron W. McGee, Ph.D., assistant professor at the University of Louisville School of Medicine, has received the Disney Award for Amblyopia Research in the amount of $100,000 from Research to Prevent Blindness.
(MedPage Today) — Delivering medications, entertainment?
(MedPage Today) — At least in ocular isolates, some organisms became more susceptible over time
Charges of conflicts of interest have encumbered clinical decision-making after the Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) suggested nutritional supplements are beneficial in macular degeneration. Medscape Medical News
(MedPage Today) — Clues to neurology, psychology of visual perception from 2015 internet sensation
(MedPage Today) — Clues to neurology, psychology of visual perception from 2015 internet sensation
Researchers hypothesized that the macular ganglion cell layer would prove a more advantageous measure of glaucoma progression, but their results indicated otherwise. Medscape Ophthalmology
“Eyes on Diabetes” is theme of this year’s World Diabetes Day, with a survey indicating that vision loss is feared twice as much as other diabetes complications, yet there remain many barriers to care.
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A new class of therapies may be on the horizon for thyroid eye disease (TED) and other destructive scarring conditions.
BEDFORD, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ocular Therapeutix, Inc. (NASDAQ:OCUL), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of innovative therapies for diseases and conditions of the eye, today announced positive topline results from its phase 3 clinical trial of DEXTENZA™ (dexamethasone insert) 0.4 mg, for the treatment of post-surgical ocular inflammation and pain. DEXTENZA is a product candidate administered by a physician as a bioresorbable intracanalicular insert
NEWBURY, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Obwohl die Angst vor Sehverlust doppelt so hoch ist wie die Angst vor anderen häufigen mit Diabetes verbundenen Komplikationen (einschließlich Herzkreislauferkrankungen und Schlaganfall), bespricht ein Viertel der befragten Patienten mit Diabetes das Thema Augenkomplikationen nicht mit medizinischem Fachpersonal, während viele erst ärztlichen Rat suchen, wenn Sehkraftprobleme bereits vorhanden sind.1 Dies sind einige der besorgniserregenden Erkenntnisse aus de
NEWBURY, England–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Despite vision loss being feared twice as much as other common complications of diabetes (including cardiovascular disease and stroke) a quarter of people with diabetes surveyed are not discussing eye complications wi…
(MedPage Today) — Cochrane review finds no clear impact on visual acuity or quality of life
(MedPage Today) — This week’s topics include a new tool for predicting cardiovascular event risk, iPads for amblyopia, an antibody for non-small cell lung cancer, and high-dose statins.
In a new post on his ‘Great Again’ website, President-elect Donald J. Trump outlined his policies for healthcare reform. Medscape Medical News
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(MedPage Today) — Basketball, baseball, and air guns caused nearly half of trauma during 2010-13