WASHINGTON, D.C. – With renewed Congressional fervor surrounding the health care law, the American Academy of Ophthalmology has made repealing the law’s egregious components and protecting Medicare payments as top priorities. The Academy determined its…
Category: News
2010 Ophthalmology in Review: Anterior Segment
Technology Spotlight
US Task Force Issues Updated Statement on Visual Screening in Young Children
The US Preventive Services Task Force has updated its 2004 statement about screening for visual impairment in children younger than 5 years. Medscape Medical News
Importance Of Vision Screening For 3- to 5-Year-Olds Reaffirmed
New Statement from U.S. Preventative Services Task Force (USPSTF) Recommends Vision Screening for All Children at Least Once Between 3 and 5
USPSTF Endorses Kiddie Vision Screening (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Young children should have their vision screened at least once between ages 3 to 5 years — but not any earlier — according to the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
ONR’s TechSolutions Providing SEALs With New Glasses That Change Lens Color On The Fly
The Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) TechSolutions department is set to deliver to Navy Special Warfare Command personnel later this year new protective eyewear that will eliminate the need for warfighters to stop to change out colored lenses to accomm…
Dr. John Jarstad, M.D. Implants First NanoFLEX Artificial Lens
John S. Jarstad, M.D., of Evergreen Eye Center, has implanted the first FDA-approved nanoFLEX artificial lens in Washington State.
Dr. John Jarstad, M.D. Implants First NanoFLEX Artificial Lens
John S. Jarstad, M.D., of Evergreen Eye Center, has implanted the first FDA-approved nanoFLEX artificial lens in Washington State.
Vision Screening Of Kids Under 3 Lacks Data: Panel
A federal expert panel backtracked on Monday on its 2004 recommendation to screen all kids younger than five years for poor vision, lazy eye and other eye conditions.
Anterior Segment Analysis Systems
Technology Spotlight
ONR’s TechSolutions Providing SEALs With New Glasses That Change Lens Color On The Fly
The Office of Naval Research’s (ONR) TechSolutions department is set to deliver to Navy Special Warfare Command personnel later this year new protective eyewear that will eliminate the need for warfighters to stop to change out colored lenses to accomm…
Combat-Related Ocular Trauma Requires Unique Care
Damage control surgery is essential to managing open-globe injuries sustained in combat situations, according to a speaker here.
Blind Man Drives Car Independently
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the nation, announced today that for the first time a blind individual has driven a street vehicle in public without the assistance of a sighted person. …
Blind Man Drives Car Independently
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the nation, announced today that for the first time a blind individual has driven a street vehicle in public without the assistance of a sighted person. …
Blind Man Drives Car Independently
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the nation, announced today that for the first time a blind individual has driven a street vehicle in public without the assistance of a sighted person. …
Blind Man Drives Car Independently
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the nation, announced today that for the first time a blind individual has driven a street vehicle in public without the assistance of a sighted person. …
Blind Man Drives Car Independently
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the nation, announced today that for the first time a blind individual has driven a street vehicle in public without the assistance of a sighted person. …
Can Adjustable Glasses Help Kids in Poor Countries?
For many children in poor nations, a simple pair of glasses can be out of reach. But a new study suggests relatively cheap spectacles that people can adjust themselves hold some promise. Reuters Health Information
Microplasmin Effective in Two Phase 3 Trials
A single injection of microplasmin (ThromboGenics NV) was effective for the treatment of symptomatic vitreomacular adhesion (VMA), according to the pooled results of two phase 3 trials, TG-MV-006 and TG-MV-007. The findings of the trials, referred to…
Crossed eyes in adults can also be corrected
Since she was a baby, Carleen Trautz’s left eye turned outward, rather than looking straight ahead, and it made her life miserable.