Drs. Roger Steinert, Stephen Lane, and Thomas Samuelson discuss the convergence of technology, devices, and measurement formulas that promises better patient outcomes than ever before. Medscape Ophthalmology
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Eleven Biotherapeutics reports financial results and operational highlights for Q1 2014
Eleven Biotherapeutics, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company discovering and developing protein therapeutics to treat diseases of the eye, today reported financial results and operational highlights for the quarter ended March 31, 2014.
Newer Corneal Transplant Techniques Linked to Worse Outcomes
An Australian Corneal Graft Registry study has linked penetrating grafts to better survival and visual outcomes in keratoplasty compared with DALKs and endokeratoplasties. Medscape Medical News
Eye Doctor Faked Diagnoses and Treatments, Feds Say
A Florida ophthalmologist accused of bilking more than $7 million from Medicare told seniors they would go blind unless he treated their wet macular degeneration, according to the indictment. Medscape Medical News
FDA Panel Debates New Guidance for Proper Use of Contacts
An FDA advisory committee has cautioned against holding the industry responsible for patient noncompliance. Medscape Medical News
Metformin Linked to Reduced Risk for Glaucoma
The geroprotective effects of the diabetes drug, which mimic caloric restriction, might help prevent late-onset open-angle glaucoma. Medscape Medical News
First Edition: May 13, 2014
Today’s headlines include reports about how the insurance marketplace is taking shape for 2015.
Amakem commences Phase 2 dose-ranging study of AMA0076 drug for treatment of glaucoma
Amakem Therapeutics, a clinical stage ophthalmology company, today announced that first patients have commenced treatment in a Phase 2 dose-ranging study of its lead drug candidate, AMA0076 for the treatment of glaucoma.
New clinical and real world data further confirms the safety profile and efficacy of Lucentis (ranibizumab) and supports a flexible dosing approach
Real world data presented by Novartis at the 2014 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Conference this week further support the well-established safety and efficacy profile…
GPs urged to ensure every squint is checked with a red reflex test to rule out eye cancer
A children’s cancer charity is calling for all squints in babies and young children to be checked with a red reflex test to rule out eye cancer.
Launch of a new alliance for the global assessment of retinopathy
A new project has been launched to assess the awareness, treatment and implications of diabetic retinopathy globally.
Bioengineering for retinopathy: plugging leaky blood vessels to save vision
A new drug approach has been developed for safer clean-up of deformed blood vessels in the eye by a research team at the Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital in Toronto.
Findings may open a new way to study individual differences in people’s visual tracking abilities
When tracking a moving object, the two halves of the human brain operate much like runners successfully passing a baton during a relay race, says a University of Oregon researcher.
People who consume diet rich resveratrol are likely to develop cardiovascular disease
A study of Italians who consume a diet rich in resveratrol — the compound found in red wine, dark chocolate and berries — finds they live no longer than and are just as likely to develop cardiovascular disease or cancer as those who eat or drink smaller amounts of the antioxidant.
IOP Reductions Greater With Microstents Than Trabeculotomy
Implantation of 2 stents lowers intraocular pressure (IOP) and reduces the need for medication better than ab-interno microcautery trabeculotomy, new research shows. Medscape Medical News
The Week Ahead: AACE, AUA, ATS, and a Peek at ASCO
(MedPage Today) — More May meeting madness this week with endocrinologists, urologists, and pulmonologists kicking off annual gatherings, while the American Society of Clinical Oncology lifts embargoes on thousands of studies 2 weeks ahead of the ASCO…
Vascular simulation research reveals new mechanism that switches in disease
Blood vessel formation is critical to life and its manipulation is instrumental to a number of diseases.
LASIK Effective, Safe in Patients Under 25
Younger patients have better outcomes and significantly lower enhancement rates than older patients, a new study shows. Medscape Medical News
AREDS2: Perspectives, Recommendations, and Questions
This review offers a perspective on the findings from the AREDS2 trial. The results are in, but important questions remain. Current Opinion in Ophthalmology
Microincision Cataract Surgery Combined With Vitrectomy
What benefits could this combined surgery offer patients with cataracts and vitreoretinal disorders? Eye