Doctors who do not meet stiffer meaningful use requirements in 2014 may be able to avoid a penalty if their software vendor is the problem, but the ICD-10 deadline will not be extended, CMS has said. Medscape Medical News
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UAB launches pilot program to detect earlier stages of glaucoma
Glaucoma is a silent disease. It does not hurt, symptoms are slow to develop, and most people do not notice any loss of vision until it is too late. A project by ophthalmologists at the University of Alabama at Birmingham will examine whether a partner…
Ranibizumab Treatment for Neovascular AMD
Are there risk factors for being a ‘reduced responder’ to ranibizumab treatment for AMD, and if so, what should clinicians be aware of? BMC Ophthalmology
Jackson Laboratory Assistant Professor wins 2013 Lewis Rudin Glaucoma Prize from NYAM
Jackson Laboratory Assistant Professor Gareth Howell, Ph.D., is one of two winners of the 2013 Lewis Rudin Glaucoma Prize from The New York Academy of Medicine.
Bowman Layer Graft Strengthens Eyes With Keratoconus
Surgeons say they were able to lengthen the time that patients with keratoconus could wear contact lenses by grafting donor Bowman layers into the patients’ corneas. Medscape Medical News
Research roundup: Palliative care And acos; employers and Supreme Court case on contraception
In preparation for the new ACO environment, leaders recognized the contribution palliative care can make to health care “value,” especially in the care of our sickest (and most expensive) patients …
Color vision abnormalities found in 40 percent of older adults
Abnormal color vision increases significantly with aging – affecting one-half or more of people in the oldest age groups, reports a study in Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
Brain-training game improves vision and success of baseball players
In baseball, vision can play a key role in a player’s success. If they have trouble seeing the ball, chances are they could be out after three strikes. But new research from the University of California, Riverside, suggests that a brain-training video …
2015 Cuts for Medicare Advantage Smaller Than Expected
The funding level for next year is being carefully watched by physicians who could find themselves ejected from Medicare Advantage provider networks in the name of cost control. Medscape Medical News
CMS Promises More Thorough Testing of ICD-10 Codes
The ‘end-to-end’ testing sought by organized medicine will show whether Medicare claims incorporating the new and controversial ICD-10 codes actually get paid. Medscape Medical News
Corneal Refractive Surgery-related Dry Eye
Dry eye is common after corneal refractive surgery. What are the possible interventions clinicians can consider to avoid, prevent, and treat this complication? Expert Review of Ophthalmology
Daily multivitamin use could reduce cataract risk for men
New research from Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, both in Boston, MA, has found that long-term daily use of multivitamin supplements could reduce the risk of cataract for men.The study findings were recently published in the jo…
ICD-10 Coding for Ophthalmology
ICD-10 is just months away. Here’s a brief review of the changes to coding in ophthalmology. Medscape Business of Medicine
Potential to restore light sensitivity in blindness
Progressive degeneration of photoreceptors – the rods and cones of the eyes – causes blinding diseases such as retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration. While there are currently no available treatments to reverse this degeneration, a …
Study indicates relationship between multivitamin supplement use and cataract risk in men
Long-term daily multivitamin supplement use may lower cataract risk in men, according to a study of nearly 15,000 male physicians published this month in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
Glaucoma treatment may be improved by nanodiamond-embedded contact lenses
By 2020, nearly 80 million people are expected to have glaucoma, a disorder of the eye that, if left untreated, can damage the optic nerve and eventually lead to blindness.The disease often causes pressure in the eye due to a buildup of fluid and a bre…
UPV/EHU researchers develop method for diagnosis, prognosis of cutaneous melanoma
UPV/EHU researchers have developed a method for the diagnosis and prognosis of cutaneous melanoma, the type of skin cancer with the highest mortality rate.This method will help not only in the more effective early detection of this cancer, but also in the development of more personalised treatments.
Glucose Prompts Passing Glaucoma Fix in Some
In patients with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), topical application of glucose can lead to temporary recovery, according to Australian researchers. Reuters Health Information
Anti-VEGF Agents as an Adjunct to Trabeculectomy
Is bevacizumab as ‘revolutionary’ here as it is for other ophthalmic conditions? Medscape Ophthalmology
A 45-Year-Old Man With Progressive Vision Loss in One Eye
A 45-year-old man presents with progressive vision loss in one eye and decreased peripheral vision in the other eye. What is your diagnosis? Medscape Ophthalmology