USC Eye Institute-led study finds the prescription drug may help reduce cases of blindness by 75 percentRanibizumab, a prescription drug commonly used to treat age-related vision loss, also…
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Generic drug use shown to improve medication adherence in people with glaucoma
In the first study to examine the impact of a reduction in glaucoma medication copay on patient adherence, researchers in Michigan have found a potential solution to one of the biggest obstacles…
Ranibizumab drug reverses diabetes-related blindness
Ranibizumab, a prescription drug commonly used to treat age-related vision loss, also reverses vision loss caused by diabetes among Hispanic and non-Hispanic whites, according to a new study led by investigators from the University of Southern Californ…
New pathways discovered to prevent blindness
Scientists have made a major new discovery detailing how areas of the brain responsible for vision could potentially adapt to injury or trauma and ultimately prevent blindness.
Anti-VEGF Drugs Boost Vision in Diabetic Eyes (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Relative effects of intravitreous aflibercept, bevacizumab, and ranibizumab depend on baseline visual acuity.
Topol: Doctors Are Getting Squeezed
As a practicing physician, Dr Eric Topol is well aware that doctors are getting squeezed. Here is his solution on how to fix it. Medscape
Actavis provides overview of standalone global pharmaceutical development pipeline
Actavis plc, during its Investor Meeting in New York, today provided a detailed look into its standalone global pharmaceutical development pipeline that supports the Company’s long-term organic growth. The Company provided details regarding key develop…
Young Girl With Blurry Vision in One Eye and Continued Fever
After more than a week of experiencing fever and pain, an 11-year-old girl develops blurriness in one eye. The family history doesn’t seem to suggest an answer. Do you have one? Medscape Ophthalmology
Morning Break: Aggressive HIV; Measles Not Mickey’s Fault
(MedPage Today) — Health news and commentary from around the Web, gathered by the MedPage Today staff.
Telescopic contact lens shows promise for AMD
Researchers are developing a telescopic contact lens and glasses duo that lets wearers choose to see things either at normal or nearly three times normal size.
With generic drugs, eye patients are more likely to take medicine as directed
U-M study examined patient patterns before and after a generic glaucoma drug came to marketWhen patients with glaucoma switched from a brand name drug to its generic counterpart, they were more…
Early retina cell changes in glaucoma identified
Mouse study points to the specific structural features and cell types in the retina that may act as key factors in glaucoma progressionHere is an example of retinal ganglion cells with…
B-Cell Antibody Modestly Improves Sjogren?s Symptoms (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Study says further randomized, controlled trials needed to gauge effectiveness.
Russian research team explores vision complications for astronauts
An international partnership between Florida State University and a team from the Russian Academy of Sciences has found that space travel may severely impair the body’s ability to regulate blood…
Omega-3 could supplement anti-VEGF treatment in AMD
Pilot study findings suggest that taking omega-3 fatty acid supplements could increase the efficacy or reduce the needed frequency of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment in patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration.
‘Earliest’ characteristics presaging drusen-associated atrophy identified
Researchers have used spectral-domain optical coherence tomography to identify specific pathological changes that precede the development of drusen-associated atrophy in patients with age-related macular degeneration.
Choroidal thickness reduced in diabetic macular oedema patients
Patients with diabetic macular oedema have smaller choroidal thickness measurements in affected and unaffected eyes compared with healthy individuals, spectral-domain optical coherence tomography imaging results reveal.
Adaptive optics find reflectivity differences between drusen types in AMD
Adaptive optics provide insight into the differences in reflectivity between medium–large drusen and reticular pseudodrusen in patients with age-related macular degeneration, researchers report.
Meta-analysis gives intravitreal ranibizumab vascular adverse risk profile
Intravitreal ranibizumab treatment for age-related macular degeneration does not elevate the risk of mortality, suggests a meta-analysis published in Ophthalmology.
Capsule Tears: Manual vs Laser Cataract Surgery
A new study investigates a seeming paradox in anterior capsule tearing between continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis and femtosecond laser capsulotomy. Medscape Ophthalmology