In patients with pre-existing retinopathy, a topical NSAID before and after cataract surgery leads to meaningful reductions in postoperative macular edema, report researchers. Medscape Medical News
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Stem cells and gene therapy play important role in regeneration of inner ear hair cells
Since Moffat and Ramsden for the first time discovered the possibility of the auditory system in humans in 1977, over the last two decades, great progress has been made in physiopathological research on neurosensory hearing loss. J-rgensen and Mathiese…
Travel patterns of older adults impacted by visual impairment
Visual impairment in older adults because of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but not glaucoma, in older adults was associated with restriction of travel to nearby locations, according to a study by Frank C. Curriero, Ph.D., of the Johns Hopkins…
Research holds promise for developing treatments for retinitis pigmentos
One of the leading causes of inherited blindness in humans, retinitis pigmentosa, is analogous to retinal dystrophies that lead to blindness in dogs. Because of their similarities, identifying gene mutations underlying several types of canine retinal d…
Euclid Systems, Wenzhou Medical University Eye Hospital sign cooperation agreement
Euclid Systems Corporation today announced the signing of a cooperation agreement with Wenzhou Medical University Eye Hospital.
New technique provides better understanding of factors causing Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome
The first proteomic analysis of an animal model of a rare, sometimes deadly birth defect, Smith-Lemli-Opitz Syndrome (SLOS), has revealed that the molecular mechanisms that cause it are more complex than previously understood.
New Superpixel Imaging of the Optic Disc to Allow Screening of Population for Glaucoma
Glaucoma is a progressive eye disease that eventually causes blindness and has no true cure. Yet, early detection of glaucoma offers options to slow down its development, but too many people notice symptoms much too late for effective therapy. Intraocular pressure sensing is currently the go-to method, but it’s not effective for screening the (Read more...)
7 Ways the ACA Could Affect Your Ophthalmology Practice
The Affordable Care Act is affecting all specialties, some more than others. See how it is likely to have an impact on ophthalmologists. Medscape Business of Medicine
8 Ways the ACA Could Affect Your Ophthalmology Practice
The Affordable Care Act is affecting all specialties, some more than others. See how it is likely to have an impact on ophthalmologists. Medscape Business of Medicine
Medflow chooses DataMotion Direct secure messaging service for exchange of PHI
DataMotion, an innovative health information service provider with more than 14 years of experience in secure data delivery, today announced that Medflow, Inc., the leading provider of electronic health records for ophthalmology, has selected its DataM…
Discovery of gene may lead to therapy for a retinal disease
Newly-reported findings by researchers at Michigan State University (MSU) provide the first phenotypic evidence that a mutated gene causes one form of progressive retinal atrophy in papillon dogs. Progressive retinal atrophy is analogous to one of the …
Treatment of Macular Hole and Cataract as a 1-Step Procedure
This new study examines the effectiveness of pars plana vitrectomy in combination with bimanual microincisional cataract surgery in the treatment of combined cataract and vitreoretinal disease. What are the results? Eye
The Coming Age of Enophthalmos
How is the newly recognized phenomenon of age-related enophthalmos best diagnosed and treated? Current Opinion in Ophthalmology
Femtosecond Laser and Microkeratome-Assisted DSAEK
How safe and effective is femtosecond laser and microkeratome-assisted Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty, and does it improve visual acuity in patients with corneal disease? The British Journal of Ophthalmology
Social media and online communities can improve health behaviors among men at risk of HIV
A UCLA study published Sept. 3 in the peer-reviewed journal Annals of Internal Medicine demonstrates that an approach that combines behavioral science with social media and online communities can lead to improved health behaviors among men at risk of H…
Study shows that people who undergo cataract surgery to correct visual impairment live longer
People with cataract-related vision loss who have had cataract surgery to improve their sight are living longer than those with visual impairment who chose not to have the procedure, according to an Australian cohort study published this month in Opht…
Brain depends on vision to hear University of Utah engineers show
University of Utah bioengineers discovered our understanding of language may depend more heavily on vision than previously thought: under the right conditions, what you see can override what you hear. These findings suggest artificial hearing devices …
Study examines uveitis in a Hawaiian population
A study by Nisha R. Acharya, M.D., M.S., of the University of California, San Francisco, and colleagues examined the incidence and prevalence of uveitis (eye inflammation conditions responsible for a significant proportion of legal blindness in the Uni…
Monthly Ranibizumab Improves Diabetic Retinopathy
The severity of diabetic retinopathy is more likely to improve and progression to proliferative disease is less likely to happen when diabetic macular edema is treated with monthly ranibizumab. Medscape Medical News
Diabetic Macular Edema: Ranibizumab May Offer Good Outcomes
Study’s findings must be confirmed in a real-world setting, the investigators warn. Medscape Medical News