Smoking, alcohol consumption, and physical activity may be associated with vision changes over the course of a 20-year period. Medscape Medical News
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Low-Dose Doxycycline May Slow Diabetic Retinopathy
Researchers say the observation suggests a link between a low-dose oral anti-inflammatory agent and subclinical improvement in inner retinal function. Medscape Medical News
Reaching a Milestone in the Treatment of Keratoconus
Approval of cross-linking by the FDA would be an important step forward in the treatment of keratoconus and corneal ectasia following refractive surgery. Dr. Roger Steinert offers commentary. Medscape Ophthalmology
FluidVision Accomodating Lens Implant Automatically Adjusts Focus of Eye
A number of eye conditions can make a person to lose the ability to change the shape of the lens, also known as loss of accommodation. People with presbyopia and those that get traditional intraocular lenses for cataracts suffer from this frustrating condition. A new lens developed by PowerVision, a company out of Belmont, California, aims to resto (Read more...)
Stanford Scientists Unveil Two Ophthalmology Smartphone Adapters
Researchers at Stanford University have developed two new smartphone attachments that allow imaging of the eye that would normally done with large, bulky instruments. Ophthalmologists imaging the anterior segment of the eye (cornea, iris, ciliary body, lens) use slit lamp instruments that shine a bright flat beam of light onto the eye in combi (Read more...)
Bipartisan Bill to Repeal SGR Hits Partisan Rocks
House Republicans want to pay for SGR repeal by delaying the ACA’s individual mandate for 5 years, which the Democrat-controlled Senate is likely to reject. Gridlock sets the stage for another temporary “patch.”
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Video Simulation Tool Might Help Prevent Diabetic Retinopathy
A Moroccan ophthalmologist has developed a video tool depicting what life might look like with diabetic retinopathy, in the hope that its use will encourage diabetes patients to better self-care. Medscape Medical News
PowerVision develops world’s first fluid-based accommodating intraocular lens
PowerVision, Inc., a medical device company developing the world’s first fluid-based accommodating intraocular lens, today announced that the first 10 patients have received lens implants in its multi-center clinical study assessing the performance of …
Employed Doctors: Love the Paycheck, Hate the Rules
More than 4600 physicians told us whether they preferred being employed or being in private practice. Each has pros and cons, but some were stronger than others. Medscape Business of Medicine
Is glaucoma, in fact, diabetes of the brain?
Researchers at All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research India have proposed a new mechanism of glaucoma which suggests that diabetes can occur in the brain and may be the cause of many neurodegenerative disord…
Low-cost devices developed to turn smartphones into ‘eye-phones’
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed two inexpensive adapters that enable a smartphone to capture high-quality images of the front and back of the eye. The adapters make it easy for anyone with minimal training to ta…
Clinical Experience With a Novel Glaucoma Drainage Implant
How effective is the AGV M4 in reducing IOP in glaucoma — and how does it compare with other implants? Journal of Glaucoma
Sensory substitution approach enables blind to ‘see’ bodies with sound
People born unable to see are readily capable of learning to perceive the shape of the human body through soundscapes that translate images into sound, according to researchers who report their findings in the Cell Press journal Current Biology.
Eye health experts across Commonwealth join forces to combat avoidable blindness
A new -7.1 million grant will enable experts from a range of institutions to come together for the first time as the Commonwealth Eye Health Consortium, coordinated by the International Centre for Eye Health at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Optimizing Biometry for Best Outcomes in Cataract Surgery
Current best practice standards and available practical strategies for improving refractive outcomes for patients are reviewed. Eye
Vision Loss Reported After Cosmetic Facial Injections
Dermal filler injections in the forehead led to vision loss, a rare but devastating event, in 3 patients. Medscape Medical News
Sight-saving eye drops could replace injections
Drug treatments for diseases that cause blindness could be delivered by eye drops instead of uncomfortable and costly eye injections, say UK researchers. The team reports how it tested this innovation on animals in the nanotechnology journal Small.
Link discovered between sharp vision and the brain’s processing speed
Middle-aged adults who suddenly need reading glasses, patients with traumatic brain injuries, and people with visual disorders such as “lazy eye” may have one thing in common – “visual crowding,” an inability to recognize individual items surrounded by…
Contact lenses recommended for babies after cataract surgery
It is standard for adults and children who undergo cataract surgery to be implanted with an artificial lens in their eye. But a clinical trial funded by the National Eye Institute suggests that the ideal treatment for infants should be surgery followed…
Cataract surgery followed by use of contact lenses may be better solution for infants
For adults and children who undergo cataract surgery, implantation of an artificial lens is the standard of care. But a clinical trial suggests that for most infants, surgery followed by the use of contact lenses for several years—and an eventual lens implant—may be the better solution.