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…
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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…
Inspire reports net loss of $17.6 million for first quarter 2011
Inspire Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2011, reporting a net loss of $17.6 million or per common share, as compared to a net loss of $14.8 million, or per common share, for the same period …
Mary Ann Liebert’s peer-reviewed journal highlights latest developments in ocular gene therapy
Disorders of the eye are excellent targets for gene therapy because the ocular environment is readily accessible, relatively easy to monitor, and sequestered from the rest of the body.
Latest Advances In Gene Therapy For Ocular Disease Are Highlighted In Human Gene Therapy
Disorders of the eye are excellent targets for gene therapy because the ocular environment is readily accessible, relatively easy to monitor, and sequestered from the rest of the body. A series of articles available online ahead of print in Human Gene …
Kowa presents three K-115 study results against glaucoma at ARVO 2011
Kowa Company Ltd, today announced the results of two clinical studies and a non-clinical study of a drug candidate for glaucoma and ocular hypertension.
Careful Management Needed For Intraocular Foreign Bodies
An intraocular foreign body is an unwanted presence in the eye. The size, shape, direction and velocity of impact of the foreign body, as well as its path through the eye, affect the final outcome. The U.S. National Eye Trauma Registry shows that there…
Careful Management Needed For Intraocular Foreign Bodies
An intraocular foreign body is an unwanted presence in the eye. The size, shape, direction and velocity of impact of the foreign body, as well as its path through the eye, affect the final outcome. The U.S. National Eye Trauma Registry shows that there…