EHR meaningful use requirements can be confusing and difficult to implement. It’s possible to get expert help without paying for it. Here’s how. Medscape Business of Medicine
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Struggling With Meaningful Use Requirements? These Experts Help for Free
EHR meaningful use requirements can be confusing and difficult to implement. It’s possible to get expert help without paying for it. Here’s how. Medscape Business of Medicine
New convenient device for tracking degenerative eye disease
An ophthalmologist at UT Southwestern Medical Center has helped create a convenient device that lets patients who have a degenerative eye disease better track vision changes.
Webinar: Why You Need a Slit Lamp Camera
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Ranibizumab And Bevacizumab Show Equivalent Effects On Visual Acuity In Patients With Neovascular AMD
Two of the most commonly used treatments for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), ranibizumab (Lucentis, Genentech), approved in 2006 by FDA, and the other commonly used ‘off-label,’ bevacizumab (Avastin, Genentech), resulted in similar …
iPhone-Based Device Monitors Macular Degeneration
A new iPhone app could enable patients with degenerative eye diseases to track their vision loss at home. Known as myVisionTrack, the technology allows patients with diabetic retinopathy or macular degeneration to accurately check their vision in less than 90 seconds, according to its developers. myVisionTrack is designed specifically to treat pati (Read more...)
Antioxidant May Stall Inherited Blindness (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — The antioxidant idebenone appeared to slow vision loss in patients with Leber’s hereditary optic neuropathy (LHON), particularly when sight was worse in one eye than the other, according to an international study.
Finding It Harder To See The Wood For The Trees: Changes In Attention And Visual Perception Are Correlated With Aging
When looking at a picture of many trees, young people will tend to say: “This is a forest”. However, the older we get, the more likely we are to notice a single tree before seeing the forest. This suggests that the speed at which the brain processes th…
For Patients With Inherited Blindness, Drug Shown To Improve Sight
A clinical trial led by Newcastle University shows that the drug, idebenone (Catena®), improved the vision and perception of colour in patients with Leber’s Hereditary Optic Neuropathy (LHON). The inherited condition means patients, who can see normal…
Retinal Cells Thoughts To Be The Same Are Not, Biologist Says
The old adage “Looks can be deceiving” certainly rings true when it comes to people. But it is also accurate when describing special light-sensing cells in the eye, according to a Johns Hopkins University biologist…
Practice Management Megatrends: An article based on a talk by John Pinto
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Retinal Cells Thoughts To Be The Same Are Not, JHU Biologist Says
The old adage “Looks can be deceiving” certainly rings true when it comes to people. But it is also accurate when describing special light-sensing cells in the eye, according to a Johns Hopkins University biologist.
Endo Optiks, Inc. Develops Triple-‐Function 23 Gauge Laser Endoscope
Endo Optiks,Inc.(EndoOptiks) today announced that they have introduceda triple-function 23g laser endoscope,which is now for sale in the UnitedStates and internationally.
Should Clinician Prescribing Data Be Sold?
Dr. Jeffrey Lieberman discusses the ethics of disclosing or selling clinician prescribing data to private entities such as drug manufacturers. Medscape Psychiatry
R-Tech Ueno: Protocol Amendment Of A Phase I Clinical Study Of RK-023 For The Treatment Of Hypotrichosis Of The Eyelashes
R-Tech Ueno (JASDAQ:4573) is pleased to announce protocol amendment of a Phase I Clinical Study of RK-023, a new compound being developed for the treatment of hypotrichosis of the eyelashes (Note). The details are given below…
Study examines link between stereo 3D devices and visual discomfort
Several reports indicate that prolonged viewing of mobile devices and other stereo 3D devices leads to visual discomfort, fatigue and even headaches. According to a new Journal of Vision study, the root cause may be the demand on our eyes to focus on t…
STAAR Surgical Announces Second Quarter 2011 Results Release Date And Conference Call
STAAR Surgical Company today announced that it will release financial results for the second quarter ended July 1, 2011 on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 after the market close.The Company will host a conference call and webcast on Tuesday, August 2, 2011 at …
Optimizing Eyesight: New System For Measuring And Improving Human Vision
With research and development assistance from the Georgia Tech Research Institute (GTRI) and seed funding from the Georgia Research Alliance (GRA), an Atlanta-based company is developing what it hopes will be the next-generation instrument for optimizi…
Inotek Pharmaceuticals Initiates Multiple-Dose Phase 2 Clinical Trial Of INO-8875 In Patients With Glaucoma
LEXINGTON Mass., – June 17, 2010
Inotek Pharmaceuticals Corp., a leader in the development of innovative drug candidates to address significant diseases of the eye, today announced that it has initiated dosing in a multiple-dose Phase 2 clinical trial …
New Study Finds Images Placed In Front Of Smartphone Screen Increase Visual Discomfort
Several reports indicate that prolonged viewing of mobile devices and other stereo 3D devices leads to visual discomfort, fatigue and even headaches. According to a new Journal of Vision study, the root cause may be the demand on our eyes to focus on t…