Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a genetic test that can accurately predict whether the most common form of eye cancer will spread to other parts of the body, particularly the liver…
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Mass. Eye and Ear announces recipients of 2012 Curing Kids Fund grants
The Mass. Eye and Ear Curing Kids fund has awarded grants for research projects that aim to help the brain locate sound, identify genes that cause congenital blindness, cure deafness through hair cell regeneration, and improve treatment for childhood e…
VEGF Trap-Eye Improves Vision in Diabetic Eye Disease
VEGF Trap-Eye provided a significant benefit for diabetic macular edema in a phase II trial, and updated data show the initial improvements were sustained or increased a year later. Reuters Health Information
Retinal Detachment: Surgical Outcome and Risk Stratification
What is the latest research on retinal detachment surgery, and how are patients generally faring postoperatively? The British Journal of Ophthalmology
Are Docs Never Not on Call? Physicians Are Talking
Physicians discuss the etiquette for taking or ignoring phone calls from patients and fellow doctors when they’re not on call. Is there a definitive line between on and off duty? Medscape Family Medicine
NSHC, NextGen Healthcare partner to deploy patient management solutions
NextGen Healthcare Information Systems, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Quality Systems, Inc. and a leading provider of healthcare information systems and connectivity solutions, today announced a new agreement with Norton Sound Health Corporation (N…
Topical Antibiotics Up Risk of Endophthalmitis Post-Injection
After intravitreal injections of anti-vascular endothelial growth factors or triamcinolone, topical antibiotics might actually be unhelpful, a new paper suggests. Reuters Health Information
Genetic test can accurately predict spread of eye cancer
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have developed a genetic test that can accurately predict whether the most common form of eye cancer will spread to other parts of the body, particularly the liver.
Narrower CRAE may increase risk of CVD among African Americans with type 1 diabetes
Among African Americans with type 1 diabetes mellitus, narrower central retinal arteriolar equivalent (average diameter of the small arteries in the retina) is associated with an increased risk of six-year incidence of any cardiovascular disease and lo…
CooperVision to launch Proclear 1 day multifocal lenses
More than one billion people worldwide have a vision condition called presbyopia(1), which is a natural decrease in the ability of the lens in the eye to change its shape to focus on close objects. We’ve all seen others struggle with trying to read men…
Malpractice Trends: Good News and Bad News
Results from an analysis of more than 10,000 medical malpractice claims show that more than half resulted in litigation, with outcomes varying considerably by specialty. Medscape Medical News
Changes in Eye Vessels Signal Heart Troubles (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Changes in diameter of the tiny blood vessels in the retina predicted the later development cardiovascular disease in African-Americans with type 1 diabetes, researchers found.
Five-point checklist to protect eyes from sun’s harmful rays
Like your skin, overexposure to the sun can wreak havoc on your eyes. Sun damage can cause severe conditions such as sunburn to the cornea, tissue growth on the surface of eyes that can block vision, skin cancer of the eyelids and may even contribute t…
Vision Loss Due To Degenerative Eye Diseases May Be Restored By New Type Of Retinal Prosthesis
Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a system that may someday restore sight to people who have lost vision because of certain types of degenera…
New system may help restore vision in eye diseases
Using tiny solar-panel-like cells surgically placed underneath the retina, scientists at the Stanford University School of Medicine have devised a system that may someday restore sight to people who have lost vision because of certain types of degenera…
Lights On or Off for Pediatric Red Reflex Exam?
Lights off is best during the red reflex exam in young children. Medscape Medical News
A Killer Of Superbugs
Better than antibiotics, it is being used in contact lenses to prevent infections and biomedical products are the next stage The superbugs have met their match. Conceived at Nanyang Technological University (NTU), it comes in the form of a coating whic…
Topical Aganirsen Found To Be Active In Retinal Disease
Gene Signal, a company focused on developing innovative drugs to manage angiogenesis based conditions, has announced that positive data from a study of aganirsen (GS-101, eye drops) in a nonhuman primate model of choroidal neovascularization has been p…
New Advances In Treating Inherited Retinal Diseases
Gene therapy strategies to prevent and treat inherited diseases of the retina that can cause blindness have progressed rapidly. Positive results in animal models of human retinal disease continue to emerge, as reported in several articles published in …
Bill Would Repeal SGR, Phase Out Medicare Fee-for-Service
The proposal would pay for the payment overhaul with savings from the military pullback in Afghanistan and Iraq, making it even more of a long shot in a highly partisan election year. Medscape Medical News