A Cochrane Collaboration review notes that new approaches offer promise, but have not yet been studied in randomized clinical trials. Medscape Medical News
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GOP Bill Calls for 2-Year Medicare ‘Doc Fix’ With 1% Raise
This solution to the Medicare reimbursement crisis is part of a bigger bill that could produce another stalemate between congressional Democrats and Republicans. Medscape Medical News
Sequencing Of Mouse Neural Retina
In a new study, researchers have gained fresh insights into neural disease genes by sequencing virtually all the gene expression in the mouse neural retina. The technology to obtain such a “transcriptome” has become accessible enough that full-scale se…
Changes In Bioelectric Signals Cause Tadpoles To Grow Eyes In Back, Tail
For the first time, scientists have altered natural bioelectrical communication among cells to directly specify the type of new organ to be created at a particular location within a vertebrate organism…
FDA Issues Second Contact Lens Recall
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA has issued a class I recall — the agency’s most serious — for a second brand of CooperVision’s AVAIRA Aquaform contact lenses that may cause serious eye injury.
Top 10 for 2011: Most-Read Ophthalmology Articles
Don’t miss our top 10 most-read articles by ophthalmologists this year. Medscape Ophthalmology
Class 1 Recall for CooperVision Contact Lenses
The residue of silicone oil may cause pain, redness, burning, blurry vision, and eye injuries. News Alerts
VICTUS Femtosecond Laser Platform for Cataract, Refractive and Therapeutic Procedures
Bausch + Lomb and Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH (München, Germany) received European clearance for their new jointly marketed VICTUS femtosecond laser system.Approved for LASIK flap, astigmatic keratotomy, INTRACOR, capsulotomy and lens fragmentation,…
Scientists understand how nervous system becomes wired during early development
Thanks to a new study of the retina, scientists at UC Santa Barbara have developed a greater understanding of how the nervous system becomes wired during early development.
Scientists Make Advances In Neuroscience And Vision Research
Thanks to a new study of the retina, scientists at UC Santa Barbara have developed a greater understanding of how the nervous system becomes wired during early development. The findings reflect the expansion of developmental neurobiology and vision res…
TearLab Gets FDA Nod for Wider Use of Eye Test
TearLab Corp said U.S. health regulators granted a waiver that allowed for the wider use of its device to diagnose dry eye. Reuters Health Information
CE Mark Approval Secured for Victus Femtosecond Laser
CE Mark approval was obtained by Bausch and Lomb and Technolas Perfect Vision for the Victus femtosecond laser platform. International Approvals
Congress Mulling 2-Year Medicare ‘Doc Fix’ With No Raise
‘If we have to be there on Christmas Day, we’ll get a doc fix done,’ says Rep. Phil Roe, MD (R-TN), vice chair of the GOP Doctors Caucus. Medscape Medical News
Albert Einstein College of Medicine and Montefiore establish Office of Clinical trials
Montefiore Medical Center and Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University have established an Office of Clinical Trials (OCT) to bring new therapies more rapidly to patients through the facilitation of efficient, compliant and timely cond…
Preserving Vision in Patients With Diabetes
The rising prevalence of diabetes will contribute to huge numbers of patients with diabetic retinopathy. Find out how best to preserve vision in these patients. CDC Expert Commentary
Improved Diagnosis And Potential Treatment Of Neuromyelitis Optica
Mayo Clinic researchers have identified critical steps leading to myelin destruction in neuromyelitis optica (NMO), a debilitating neurological disease that is commonly misdiagnosed as multiple sclerosis (MS). The findings could lead to better care for…
Sound And Vision Linked In Perception Of Moving Objects
“Imagine you are playing ping-pong with a friend. Your friend makes a serve. Information about where and when the ball hit the table is provided by both vision and hearing…
Post-baseline vision data from Lundbeck’s Sabril patient registry presented at AES meeting
Post-baseline vision data from Lundbeck’s Sabril patient registry is available for the first time today as a late-breaking poster presentation at the annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society.
New Evidence Of An Unrecognized Visual Process
We don’t see only what meets the eye. The visual system constantly takes in ambiguous stimuli, weighs its options, and decides what it perceives. This normally happens effortlessly. Sometimes, however, an ambiguity is persistent, and the visual system…
Smokers More Likely to Face Surgery With Thyroid Eye Disease
Strabismus surgery to correct diplopia is less common among nonsmokers. Medscape Medical News