Extended treatment with trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole may reduce the risk of recurrence in patients with Toxoplasma gondii retinochoroiditis (TGR), according to a new study of 95 patients. Reuters Health Information
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Mouse retinal tissue repaired by lab-grown, virus-free stem cells
Investigators at Johns Hopkins report they have developed human induced-pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) capable of repairing damaged retinal vascular tissue in mice. The stem cells, derived from human umbilical cord-blood and coaxed into an embryonic-li…
LA BioMed’s physician-researchers honored with America’s Top Doctors for the year 2014
Forty-two of Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute’s (LA BioMed’s) physician-researchers will be ranked among America’s Top Doctors when it issues its 2014 publication later this year or they are listed among the Southern California Super Doctors for 2014 in the January edition of Los Angeles Magazine.
Eye movement speed linked to impulsive decision making
One of the most frustrating things about shopping in a grocery store can be the long lines at the cash register. Do you stand there and wait for the line to go down? Or do you join another line that looks quicker? According to new research, decisions s…
Aspirin intake correlates with halted growth of lethal intracranial tumor
Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Massachusetts General Hospital have demonstrated, for the first time, that aspirin intake correlates with halted growth of vestibular schwanno…
Research presents new hope of early diagnosis of major cause of blindness
Research is under way to develop new techniques for detecting diabetic retinopathy at early onset with the hope of improving prevention and treatment of this major cause of blindness.Diabetic retinopathy is a common complication of diabetes, occurring …
Study suggests potential therapeutic role of aspirin in inhibiting vestibular schwannoma growth
Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear, Harvard Medical School, Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Massachusetts General Hospital have demonstrated, for the first time, that aspirin intake correlates with halted growth of vestibular schwanno…
Neuromyelitis Optica: What Immunosuppressive Agent Is Best?
Rituximab and mycophenolate are superior to azathioprine for treatment of neuromyelitis optica (NMO), a comparative analysis shows. Reuters Health Information
PDGF: Ophthalmology’s Next Great Target
Could a combination of anti-PDGF and anti-VEGF drugs work more effectively than anti-VEGF drugs alone in patients with exudative AMD? This new study looks at the latest research. Expert Review of Ophthalmology
Risk of blindness from glaucoma drops by half
A comparative long-range study by Mayo Clinic ophthalmology researchers shows that the probability of blindness from glaucoma 20 years after diagnosis has dropped by half in the last generation. The findings appear online in the “in press” section of t…
Clinician scientist receives RPB Career Development Award to support eye research
The Harvard Medical School (HMS) Department of Ophthalmology has been granted a $250,000 Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB) Career Development Award to support eye research conducted by Jason I. Comander, M.D., Ph.D. The support will be provided over …
A 73-Year-Old Woman With Progressive Ptosis
A 73-year-old woman presents with progressive ptosis and a history of failed ptosis surgeries. What is your diagnosis? Medscape Ophthalmology
PTC Therapeutics, Roche joint research program in SMA enters initial stage of clinical development
PTC Therapeutics, Inc., the SMA Foundation, and Roche, announced today that their joint research program in Spinal Muscular Atrophy has entered the first stage of clinical development aiming to assess safety and tolerability of an oral compound in heal…
Probability of blindness from glaucoma has nearly halved
The probability of blindness due to the serious eye disease glaucoma has decreased by nearly half since 1980, according to a study published this month in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
Clues of “silent thief of sight”: Glaucoma
Glaucoma is sometimes called the “silent thief of sight” because it slowly damages the eyes and can cause irreparable harm before there is any vision loss. But this disease is stealthy in more ways than one.
Probability of blindness from glaucoma drops by half, say researchers
A comparative long-range study by Mayo Clinic ophthalmology researchers shows that the probability of blindness from glaucoma 20 years after diagnosis has dropped by half in the last generation. The findings appear online in the “in press” section of t…
Study: Probability of blindness due to glaucoma has decreased by nearly half
The probability of blindness due to the serious eye disease glaucoma has decreased by nearly half since 1980, according to a study published this month in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The researchers speculate th…
Identifying Vision Loss in Children With Optic Pathway Gliomas
Handheld optical coherence tomography (OCT) can be used to differentiate between young children with and without vision loss from optic pathway gliomas, according to an observational study. Reuters Health Information
Driving With Low Vision
This case illustrates how a patient with low vision can be prepared for driving and other tasks. Medscape Optometry
Research reveals that three forms of blindness involve the same cell death pathway
Gene therapies developed by University of Pennsylvania School of Veterinary Medicine researchers have worked to correct different forms of blindness. While effective, the downside to these approaches to vision rescue is that each disease requires its o…