An international conference addressing the treatment of children born with a cataract will take place in New York City on Friday, March 11, 2011.
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Parts Of Brain Can Switch Functions
When your brain encounters sensory stimuli, such as the scent of your morning coffee or the sound of a honking car, that input gets shuttled to the appropriate brain region for analysis. The coffee aroma goes to the olfactory cortex, while sounds are p…
Officials Proclaim Efforts Of New York Eye And Ear Infirmary And Colleagues To Combat Leading Cause Of Blindness
Joining an international effort to raise awareness about the threat of glaucoma, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has officially proclaimed March 6-12, 2011 as World Glaucoma Week in New York City. The week is observed around the globe by awareness and educa…
Officials Proclaim Efforts Of New York Eye And Ear Infirmary And Colleagues To Combat Leading Cause Of Blindness
Joining an international effort to raise awareness about the threat of glaucoma, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has officially proclaimed March 6-12, 2011 as World Glaucoma Week in New York City. The week is observed around the globe by awareness and educa…
Paloma Pharmaceuticals Update On Ocular Clinical And Oncology Programs
Paloma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today updates on its age-related macular degeneration Phase I trials and oncology program. Palomid 529 (P529), Paloma Pharmaceuticals first-in-class allosteric dual TORC1/TORC2 dissociative inhibitor targeting the…
Paloma Pharmaceuticals Update On Ocular Clinical And Oncology Programs
Paloma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today updates on its age-related macular degeneration Phase I trials and oncology program. Palomid 529 (P529), Paloma Pharmaceuticals first-in-class allosteric dual TORC1/TORC2 dissociative inhibitor targeting the…
For Some Kids, Corneal Transplant Improves Vision And Daily Life
SAN FRANCISCO – Teens, children, and even infants sometimes require corneal transplants, although most such surgeries are performed in adults. Australian researchers led by Keryn A. Williams, PhD, tracked transplant success and visual outcomes in 640 y…
Screening for Retinopathy of Prematurity May Start at 31 Weeks
Among infants born before 27 weeks of gestation, retinopathy of prematurity stage III did not occur before postmenstrual age of 31 weeks, and criteria for treatment were not reached before 32 weeks. Medscape Medical News
First Millimeter-Scale Computer Will Be Used for Glaucoma Patients
This past weekend at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco, researchers from the University of Michigan presented what is believed to be the world’s first complete millimeter-scale computer.
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First Millimeter-Scale Computer Will Be Used for Glaucoma Patients
This past weekend at the International Solid-State Circuits Conference in San Francisco, researchers from the University of Michigan presented what is believed to be the world’s first complete millimeter-scale computer.
Eschenbach Moves to New, Larger Office
(Danbury, CT – February 28, 2011) Due to continued growth and the need for additional space, Eschenbach Optik of America recently relocated its North American headquarters to Danbury, CT.
Bausch + Lomb Introduces The Putterman Consecutive CDCR Set
ALISO VIEJO, Calif. — Bausch + Lomb Instruments for Ophthalmology, Ear, Nose, Throat and Plastic Surgery announced the launch of the Putterman Consecutive Conjunctivodacryocystorhinostomy Set in the United States. Designed by Dr. Allen M. Putterman of…
Voluntary Recall Of Soothe® Xtra Protection (XP) Eye Drops
Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, is conducting a voluntary recall of its Soothe® Xtra Protection (XP) eye drops. Soothe XP is only available within the United States. (Expiration Dates: February 2011 through August 2012)
Femtosecond DALK With Bubble Technique Successful In Pediatric Patients
ISTANBUL, Turkey – A femtosecond laser-assisted variation of the classic big-bubble technique in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty had a high degree of reproducibility and easier management in pediatric patients, according to a surgeon here.
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Voluntary Recall Of Soothe® Xtra Protection (XP) Eye Drops
Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, is conducting a voluntary recall of its Soothe® Xtra Protection (XP) eye drops. Soothe XP is only available within the United States. (Expiration Dates: February 2011 through August 2012)
Long-term Effect of Early Intervention With Single Intravitreal Injection of Bevacizumab Followed by Panretinal and Macular Grid Photocoagulation in Central Retinal Vein Occlusion (CRVO) With Macular Edema: A Pilot Study
How effective is early treatment with intravitreal bevacizumab followed by laser in central retinal vein occlusion with macular edema? This study takes a closer look. Eye
Singapore Scientists Perform The First Asian-Based Genome-Wide Association Study On Optic Disc Area
A team of scientists from Singapore is the first to identify a new gene that controls optic disc1 area, and confirm that two genes2 previously reported to govern optic disc size in Europeans are also key players in Singapore Malays and Indians…
SLT: The Next "Refractive Surgeon’s Laser"?
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Triple Approach May Be An Option In Keratoconus Patients
Implantation of a toric implantable Collamer lens after intracorneal ring implantation followed by corneal collagen cross-linking is an effective treatment sequence in patients with keratoconus, according to a speaker here.