Nearly 100 years after a British neurologist first mapped the blind spots caused by missile wounds to the brains of soldiers, Perelman School of Medicine researchers at the University of Pennsylvania have perfected his map using modern-day technology. …
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Measuring Eyelid Sensitivity May Reflect The Causes Of Dry Eyes
A simple test of eyelid sensitivity may help vision professionals in evaluating one of the most common eye-related symptoms: dry eyes…
Medicare Fraud Round-Ups Organized for ‘Impact’
Indictments and arrests in 7 cities happened all at once to send a message that the Obama administration will not tolerate rip-offs of Medicare. Medscape Medical News
NICE Recommends Lucentis® (Ranibizumab) For Some Patients With Visual Impairment Due To Diabetic Macular Oedema (VI-DMO) In Draft Guidance
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has today issued positive draft guidance on the use of ranibizumab for the treatment of VI-DMO, an eye condition which can occur in people with diabetes that causes blurred vision, sever…
New Approach That May Lead To Possible Cure For Myopia
Nearsightedness, or myopia, affects more than 40 percent of people in the U.S. and up to 90 percent of children in some parts of Asia. The problem begins in childhood and often progresses with age. Standard prescription lenses can correct the defocus b…
Restoring Sight Would Save Global Economy US$202 Billion Each Year
Governments could add billions of dollars to their economies annually by funding the provision of an eye examination and a pair of glasses to the estimated 703 million people globally that needed them in 2010 according to a new study published this wee…
Heavy caffeinated coffee consumption may increase risk of exfoliation glaucoma
A new study suggests caffeinated coffee drinkers should limit their intake to reduce their chances of developing vision loss or blindness. According to a scientific paper in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, heavy caffeinated coffee consump…
Caffeinated Coffee Linked To Vision Loss
Coffee consumption can lead to a greater risk of developing exfloliation glaucoma, the primary cause of secondary glaucoma, all over the world. A new study. published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, suggests coffee drinkers may need t…
Visual Function Improved In Blind Mice Using Stem Cells
An experimental treatment for blindness, developed from a patient’s skin cells, improved the vision of blind mice in a study conducted by Columbia ophthalmologists and stem cell researchers…
Inattentional Blindness: How Memory Load Leaves Us ‘Blind’ To New Visual Information
Trying to keep an image we’ve just seen in memory can leave us blind to things we are ‘looking’ at, according to the results of a new study supported by the Wellcome Trust. It’s been known for some time that when our brains are focused on a task, we ca…
Identification Of Novel Gene Associated With Usher Syndrome
Usher syndrome is a hereditary disease in which affected individuals lose both hearing and vision. The impact of Usher syndrome can be devastating. In the United States, approximately six in every 100,000 babies born have Usher syndrome. Several genes …
Romney, Obama Hammer Each Other on Medicare in Debate
Romney pounded away on $716 billion in Medicare cuts enacted by the ACA, while Obama said his opponent’s premium support plan would leave seniors ‘at the mercy of insurance companies.’ Medscape Medical News
Novel Contact Lenses May be a Cure for Nearsightedness
Myopia, or nearsightedness, has a tendency to develop as a person grows with age. The eye slowly adjusts its shape to compensate for the improper focus of light on the retina. Over time this makes things worse, and contact lenses that create farsighted…
Cosmetic Facial Fillers Linked to Permanent Blindness
Improper treatment of frown and laugh lines can lead to retinal artery occlusion and permanent blindness. Medscape Medical News
Ranibizumab Offers New Option in Diabetic Macular Edema
Dr. Baruch Kuppermann talks with Medscape about the approval of ranibizumab for diabetic macular edema and anticipates that it will become the mainstay of management for patients with this disease. Medscape Ophthalmology
‘Wet’ AMD Treatments Keep Elderly Patients Driving
Elderly struggling with the advanced neovascular, or “wet”, form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) can be treated with ranibizumab, which improves results on eye exams, allowing patients to have a driver’s license. In turn, their driver conf…
Ranibizumab injections keep those with AMD driving longer
The advanced neovascular, or “wet,” form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), left untreated, is the most common cause of vision loss among the elderly and a leading reason for their loss of driving privileges. But results of a new study, pub…
FDA panel recommends U.S. approval for Second Sight’s Argus II bionic eye
On Friday September 28th, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Ophthalmic Devices Advisory Panel unanimously voted 19-0 that the probable benefit of the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System outweighs the risks to health, an important step toward the…
Experimental stem cell treatment improves vision in blind mice
An experimental treatment for blindness, developed from a patient’s skin cells, improved the vision of blind mice in a study conducted by Columbia ophthalmologists and stem cell researchers.
Eye Measures Tied to Brain Pathology in MS (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Retinal thickness as measured with a high-tech ocular scanner in multiple sclerosis (MS) patients correlated significantly with the volumes of certain brain structures, researchers said.