(MedPage Today) — The cataract risk associated with smoking slowly fell after ceasing tobacco use, although not to the level of a never-smoker, a Swedish population-based study showed.
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Insight into likelihood of retinal detachment following open globe injury
Ocular trauma causing open globe injury, or a breach in the wall of the eye, remains an important cause of vision loss, with more than 200,000 open globe injuries occurring worldwide each year. In many cases, retinal detachment follows the traumatic in…
University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System to open new Mile Square Health Center
The University of Illinois Hospital & Health Sciences System will open the doors to a new Mile Square Health Center Jan. 6.
Lab Notes: Malaria Dx by Ear
(MedPage Today) — Detecting malaria parasites’ digestive waste products noninvasively with a photoacoustic device passed initial bench tests and animal studies. Also this week: rabbit-free cosmetics testing.
Anti-VEGF Therapy for Diabetic Macular Edema
Why do anti-VEGF inhibitors improve visual outcomes in DME? Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism
‘Quit smoking to cut risk of impaired vision’
In a large study of Swedish men, further evidence has emerged of the smoking link to cataract development in the eye, with addiction to 15 cigarettes a day raising the risk of needing a cataract operation by 42%, compared with people who have never smo…
New technique could boost corneal transplant acceptance rates
New research from the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas has detailed a new technique that may be able to boost patients’ acceptance rates of corneal transplants. This is according to a study published in the American Journal of …
Chief Financial Officer of Modernizing Medicine is selected as finalist for South Florida CFO Awards
Modernizing Medicine, Inc. announced today that the South Florida Business Journal selected its Chief Financial Officer Karen O’Byrne as a finalist in this year’s CFO Awards.
Apple Valley Medical Clinic Sleep Center moves to 14843 Energy Way in Apple Valley
The Apple Valley Medical Clinic’s Sleep Center has moved to 14843 Energy Way in Apple Valley. The center, which opened in 2010 under the medical direction of Scott Benson, M.D., a family medicine physician with the Apple Valley Medical Clinic, offers p…
Regular eye exams key to preventing vision loss from glaucoma
Glaucoma is a group of eye diseases that can damage the optic nerve. This nerve carries images from the retina – specialized light-sensing tissue – to the brain, which allows you to see. If left untreated, glaucoma can result in loss of vision and even…
New hand-held optical device to catch early signs of retinal disease
A new optical device puts the power to detect eye disease in the palm of a hand. The tool – about the size of a hand-held video camera – scans a patient’s entire retina in seconds and could aid primary care physicians in the early detection of a host o…
New tool may help predict retinal detachment after open globe injuries
Ocular trauma causing open globe injury, or a breach in the wall of the eye, remains an important cause of vision loss, with more than 200,000 open globe injuries occurring worldwide each year. In many cases, retinal detachment follows the traumatic in…
Antioxidants in Diet Linked to Cataract Risk
Women who eat foods rich in antioxidants may have a lower risk of cataracts as they age, according to a new Swedish analysis. Reuters Health Information
All in the eyes: corneal reflections in photos can help solve crimes
The eyes are not just the mirror of the soul, they also mirror the world around us. Now, a UK team has found that today’s high-resolution digital images are now so detailed, they can enlarge the eyes in people’s photos and retrieve images of out-of-sho…
Success in mouse model of aniridia is first instance of drug reversing a congenital deformity
University of British Columbia and Vancouver Coastal Health scientists have developed a potential cure for a rare eye disease, showing for the first time that a drug can repair a birth defect.
Association between angiogenic factor secretion by melanocytesa and pigmentation leve
The decreased vision loss that accompanies age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is associated with abnormal blood vessel growth in the eye. Frequencies of AMD development are different among racial backgrounds, with occurrence of AMD highest among in…
Study finds way to boost corneal transplant acceptance rate
For the estimated 10 percent of patients whose bodies reject a corneal transplant, the odds of a second transplant succeeding are poor. All that could change, however, based on a UT Southwestern Medical Center study that has found a way to boost the co…
AMD: Gene Variants Predict Response to Anti-VEGF Drug
Minor alleles of the vascular endothelial growth factor 2 receptor gene predict response to ranibizumab treatment for wet AMD. Medscape Medical News
Therapies for Patients With Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension
How does a latanoprost ophthalmic solution compare with xalatan in the treatment of glaucoma or ocular hypertension? Journal of Glaucoma
A 2-Month-Old With an Orbital Mass
Can you guess the type of mass obstructing this infant’s right eye? Medscape Ophthalmology