An expert panel has recommended infliximab and adalimumab for the treatment of inflammatory ocular diseases manifesting as uveitis. Medscape Medical News
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Researchers identify potential therapy for meibomian gland dysfunction
Meibomian gland dysfunction is the leading cause of dry eye disease, which affects tens of millions of Americans. However, there is no FDA-approved treatment for MGD. Researchers from the Schepens Eye Research Institute/Massachusetts Eye and Ear and Ha…
Patients With Diabetic Macular Edema May Get Care Too Late
Many persons with diabetes in the United States are receiving care too late to prevent visual impairment, although improved therapies for diabetic macular edema are now available. Medscape Medical News
PreOp Cataract Consultations on the Rise, Likely Unnecessary
A study of more than a half million Medicare patients who underwent cataract surgery found that preoperative consultations were on the rise despite their sometimes questionable necessity. Medscape Medical News
New High Speed Eye Scanner Helps Identify Retinal Diseases
Eye conditions like glaucoma and macular degeneration are best treated when spotted early, but often they go undiagnosed until symptoms appear because the instruments used to detect them are in an ophthalmologist’s office, not your primary care physician’s. A team at MIT has developed a hand-held device that can quickly, and with a sing (Read more...)
Dual VEGF and PDGF Antagonists to Treat Exudative AMD
Is inhibition of both VEGF and PDGF more effective in the treatment of exudative AMD than VEGF inhibition alone? Expert Review of Ophthalmology
Screen Medicare’s Highest-Paid for Overpayments, OIG Says
The number of clinicians who receive more than $3 million a year from Medicare grew by nearly 78% from 2008 to 2011, says the HHS watchdog agency. Medscape Medical News
For the first time cells from the eye are inkjet printed
A group of researchers from the UK have used inkjet printing technology to successfully print cells taken from the eye for the very first time.
The brain’s data compression mechanisms
Researchers have hitherto assumed that information supplied by the sense of sight was transmitted almost in its entirety from its entry point to higher brain areas, across which visual sensation is generated.
Scientists develop new potential cure for rare eye disease
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.
New optical device puts the power to detect retinal disease in the palm of a hand
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 of re…
Lab Notes: It’s Yogurt — and an Ulcer Vaccine
(MedPage Today) — An oral vaccine for peptic ulcers — administered via yogurt culture — shows some promise. Also this week: light therapy for leukemia.
Mumbling Masculine Men; Avoid Eye Exams: That’s Improbable!
(MedPage Today) — A weekly report from our friends at Improbable Research.
Diabetes: Eyes Often Overlooked (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — A large proportion of people with diabetes mellitus are not getting the appropriate care to prevent visual impairment and blindness, a study reported. Clinicians need to speak up.
Diabetic macular edema: ‘not enough awareness and patient care’
Individuals with diabetes have a significantly higher risk of developing diabetic eye disease. But new research reveals that less than 50% of US adults with diabetic macular edema – retina swelling that can lead to blindness – are told by their doctor …
People with diabetes at risk of developing diabetic macular edema during their lifetime
Despite recent advances in prevention and treatment of most vision loss attributed to diabetes, a new study shows that fewer than half of Americans with damage to their eyes from diabetes are aware of the link between the disease and visual impairment,…
Lifetime Risk for Adult Strabismus Is 4%
Adults have a 4% risk of developing strabismus at some time in their lives; much of the risk apparently comes after age 60 years. Medscape Medical News
Senate Passes 3-Month SGR ‘Doc Fix’
Now that lawmakers have kicked the SGR ‘can’ down the road, attention has shifted to bipartisan legislation that would repeal Medicare’s notorious formula for setting physician compensation. Medscape Medical News
Intermittent vision of the action can improve brain’s visual perception, improve hockey players’ performance
Professional hockey players who trained with special eyewear that only allowed them to see action intermittently showed significant improvement in practice drills, according to a Duke University study with the NHL’s Carolina Hurricanes.
Ranibizumab for AMD: Dose and Frequency
The HARBOR study compared the efficacy and safety of 2 doses and 2 injection frequencies in patients with age-related macular degeneration. Medscape Ophthalmology