The Insula and Evaluative Processes Gary G. Berntson, Greg J. Norman, Antoine Bechara, Joel Bruss, Daniel Tranel, and John T. Cacioppo The insula has been implicated in evaluative and affective processes. New findings indicate that the insula may be b…
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TheraTears® Nutrition Improves Dry Eye Signs And Symptoms In Clinical Trial
Advanced Vision Research, Inc. today announced the publication in the journal Cornea of promising results from a pilot trial of dry eye patients taking TheraTears® Nutrition. The study demonstrated a reduction in dry eye symptoms and an increase in te…
TheraTears® Nutrition Improves Dry Eye Signs And Symptoms In Clinical Trial
Advanced Vision Research, Inc. today announced the publication in the journal Cornea of promising results from a pilot trial of dry eye patients taking TheraTears® Nutrition. The study demonstrated a reduction in dry eye symptoms and an increase in te…
Amniotic Membrane Improves Ocular Surface Surgery Results
Use of amniotic membrane can enhance pterygium and other ocular surface surgical procedure results, according to a speaker here.
Increasing The Rate Of Dry Eye Treatment Can Improve Outcomes, Generate More Revenue
Improving the low rate of treatment for dry eye may not only enhance quality of life and surgical outcomes, but it can also increase business for the ophthalmology practice, one presenter said.
Increasing The Rate Of Dry Eye Treatment Can Improve Outcomes, Generate More Revenue
Improving the low rate of treatment for dry eye may not only enhance quality of life and surgical outcomes, but it can also increase business for the ophthalmology practice, one presenter said.
Why do some diabetics escape complications?
Much research has been carried out on why diabetics develop complications. Now researchers are asking the question the other way around. They want to know why some diabetic patients do not develop complications. What is it that protects them? The PROLO…
Canaloplasty May Be Safer Treatment Option For Patients With Open-Angle Glaucoma
Canaloplasty may be a safer alternative to trabeculectomy for patients with open-angle glaucoma, according to a speaker here.
Statement By The American Academy Of Ophthalmology Regarding Children’s Vision And Eye Health And 3-D Digital Products
Recently Nintendo issued a warning about their new 3-D handheld game device that urged parents to prevent children under age 6 years from prolonged viewing of the device’s digital images, in order to avoid possible damage to visual development. Other 3…
Minimally Invasive Procedure With Phaco Reduces IOP, Medication Use In Glaucoma Patients
A minimally invasive glaucoma treatment combined with cataract extraction lowered IOP and reduced glaucoma medications, with fewer complications than trabeculectomy, according to study results.
Knowing Your Risks Can Stop The Sneak Thief Of Sight
Glaucoma is a silent illness; most people have no early symptoms and do not notice as their peripheral vision diminishes or blind spots occur. The disease affects more than 2.3 million Americans age 40 and older. Another 2 million do not know they have…
Canaloplasty May Be Safer Treatment Option For Patients With Open-Angle Glaucoma
Canaloplasty may be a safer alternative to trabeculectomy for patients with open-angle glaucoma, according to a speaker here.
Minimally Invasive Procedure With Phaco Reduces IOP, Medication Use In Glaucoma Patients
A minimally invasive glaucoma treatment combined with cataract extraction lowered IOP and reduced glaucoma medications, with fewer complications than trabeculectomy, according to study results.
Knowing Your Risks Can Stop The Sneak Thief Of Sight
Glaucoma is a silent illness; most people have no early symptoms and do not notice as their peripheral vision diminishes or blind spots occur. The disease affects more than 2.3 million Americans age 40 and older. Another 2 million do not know they have…
Research and Markets: Ophthalmic Devices Market Outlook in India to 2016 – Vision Care, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Devices and Others
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/fb0df2/ophthalmic_devices) has announced the addition of GlobalData’s new report “Ophthalmic Devices Market Outlook in India to 2016 – Vision Care, Cataract and Refractive Surgery Devices and Others” to their offering. Ophthalmic Devices Market Outlook in India…
Curvilinear Camera Adds Zoom Features For an Even Closer Look at Your Innards
Last time we covered an eyeball-like camera being developed by Northwestern University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, they had developed flexible light sensors for capturing sharp images much in the same way our eyes capture images.
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IU Ophthalmologist And Wife Support Conference Room In Glick Eye Institute
The conference room in the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute will be named for an IU School of Medicine ophthalmologist and his wife. Daniel Spitzberg, M.D., and his wife, Alana, are supporting the nearly 100-seat conference room on the first floo…
Statement By The American Academy Of Ophthalmology Regarding Children’s Vision And Eye Health And 3-D Digital Products
Recently Nintendo issued a warning about their new 3-D handheld game device that urged parents to prevent children under age 6 years from prolonged viewing of the device’s digital images, in order to avoid possible damage to visual development. Other 3…
An Affordable, Accessible Test For Genetic Eye Diseases? (And) New Scorecard Helps Predict Vision, Life Quality After Cataract Surgery
This month’s Ophthalmology reports on new tools designed to advance diagnosis and care in two important areas: inherited retinal diseases and cataract surgery. Ophthalmology is the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology…
An Affordable, Accessible Test For Genetic Eye Diseases? (And) New Scorecard Helps Predict Vision, Life Quality After Cataract Surgery
This month’s Ophthalmology reports on new tools designed to advance diagnosis and care in two important areas: inherited retinal diseases and cataract surgery. Ophthalmology is the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology