Acupuncture may eventually become another optional treatment apart from patching for lazy eye, also known as amblyopia, especially among older children who have a poorer response to patching, say researchers from China in Archives of Ophthalmology. App…
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Acupuncture May Help Some Older Children With Lazy Eye
Acupuncture could potentially become an alternative to patching for treating amblyopia (lazy eye) in some older children, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
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Benign Essential Blepharospasm May Not Be Risk Factor For Glaucoma
Patients with benign essential blepharospasm do not have an increased risk of primary open-angle glaucoma, closed-angle glaucoma or other glaucoma, according to a study.
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Benign Essential Blepharospasm May Not Be Risk Factor For Glaucoma
Patients with benign essential blepharospasm do not have an increased risk of primary open-angle glaucoma, closed-angle glaucoma or other glaucoma, according to a study.
A Case-control Study: Occupational Cooking and the Risk of Uveal Melanoma
Is there a connection between cooking fumes and the development of uveal melanoma? BMC Ophthalmology
Acupuncture May Sharpen Vision in Amblyopia (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Acupuncture may be just as effective as wearing an eye patch to treat amblyopia (lazy eye), researchers say.
NinePoint enters IP licensing agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital
NinePoint Medical, Inc., an emerging leader in the development of in vivo pathology medical devices, today announced it has entered into an intellectual property (IP) licensing agreement with Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH). Under the agreement, N…
Dynamic Eye Develops LCD Sunglasses; Initiates Funding Effort On Kickstarter.com
Dynamic Eye (www.dyneye.com) announced today that it has completed the technology verification testing stage of its electronically controlled glare reduction sunglasses. Dynamic Eye’s LCD sunglasses offer active glare control that is completely unlike …
Dynamic Eye Develops LCD Sunglasses; Initiates Funding Effort On Kickstarter.com
Dynamic Eye (www.dyneye.com) announced today that it has completed the technology verification testing stage of its electronically controlled glare reduction sunglasses. Dynamic Eye’s LCD sunglasses offer active glare control that is completely unlike …
Anti-VEGF Maintains Visual Acuity Gains At 1 Year In Patients With Neovascular AMD
Pegaptanib as induction-maintenance therapy improved visual acuity and stabilized center point thickness in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration, a study found.
Many Elderly Have Preventable Eye Problems
A large fraction of elderly people have age-related degenerative changes in their eyes that put them on a path to blindness — but could be preventable – a new study finds.
Anti-VEGF Maintains Visual Acuity Gains At 1 Year In Patients With Neovascular AMD
Pegaptanib as induction-maintenance therapy improved visual acuity and stabilized center point thickness in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration, a study found.
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Many Elderly Have Preventable Eye Problems
A large fraction of elderly people have age-related degenerative changes in their eyes that put them on a path to blindness — but could be preventable – a new study finds.
Volk Mini Gonio Lens For Static And Dynamic Gonioscopy
Designed for small anatomies and narrow palpebral fissures, Volk Optical’s new Mini 4 Mirror Gonio Lens delivers complete angle views.
Elsevier Enables Its E-Books To Read Aloud, Increasing Access For People With Print Disabilities
Elsevier, the world-leading publisher of scientific, technical and medical information products and solutions, has announced that it has enabled the text-to-speech option on all of its ePub book titles. The text-to-speech function enables an e-book to …
Intrathecal Ziconotide May Increase Risk for Suicide
A recent suicide has raised the suspicion that ziconotide can pose a psychiatric threat to patients. Medscape Medical News
Three-Day Meeting On Eliminating River Blindness Kicks Off In Nigeria
A three-day meeting of the WHO African Program for Onchocerciasis (River blindness) Control (WHO/APOC) opened in Abuja, Nigeria, on Tuesday, PANA/Afrique en ligne reports (12/8)…