Dry eye categories in postmenopausal women seem to be less distinct and more of a continuum, with meibomian gland dysfunction emerging as the most common contributor to the disease. Medscape Medical News
Category: News
No association between age-related macular degeneration, Alzheimer disease, dementia
A study of patients in England with the eye disease age-related macular degeneration (AMD) found no association between having AMD and subsequently developing dementia or Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a report published by JAMA Ophthalmology, a …
AAO to Tackle Eye Disease, Practice and Health Policy
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meeting will include the latest research and practice trends in glaucoma, retinal disease, refractive surgery, and all other aspects of eye disease. Medscape Medical News
The eyes may help diagnose Alzheimer’s disease
An international team of researchers studying the link between vision loss and Alzheimer’s disease report that the loss of a particular layer of retinal cells not previously investigated may reveal the disease’s presence and provide a new way to track …
‘No link’ between AMD and Alzheimer’s, study suggests
A new study published in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology suggests there is no association between age-related macular degeneration and dementia or Alzheimer’s disease, opposing previous research that has indicated otherwise. Age-related macular degenera…
Kaiser Permanente to open doors to brand new specialty center in Lone Tree, Colorado
After years of planning, construction and preparation, Kaiser Permanente will open the doors to a brand new specialty center in Lone Tree on December 2nd. This is the largest construction project and the most significant addition to the health plan’s b…
Neuroptis Biotech announces the preclinical results for its dry eye product ML7
Neuroptis Biotech, the ophthalmology drug research and development specialist, announces positive results in preclinical trials of the eye-drop formulation of its ML7 product. ML7 is intended for use in the treatment of eye surface diseases, particular…
High-power blue laser gadgets can cause serious eye damage
A type of high-power blue laser toy readily available over the Internet and increasingly popular among male teens and young adults can cause serious, sometimes irreversible, eye damage, according to a report by investigators from Saudi Arabia’s King Khaled Eye Specialist Hospital and Johns Hopkins Medicine.
JAMA Delves Deep Into What’s Ailing American Healthcare
In a special issue, titled ‘Critical Issues in U.S. Health Care,’ JAMA explores solutions. Medscape Medical News
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2013 Annual Meeting
Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from AAO 2013. Medscape Ophthalmology
Removing Retained Lens Fragments: Now or Later?
Removing a retained lens fragment right away makes intuitive sense, but is waiting really a bad idea? Medscape Ophthalmology
Hemianopia patients confirm prism benefits
Results from a crossover trial confirm anecdotal reports that patients with homonymous hemianopia benefit from wearing peripheral prism glasses.
Researchers look to armadillos, fruit flies, nematodes, and other species to understand human brain function and vision loss
Research just released reveals a new model for a genetic eye disease, and shows how animal models – from fruit flies to armadillos and monkeys – can yield valuable information about the human brain. The findings were presented at Neuroscience 2013, the…
Neuroptis Biotech reports positive results from ML7 preclinical trials for eye surface diseases
Neuroptis Biotech, the ophthalmology drug research and development specialist, announces positive results in preclinical trials of the eye-drop formulation of its ML7 product. ML7 is intended for use in the treatment of eye surface diseases, particular…
Weight Loss and Diabetes
Weight loss still confers important benefits to patients with diabetes, despite the major findings of Look AHEAD. Medscape Optometry
Peripheral prism glasses provide simple mobility rehabilitation intervention for hemianopia
More than a million Americans suffer from hemianopia, or blindness in one half of the visual field in both eyes as the result of strokes, tumors or trauma. People with hemianopia frequently bump into walls, trip over objects, or walk into people on the…
Drug-Induced Uveitis
What types of drugs, systemic or otherwise, are often associated with uveitis? This new study describes. Current Opinion in Ophthalmology
Generating an alternative to IVIG therapy: an interview with Professor Richard Pleass, LSTM
IVIG is a hugely successful biological with FDA approval for treating idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP), Kawasaki disease, Guillain-Barré syndrome, Graves ophthalmopathy and numerous polyneuropathies.
Premature birth increases risk of retinal detachment later in life by up to 19 times
Children born extremely prematurely have up to a 19 times greater risk of retinal detachment later in life than peers born at term, according to a Swedish study published this month in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology…
Climate may play a role in the distribution and prevalence of trachoma
High temperatures and low rainfall are important factors which influence the occurrence and severity of the active stages of trachoma – the most common cause of infectious blindness – according to a new study published in PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseas…