The first global consensus report on meibomian gland dysfunction – a major cause of lid disease and evaporative dry eye – has been published in a special issue of the Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS) journal. The report is the result…
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IOVS journal publishes first global consensus report on MGD
The first global consensus report on meibomian gland dysfunction – a major cause of lid disease and evaporative dry eye – has been published in a special issue of the Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science journal.
Ranibizumab Yields 15-Letter Gain In VA In Patients Treated For DME, Study Shows
Results of the second of two phase 3 clinical trials showed that ranibizumab met its primary endpoint in patients being treated for diabetic macular edema, according to a news release from Genentech.
Amniotic Membrane Transplantation as an Adjunct to Medical Therapy in Acute Ocular Burns
How effective is amniotic membrane transplantation in healing ocular burns? The British Journal of Ophthalmology
What The Brain Saw
The moment we open our eyes, we perceive the world with apparent ease. But the question of how neurons in the retina encode what we “see” has been a tricky one. A key obstacle to understanding how our brain functions is that its components – neurons – …
Next Set Of NICE Quality Standards Launched On Depression, Diabetes And Glaucoma
NICE has today (31 March) launched new quality standards on depression in adults, diabetes in adults and glaucoma 1, adding to the library of standards already published2. NICE quality standards are markers of excellence in patient care…
Changes to the Specialist Collections Cessation of the RSS feed for Eyes and Vision
From May 2011, NICE (NHS Evidence) will launch a redesigned and improved specialist evidence service to replace the existing model of 30 Specialist Collections.
In view of the change to the new service the Eyes and Vision RSS feeds will cease from to…
Surgeon presents LASIK procedure comparative study results at ASCRS Symposium
LasikPlus surgeon Dr. Lewis Groden presented results from a first-of-its-kind, comparative study at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Symposium revealing that LASIK procedures performed with modern excimer laser technology produce…
Top Hospitals List Points Way to Lowering Mortality Rate
The best hospitals have lower mortality rates, along with higher profit margins, according to the latest Thomson Reuters 100 Top Hospitals study. Medscape Medical News
ARVO Foundation For Eye Research Honors Deisseroth With First Ludwig Von Sallman Clinician-Scientist Award
Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, has been named the first recipient of the Ludwig von Sallman Clinician-scientist Award, presented by the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research (AFER) to a clinician-scientist under age 40…
The Eye’s Visual Pigments Throughout Life Are Controlled By Thyroid Hormone
What part does the thyroid gland have in vision? Thyroid hormone is crucially involved in controlling which visual pigment is produced in the cones. Previously, it was assumed that the colour sensitivity of the cones is fixed in the adult retina. Resea…
LasikPlus® Research Reveals Excellent Results From Modern LASIK
LasikPlus® surgeon Dr. Lewis Groden presented results from a first-of-its-kind, comparative study at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Symposium revealing that LASIK procedures performed with modern excimer laser technolo…
LasikPlus® Research Reveals Excellent Results From Modern LASIK
LasikPlus® surgeon Dr. Lewis Groden presented results from a first-of-its-kind, comparative study at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Symposium revealing that LASIK procedures performed with modern excimer laser technolo…
Stanford professor receives AFER Ludwig von Sallman Clinician-scientist Award
Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, has been named the first recipient of the Ludwig von Sallman Clinician-scientist Award, presented by the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research to a clinician-scientist under age 40.
Thyroid Affects Color Vision
What part does the thyroid gland have in vision? Thyroid hormone is crucially involved in controlling which visual pigment is produced in the cones. Previously, it was assumed that the colour sensitivity of the cones is fixed in the adult retina. Resea…
Thyroid Affects Color Vision
What part does the thyroid gland have in vision? Thyroid hormone is crucially involved in controlling which visual pigment is produced in the cones. Previously, it was assumed that the colour sensitivity of the cones is fixed in the adult retina. Resea…
Apodized Diffractive Multifocal IOL Improves Outcomes After Bilateral Implantation
SAN DIEGO – Patients had increased visual outcomes for both near and distance vision when implanted with an apodized diffractive multifocal IOL in both eyes, according to a presenter here.
Top Metro Hospitals Ranked by US News & World Report
For the first time, US News has ranked hospitals on a metropolitan as well as a national basis, and the top children’s hospital is listed in each area as well. Medscape Medical News
Medical Device Innovation
Find out what to do with all of those great ideas. Medscape Anesthesiology
ActiveSite Pharmaceuticals’ Small Molecule Protease Inhibitor Blocks Retinal Blood Vessel Damage In Rodent Model Of Diabetes
ActiveSite Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today the online publication of a study in the journal Diabetes that describes the effectiveness of its novel plasma kallikrein inhibitor ASP-440 in reducing blood-retinal barrier breakdown in a rodent model …