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Topol: Why I Wanted to Be Medscape’s Editor-in-Chief
Eric J. Topol, MD, discusses his new editorial role at Medscape. Medscape Internal Medicine
Gene Mutations Identified That Are Associated With Nearsightedness
People have long taken for granted that glasses and contact lenses improve vision for nearsightedness, but the genetic factors behind the common condition have remained blurry. Now researchers at Duke Medicine are closer to clearing this up…
No Benefit for Aging Eyes with More Antioxidants (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Adding lutein, zeaxanthin, and fish oil to daily multivitamin supplements doesn’t boost prevention of age-related macular degeneration or cataracts in high-risk individuals, two analyses of the Age-Related Eye Disease Study 2 (AREDS2…
ThromboGenics’ JETREA® Available In Germany Public And Private Market
ThromboGenics NV (Euronext Brussels: THR), an integrated biopharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing innovative ophthalmic medicines, today announces that its partner Alcon has launched JETREA(R) in Germany, the second European …
Haptics May Improve Outcomes For People Given Visual Prosthetics
Normal vision is essentially a spatial sense that often relies upon touch and movement during and after development, there is often a correlation between how an object looks and how it feels. Moreover, as a child’s senses develop, there is cross-refere…
In Amblyopia, Video Game Helps Retrain the Brain in Adults
New reassurance for adults with amblyopia: With the right stimuli and the help of a video game, the brain can learn the vision lessons the eyes never taught it, according to a new study. Medscape Medical News
Honoring the Past and Looking to the Future
Dr. Roger Steinert reports on the first day of the ASCRS 2013 meeting. Medscape Ophthalmology
FDA Panel Nixes Melblez Kit for Ocular Melanoma Metastases
High toxicity and risk for early death outweigh potential survival benefits, say Oncologic Drug Advisory Committee members. Medscape Medical News
Study: Gene mutations are associated with severe form of nearsightedness
People have long taken for granted that glasses and contact lenses improve vision for nearsightedness, but the genetic factors behind the common condition have remained blurry. Now researchers at Duke Medicine are closer to clearing this up.
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals expands ophthalmology portfolio
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. today announced that it has expanded its ophthalmology portfolio by acquiring full exclusive rights to two families of novel antibodies invented at Regeneron and previously included in Regeneron’s antibody collaboration …
New Data On Impact Of Daylight Exposure On Eye Development
Two new studies add to the growing evidence that spending time outdoors may help prevent or minimize nearsightedness in children. A study conducted in Taiwan, which is the first to use an educational policy as a public vision health intervention, finds…
Having Trouble With Your Contact Lenses? Try Different Type Or Change Lens Care Product
If your contact lenses are causing you discomfort, simply switching to a different type of contact lens or lens care product may bring improvement, reports a study, ” Effect of Lens and Solution Choice on the Comfort of Contact Lens Wearers”, appearing…
UAB study evaluates crash risk for elderly drivers who always drive with pets
Senior drivers who always take a pet in the car are at increased risk for being involved in a motor vehicle collision, said University of Alabama at Birmingham researchers.
Microstents, Cataract Surgery Showing Promise in Glaucoma
The combination of microinvasive glaucoma and cataract surgery may be beneficial for open-angle glaucoma patients. Medscape Medical News
Exposure to daylight helps protect children from myopia
Two new studies add to the growing evidence that spending time outdoors may help prevent or minimize nearsightedness in children. A study conducted in Taiwan, which is the first to use an educational policy as a public vision health intervention, finds…
Eyemaginations Launches a Cloud-Based Solution for Patients’ Education
Eyemaginations Inc., launched Echo, a cloud-based
software solution that allows health care professionals
to communicate with patients from any Internet-based
device, according to a news release. Combining the full
list of Eyemaginations’ content into one centralized
library, Echo reportedly provides doctors with a w…
National ARMOR Surveillance Study Results Presented at 2013 ARVO Annual Meeting
Researchers from Bausch + Lomb reported the most
recent findings of the ARMOR (Antibiotic Resistance
Monitoring in Ocular Microrganisms) surveillance study,
the only national survey of antibiotic resistance patterns
in eye care, at the 2013 Association…
MacuLogix Raises $3.6 Million in Series A Round
MacuLogix, Inc., announced it has raised $3.6 million
in Series A funding. Investors include Berwind Private
Equity, Roche Venture Fund, Life Sciences Greenhouse
of Central Pennsylvania, and Ben Franklin Technology
Partners of Central and Northern Penn…
Data on Episcleral Brachytherapy for Wet AMD Treatment Positive
At ARVO, Kamaljit Balaggan, BSc(Hons), MBBS,
MRCOphth, PhD, vitreoretinal surgery fellow at
Moorfields Eye Hospital National Health Service
Foundation Trust in London, presented results from a
cohort study evaluating the use of a minimally invasive
ret…