Researchers say ocular tremors are pervasive in Parkinson’s disease, and oculomotor testing may provide an early physiologic biomarker for diagnosing the disease. Medscape Medical News
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Ocular Tremors Parkinson’s Disease Link
A study, published Online First by Archives of Neurology, reveals that persistent eye tremors seem to be common in individuals suffering from Parkinson’s disease (PD). Ocular tremors can prevent eye stability during fixation and results from the study…
Bevacizumab – Treatment For Diabetic Macular Edema
According to a study published Online First by Archives of Ophthalmology, bevacizumab appears to be more effective at treating diabetic macular edema (swelling of the retina) than macular laser therapy…
Corneal Thickness Linked To Early Stage Fuchs’ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy
A national consortium of researchers has published new findings that could change the standard of practice for those treating Fuchs’ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD), a disease characterized by cornea swelling that can eventually lead to the need f…
River Blindness Causing Black Flies May Aid In Treatment Of Heart Attacks
Black flies drink blood and spread disease such as river blindness – creating misery with their presence. A University of Georgia study, however, proves that the pesky insects can be useful. Don Champagne, an entomology professor with the UGA College o…
Major Breakthrough In Eye Disease Reported By Researchers
Scientists at Trinity College Dublin have discovered that a part of the immune system called the inflammasome is involved in regulating the development of one of the most common forms of blindness, called Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)…
Some Gene Mutations May Be Treatable With Diet
Scientists have moved a step closer to correcting some unhealthy gene mutations with diet, according to a new research report appearing in the April 2012 issue of the journal GENETICS…
Cefazolin as Endophthalmitis Prophylaxis in Cataract Surgery
How common is it for patients to develop endophthalmitis after cataract surgery, and what medications are most effective for treating it? BMC Ophthalmology
When Lightning Strikes: Turning Ideas Into Medical Devices
The CEOs of leading medical companies give valuable advice to potential physician-inventors. Medscape Ophthalmology
Children With Duct Obstruction at Risk for Amblyopia
Children with nasolacrimal duct obstruction have a higher incidence of amblyopia. Medscape Medical News
Eye Tremors May Be Early Sign of Parkinson’s (CME/CE, with audio)
(MedPage Today) — Eye tremors are pervasive in Parkinson’s disease and could be an early warning sign of the neurodegenerative movement disorder, according to a case-control study.
Breakthrough In IOP Regulation In Fight Against Glaucoma
A six-year collaboration between two faculty members of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has yielded new insight regarding the regulation of intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucoma – an irreversible blindi…
Changes in corneal thickness occur in patients at early stages of FECD
A national consortium of researchers has published new findings that could change the standard of practice for those treating Fuchs’ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD), a disease characterized by cornea swelling that can eventually lead to the need f…
Monitoring necessary for early intervention in Fuchs’ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy patients
A national consortium of researchers has published new findings that could change the standard of practice for those treating Fuchs’ Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy (FECD), a disease characterized by cornea swelling that can eventually lead to the need f…
Anti-VEGF Shot Sharpens Sight in Diabetic Eyes (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Improved visual acuity seen with bevacizumab injections is maintained long term in diabetic macular edema compared with laser surgery results, researchers found.
Breakthrough Raises Hope Of Preventing Wet AMD
A new study led by Trinity College Dublin, in Ireland, finds that controlling or raising levels of the immune system component IL-18 in the retinas of patients with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD), could prevent it progressing into the we…
Sending Your Recycled Glasses To Developing Countries Costs Twice As Much As Giving Them Ready-Made Glasses
You might feel good sending your old reading glasses to a developing country…
Protecting The Eye From Glaucoma Using ‘Positive Stress’
Working in mice, scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have devised a treatment that prevents the optic nerve injury that occurs in glaucoma, a neurodegenerative disease that is a leading cause of blindness…
PodMed: A Medical News Roundup from Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) — This week’s topics include video to promote organ donations, mammography ‘plus’ for breast cancer diagnosis, and a possible link between a common antibiotic and detached retinas.
Key finding in regulation of intraocular pressure in glaucoma
A six-year collaboration between two faculty members of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute of the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine has yielded new insight regarding the regulation of intraocular pressure (IOP) in glaucoma – an irreversible blindi…