Rural Americans were five times more likely than urban residents to be treated in emergency departments for eye injuries in 2008, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality…
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AHRQ News And Numbers: More Rural Americans Treated In Emergency Departments For Eye Injuries
Rural Americans were five times more likely than urban residents to be treated in emergency departments for eye injuries in 2008, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality…
Group Practice Association Leery of ACO Rules
The biggest, most sophisticated medical groups in the country tell CMS that they would not join an accountable care organization because they find the proposed regulations too demanding. Medscape Medical News
Sense Of Touch In The Blind Improved By Practice, Not Loss Of Sight
New research from McMaster University may answer a controversial question: do the blind have a better sense of touch because the brain compensates for vision loss or because of heavy reliance on their fingertips? The study, published in the most recent…
Sense Of Touch In The Blind Improved By Practice, Not Loss Of Sight
New research from McMaster University may answer a controversial question: do the blind have a better sense of touch because the brain compensates for vision loss or because of heavy reliance on their fingertips? The study, published in the most recent…
Visual Perception And Attention Can Be Changed By Passive Stimulation
What was previously known from animal studies has, for the first time, been demonstrated for humans too. “The findings open new perspectives in the intervention and treatment of visual perceptual disorders, because the changes can be induced quite simp…
Contact Lens Wearers Are Significantly Non-Compliant Before, During, And After Contact Lens Wear, Studies Show
Contact lens wearers are significantly non-compliant in virtually all the active steps involved in soft contact lens wear, including hand washing, case hygiene, lens disinfection and following the recommended lens replacement schedule, according to new…
Visual Perception And Attention Can Be Changed By Passive Stimulation
What was previously known from animal studies has, for the first time, been demonstrated for humans too. “The findings open new perspectives in the intervention and treatment of visual perceptual disorders, because the changes can be induced quite simp…
Contact Lens Wearers Are Significantly Non-Compliant Before, During, And After Contact Lens Wear, Studies Show
Contact lens wearers are significantly non-compliant in virtually all the active steps involved in soft contact lens wear, including hand washing, case hygiene, lens disinfection and following the recommended lens replacement schedule, according to new…
Scientists For The First Time Regenerate Sections Of Retinas And Increase Visual Function With Stem Cells Derived From Skin
Scientists from Schepens Eye Research Institute are the first to regenerate large areas of damaged retinas and improve visual function using IPS cells (induced pluripotent stem cells) derived from skin. The results of their study, which is published in…
Dry Eye In Children Requires Careful Diagnosis
Dry eye is a rare condition in children that often goes unrecognized because children do not report symptoms, according to a clinician speaking here.
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Increasing Rate Of TASS A Concern For Cataract Surgeons
While endophthalmitis rates have decreased thanks to effective prophylactic measures adopted in the last few years, outbreaks of toxic anterior segment syndrome might become the new nightmare of cataract surgeons, according to one surgeon speaking here.
Doctors Loath to Pay for Unbiased Education: Survey
While doctors believe industry funding may bias their continuing medical education, they are unwilling to pay for impartial information, a new survey finds. Reuters Health Information
Study Identifies Glaucoma Progression Risk Factors
Peak intraocular pressure, corneal thinning, and retinal atrophy emerge as major risks in a “real-world” study. Medscape Medical News
Why Physician Compensation Plans Fail
Physicians often consider their group’s compensation plan as unfair, particularly if the income-sharing and expense-sharing formula favors some doctors over others. Here’s what to watch out for. Medscape Business of Medicine
Kowa Announces The Efficacy And Safety Of A Novel Rho Kinase Inhibitor (K-115) In The Treatment Of Glaucoma In ARVO 2011
Kowa Company Ltd, (Headquarters: Nagoya, Japan, President & CEO: Yoshihiro Miwa, “Kowa”) today announced the results of two clinical studies and a non-clinical study of a drug candidate for glaucoma and ocular hypertension (K-115). The results were pre…
Kowa Announces The Efficacy And Safety Of A Novel Rho Kinase Inhibitor (K-115) In The Treatment Of Glaucoma In ARVO 2011
Kowa Company Ltd, (Headquarters: Nagoya, Japan, President & CEO: Yoshihiro Miwa, “Kowa”) today announced the results of two clinical studies and a non-clinical study of a drug candidate for glaucoma and ocular hypertension (K-115). The results were pre…
Single Bioptic Telescope For Low Vision Driving May Not Obscure Road View Of Second Eye
A study by scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute shows that a bioptic telescope on one lens of a pair of glasses used to magnify traffic signs and lights may not prevent the wider view of the road with the second eye…
Single Bioptic Telescope For Low Vision Driving May Not Obscure Road View Of Second Eye
A study by scientists at Schepens Eye Research Institute shows that a bioptic telescope on one lens of a pair of glasses used to magnify traffic signs and lights may not prevent the wider view of the road with the second eye…