During Healthy Vision Month, the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, encourages people and organizations around the world to recognize the value of the sense of sight and make vision health a priority.
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HEALTHY VISION MONTH, MAY 2011
During Healthy Vision Month, the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, encourages people and organizations around the world to recognize the value of the sense of sight and make vision health a priority.
HEALTHY VISION MONTH, MAY 2011
During Healthy Vision Month, the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, encourages people and organizations around the world to recognize the value of the sense of sight and make vision health a priority.
Ranibizumab And Bevacizumab Have Equivalent Effect On Neovascular AMD
Two of the most commonly used treatments for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), ranibizumab (Lucentis, Genentech), approved in 2006 by FDA, and the other commonly used ‘off-label,’ bevacizumab (Avastin, Genentech), resulted in similar …
Dry Eyes Common In Older Koreans
One in three elderly Koreans have dry eyes, according to a new study.
HEALTHY VISION MONTH, MAY 2011
During Healthy Vision Month, the National Eye Institute (NEI), part of the National Institutes of Health, encourages people and organizations around the world to recognize the value of the sense of sight and make vision health a priority.
Generic Medications: Are They The Same?
About two-thirds of all prescriptions filled are generic forms of brand-name drugs. Generic drugs work well for most patients, but there are differences compared to the brand name products.
AHRQ News And Numbers: More Rural Americans Treated In Emergency Departments For Eye Injuries
Rural Americans were five times more likely than urban residents to be treated in emergency departments for eye injuries in 2008, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality…
AHRQ News And Numbers: More Rural Americans Treated In Emergency Departments For Eye Injuries
Rural Americans were five times more likely than urban residents to be treated in emergency departments for eye injuries in 2008, according to the latest News and Numbers from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality…
Group Practice Association Leery of ACO Rules
The biggest, most sophisticated medical groups in the country tell CMS that they would not join an accountable care organization because they find the proposed regulations too demanding. Medscape Medical News
Sense Of Touch In The Blind Improved By Practice, Not Loss Of Sight
New research from McMaster University may answer a controversial question: do the blind have a better sense of touch because the brain compensates for vision loss or because of heavy reliance on their fingertips? The study, published in the most recent…
Sense Of Touch In The Blind Improved By Practice, Not Loss Of Sight
New research from McMaster University may answer a controversial question: do the blind have a better sense of touch because the brain compensates for vision loss or because of heavy reliance on their fingertips? The study, published in the most recent…
Visual Perception And Attention Can Be Changed By Passive Stimulation
What was previously known from animal studies has, for the first time, been demonstrated for humans too. “The findings open new perspectives in the intervention and treatment of visual perceptual disorders, because the changes can be induced quite simp…
Contact Lens Wearers Are Significantly Non-Compliant Before, During, And After Contact Lens Wear, Studies Show
Contact lens wearers are significantly non-compliant in virtually all the active steps involved in soft contact lens wear, including hand washing, case hygiene, lens disinfection and following the recommended lens replacement schedule, according to new…
Visual Perception And Attention Can Be Changed By Passive Stimulation
What was previously known from animal studies has, for the first time, been demonstrated for humans too. “The findings open new perspectives in the intervention and treatment of visual perceptual disorders, because the changes can be induced quite simp…
Contact Lens Wearers Are Significantly Non-Compliant Before, During, And After Contact Lens Wear, Studies Show
Contact lens wearers are significantly non-compliant in virtually all the active steps involved in soft contact lens wear, including hand washing, case hygiene, lens disinfection and following the recommended lens replacement schedule, according to new…
Scientists For The First Time Regenerate Sections Of Retinas And Increase Visual Function With Stem Cells Derived From Skin
Scientists from Schepens Eye Research Institute are the first to regenerate large areas of damaged retinas and improve visual function using IPS cells (induced pluripotent stem cells) derived from skin. The results of their study, which is published in…
Dry Eye In Children Requires Careful Diagnosis
Dry eye is a rare condition in children that often goes unrecognized because children do not report symptoms, according to a clinician speaking here.
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Increasing Rate Of TASS A Concern For Cataract Surgeons
While endophthalmitis rates have decreased thanks to effective prophylactic measures adopted in the last few years, outbreaks of toxic anterior segment syndrome might become the new nightmare of cataract surgeons, according to one surgeon speaking here.