Oxford BioMedica plc, the leading gene-based biopharmaceutical company, today announces that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved its Investigational New Drug application for the Phase I/IIa clinical development of UshStat, a novel gene-bas…
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FDA Strengthens Contact Lens Recall
(MedPage Today) — The FDA has raised the recall of CooperVision’s AVAIRA Toric Soft Contact Lenses for Astigmatism to Class I — the agency’s strongest — because silicone residue on the lenses could cause hazy vision, discomfort, or eye injuries.
American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2011 Annual Meeting
Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from the meeting. Medscape Ophthalmology
2011 AAO Annual Meeting to Feature New Approach to Learning
This year’s annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) will feature intimate and informal gatherings to provide a less formal venue for learning from the experts. Medscape Medical News
Corneal Tattooing Helps in the Management of Iris Defects
New corneal tattooing techniques may allow surgeons to correct visual disabilities associated with iris defects. Medscape Medical News
Fee for Service: How Long Will It Be Around?
Fee for service is under attack, but its demise won’t be soon and it may never go completely away. Here’s where fee for service stands. Medscape Business of Medicine
Nail Bed Problems Point to Vascular Issues in Glaucoma (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Nail bed vascular abnormalities had a significant association with optic disc hemorrhage and other manifestations of glaucoma, data from a Korean clinical series showed.
Action Medical Research announces grants to investigate conditions affecting babies, children
Action Medical Research – the leading UK-wide medical research charity dedicated to helping babies and children – has today announced grants worth more than £1.3 million for top researchers across the country.
Kids With Blocked Tear Ducts At Higher Risk For "Lazy Eye"
Amblyopia, sometimes referred to as “lazy eye,” is a cause of poor vision in children. It occurs in about 1.6% to 3.6% of the general population. Early treatment is critical, as the first few years are the most important in the development of eyesight….
Stem Cells Harvested From Hair Follicles Used To Reconstruct Damaged Tissue For Patients Who Suffer From LSCD
A young scientist who led research into the use of stem cells from hair follicles to treat the ocular surface disease has been named the winner of the Young Investigator Award by the journal Stem Cells. Dr. Ewa Meyer-Blazejewska will be presented with …
Possible Risks To Retinal Health From Emerging Pharmaceutical Platform
According to new research by University of Kentucky investigators, an emerging pharmaceutical platform used in treating a variety of diseases may produce unintended and undesirable effects on eye function…
GeneDx launches new genetic test to accurately diagnose rare diseases
At the joint conference of the American Society of Human Genetics/International Congress on Human Genetics in Montreal on October 12, GeneDx, one of the foremost genetics laboratories in the world and a subsidiary of Bio-Reference Laboratories, Inc., i…
Children under the age of 3 with NLDO more likely to develop amblyopia
Amblyopia, sometimes referred to as “lazy eye,” is a cause of poor vision in children. It occurs in about 1.6% to 3.6% of the general population. Early treatment is critical, as the first few years are the most important in the development of eyesight….
CooperVision "Avaira" Contact Lens Recall Problems Continue
In August this year Cooper Vision issued a voluntary recall for a limited lot of contact lenses under its brand name Avaira Toric. According to their website announcement : “…a small number of unexpected wearer reports of hazy vision and discomfor…
British scientist wins NYSCF – Robertson Stem Cell Prize
The New York Stem Cell Foundation (NYSCF) announced today that a British stem cell scientist working to cure blindness will be the first recipient of The New York Stem Cell Foundation – Robertson Prize in Stem Cell Research, a $200,000 prize awarded an…
Touchscreen Braille Writer That Stands To Revolutionize How The Blind Negotiate An Unseen World
Each summer, under the red-tiled roofs and sandstone of Stanford, the Army High-Performance Computing Research Center (AHPCRC) invites a select group of undergraduates from across the country to gather for a two-month immersion into the wonders of adva…
Study: Emerging pharmaceutical platform may produce undesirable effects on eye function
According to new research by University of Kentucky investigators, an emerging pharmaceutical platform used in treating a variety of diseases may produce unintended and undesirable effects on eye function.
Pacific University Opens World’s First 3D Performance Clinic
Pacific University in Oregon has opened the world’s first 3D performance clinic, equipped to diagnose and treat eye coordination problems that affect 3D vision. The new center facilitates a whole movie theater to measure binocular vision performa…
Topical Steroids No Help for Eye Ulcers (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Bacterial corneal ulcers responded no better to adjunctive topical steroids than to placebo in a randomized trial.
Macaques Protected From Blinding Trachoma By Experimental Vaccine
An attenuated, or weakened, strain of Chlamydia trachomatis bacteria can be used as a vaccine to prevent or reduce the severity of trachoma, the world’s leading cause of infectious blindness, suggest findings from a National Institutes of Health study …