Combined therapy for retinoblastoma aimed at saving a child’s affected eye increases the likelihood of long-term complications if enucleation becomes necessary, according to findings published in the August 18th online issue of Ophthalmology. Reuters…
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VIP-200 Pupillometer Is a New Portable Device to Measure Pupils for Refractive Surgery
Neuroptics Inc. from Irvine, California released the VIP-200 Pupillometer, a hand-held device to screen patients for refractive surgery. The device helps eye surgeons to optimize patients for a laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) procedures and fitting of multifocal intraocular lenses (IOLs). The Pupillometer can simulate scotopic, low mesopic and high mesopic light conditions and measure them in one run of 10 seconds. This makes it possible to customize pupil dependent IOLs better to patient preferences. A golf pro who needs to see best during day light or a radiologist who is reporting from a dimly lit room can be tested for their personal needs.
The Pupillometer measures pupil sizes in a range from 1mm to 9mm with an accuracy of 0.1mm. The average pupil aperture and standard deviation can be calculated. Random uncontrolled fluctuations and the vertex distance, which can vary up to 12mm in the normal population, will be compensated. Because it may be hard for a clinician’s eye to estimate pupil size by a single picture, the Pupillometer records 3 seconds to overcome small continuous oscillations and presents an average size. Data is stored on the device, while results and a video of the measurement can be displayed on the screen or printed.
Acucela and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Announce the Initiation of a Phase 1/2 Clinical Trial for OPA-6566 in Patients with Open-angle Glaucoma or Ocular Hypertension
SEATTLE & TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Acucela Inc., a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing new treatments for blinding eye diseases, and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., today announced the initiation of a Phase 1/2 clinical trial for…
Exonhit consolidated revenues decrease 56% to € 2.4 million for first half of 2011
The Exonhit Supervisory Board met on September 12 to close the consolidated half-year accounts for the six-month period ended June 30, 2011.
Precision Laser System Approved for Cataract Surgery in Europe
A new image guidance system automatically detects lens and corneal surfaces for safe and accurate laser delivery. Medscape Medical News
Antibiotics After Intraocular Injection Linked to Resistance
The authors of a randomized controlled study urge “judicious use” to avoid multiple-drug resistance. Medscape Medical News
iExaminer for iPhone 4 Liberates Fundus Exams
Ophthalmoscopes are widely used to help diagnose a variety of conditions, but much like traditional microscopes they can only be used by one person at a time and sharing what one sees requires, as the old saying goes, a thousand words.
The iExaminer from Intuitive Medical Technologies in Shreveport, Louisiana is a simple iPhone 4 attachment for the popular Welch Allyn PanOptic ophthalmoscope that lets you do fundus exams and share videos and images right from the iPhone.
Genetic Link To Blindness Probed By Researchers
University of Leeds researchers have used next-generation DNA sequencing techniques to discover what causes a rare form of inherited eye disorders, including cataracts and glaucoma, in young children…
Ophthalmic Antibiotics Meeting Bacterial Resistance
New trial results show that ophthalmic antibiotics are meeting resistance from one of their most frequent targets: Staphylococcus epidermidis. Reuters Health Information
Legal Corner: Why Do Plaintiffs Abandon Claims?
Roundup: Why do plaintiffs abandon claims?; Malpractice reform projects in limbo; A candidate lawyers love to hate; “No” to gun inquiries Medscape Business of Medicine
Poor Glaucoma Medication Adherence Worsens Vision Defects
Glaucoma patients who don’t take their medications regularly are more likely to have worse visual field defects, according to a report online August 18th in Ophthalmology. Reuters Health Information
Video Games Improve ‘Lazy Eye’ in Adults, Study Suggests
Adults with amblyopia can achieve substantial improvements in visual acuity by playing video games for 40 hours. Medscape Medical News
OptiMedica’s Catalys Precision Laser System for Cataracts Gets CE Mark of Approval
Cataract surgery is a common procedure these days, yet current methods still require the surgeon to exercise manual precision. Santa Clara, CA-based OptiMedica Corp. claims that its newly CE marked Catalys Precision Laser System will help increase the precision of cataract procedures with its combination of a femtosecond laser and integrated optical coherence tomography (OCT).
The Catalys’ OCT system automatically detects the surfaces of the patient’s lens and cornea to ensure safe and accurate delivery of laser pulses, and the company’s proprietary Liquid Optics Interface maintains a large clear optical path for the OCT imaging, laser pulse delivery, and real-time video.
Inherited Blindness – Researchers Reveal New Techniques For Finding The Causes
According to a study published in the latest issue of the American Journal of Human Genetics, researchers from the University of Leeds in collaboration with scientists at the Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia, utilized next-generation DNA sequ…
How Twitter Has Reshaped Emergency Responses
When the twin towers fell on 9/11, social media such as Twitter were just emerging. Medscape Med Students
Mass. Eye and Ear receives NIAID grant to coordinate Harvard-wide Project on Antibiotic Resistance
The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary has received an $11 million grant from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease, the largest National Institutes of Health grant in this hospital’s187-year history, to coordinate the Harvard-wide …
OptiMedica’s Catalys Precision Laser System for cataract receives European CE mark
Global ophthalmic company OptiMedica Corp. has announced that it has received CE mark approval to market its Catalys Precision Laser System for cataract surgery in Europe.
Space Missions May Damage Eyes
Astronauts experience bone and muscle loss in the weightlessness of space, and now the first study of returning space travelers’ eyes suggests that prolonged amounts of time in orbit can take a significant toll on vision, although the long-term effects…
Sleep Disturbance Linked to Aging Eye Lens (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Sleep disturbance correlated significantly with reduced blue light transmission to the retina resulting from aging and yellowing of the lens, Danish investigators reported.
Amakem receives €18m in Series A round of funding
Amakem NV today announced it has raised €18m with a syndicate of leading life sciences investors to advance its ophthalmology drug development portfolio and progress its lead candidate, AMA0076 for glaucoma, to clinical proof of concept.