It is no surprise to scientists that the largest social network on the web is called Facebook. Identifying people by their face is fundamental to our social interactions, one of the primary reasons vision researchers are trying to find out how our brai…
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Neuropsychologist Proves That Some Blind People ‘see’ With Their Ears
Dr. Olivier Collignon of the University of Montreal’s Saint-Justine Hospital Research Centre compared the brain activity of people who can see and people who were born blind, and discovered that the part of the brain that normally works with our eyes t…
New Approaches To Dementia And Sight Loss – Report Of First National Conference Released Today, UK
Key messages for professionals, policy makers, commissioners and carers are highlighted in a report released today (1) of the First National Conference on Dementia and Sight Loss. The report, by the Dementia and Sight Loss Interest Group (DaSLIG), a …
New self-monitoring blood glucose sensor uses tear fluid as sample
People with diabetes could be helped by a new type of self-monitoring blood glucose sensor being developed by Arizona State University engineers and clinicians at Mayo Clinic in Arizona.
Eye Supplement Leader Improves Formula, Issues Challenge
ZeaVision, LLC announced that its Zeaxanthin-based nutraceutical, EyePromise Restore, has been improved with a 25% increase in Omega 3’s and the addition of Vitamin D3. EyePromise Restore increases low macular pigment density, a risk factor for Age-Rel…
Eye Supplement Leader Improves Formula, Issues Challenge
ZeaVision, LLC announced that its Zeaxanthin-based nutraceutical, EyePromise Restore, has been improved with a 25% increase in Omega 3’s and the addition of Vitamin D3. EyePromise Restore increases low macular pigment density, a risk factor for Age-Rel…
WaveTec Vision Announces Launch Of Next-Generation Upgrade For Its ORange Wavefront Aberrometer
Aliso Viejo, CA – March 14, 2011 – WaveTec Vision, the leader in wavefront-guided custom cataractT surgery, announced today the launch of its latest system upgrade and the introduction of an unlimited-use pricing model for the ORange® intraoperative w…
Ophthalmology Faces An Economic Mixed Bag Under Health Care Reform Law
Federal health care reform measures may exert a lighter impact on ophthalmology than on other medical specialties, an expert and advocate said here. “What does this all mean for ophthalmology? Basically, I think you can sum it
Ophthalmology Faces An Economic Mixed Bag Under Health Care Reform Law
Federal health care reform measures may exert a lighter impact on ophthalmology than on other medical specialties, an expert and advocate said here. “What does this all mean for ophthalmology? Basically, I think you can sum it
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UK Rise In Age-Related Macular Degeneration Predicted
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects more than 600,000 Britons.
Twenty-Three Gauge Vitrectomy May Be Used To Treat Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
A smaller-gauge pars plana vitrectomy may be effective in achieving retinal reattachment, a presenter said here.
WaveTec Vision Announces Launch Of Next-Generation Upgrade For Its ORange Wavefront Aberrometer
Aliso Viejo, CA – March 14, 2011 – WaveTec Vision, the leader in wavefront-guided custom cataractT surgery, announced today the launch of its latest system upgrade and the introduction of an unlimited-use pricing model for the ORange® intraoperative w…
Ophthalmology Faces An Economic Mixed Bag Under Health Care Reform Law
Federal health care reform measures may exert a lighter impact on ophthalmology than on other medical specialties, an expert and advocate said here. “What does this all mean for ophthalmology? Basically, I think you can sum it
Ophthalmology Faces An Economic Mixed Bag Under Health Care Reform Law
Federal health care reform measures may exert a lighter impact on ophthalmology than on other medical specialties, an expert and advocate said here. “What does this all mean for ophthalmology? Basically, I think you can sum it
UK Rise In Age-Related Macular Degeneration Predicted
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) affects more than 600,000 Britons.
WaveTec Vision Announces Launch Of Next-Generation Upgrade For Its ORange Wavefront Aberrometer
Aliso Viejo, CA – March 14, 2011 – WaveTec Vision, the leader in wavefront-guided custom cataractT surgery, announced today the launch of its latest system upgrade and the introduction of an unlimited-use pricing model for the ORange® intraoperative w…
Ophthalmology Faces An Economic Mixed Bag Under Health Care Reform Law
Federal health care reform measures may exert a lighter impact on ophthalmology than on other medical specialties, an expert and advocate said here. “What does this all mean for ophthalmology? Basically, I think you can sum it
Twenty-Three Gauge Vitrectomy May Be Used To Treat Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment
A smaller-gauge pars plana vitrectomy may be effective in achieving retinal reattachment, a presenter said here.
Strokes More Common With Retinal Condition (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Stroke risk roughly doubles with retinal vein occlusion, but the risk of myocardial infarction did not appear higher, according to a retrospective analysis of a claims database.