Two teams of experts in Belfast are working to help stop the suffering of thousands of babies1 affected by a condition which causes blindness, thanks to funding from Sussex-based children’s charity Action Medical Research…
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Belfast Experts Tackling Baby Blindness, UK
Two teams of experts in Belfast are working to help stop the suffering of thousands of babies1 affected by a condition which causes blindness, thanks to funding from Sussex-based children’s charity Action Medical Research…
The Brain Performs Visual Search Near Optimally
In the wild, mammals survive because they can see and evade predators lurking in the shadowy bushes. That ability translates to the human world. Transportation Security Administration screeners can pick out dangerous objects in an image of our messy an…
The Brain Performs Visual Search Near Optimally
In the wild, mammals survive because they can see and evade predators lurking in the shadowy bushes. That ability translates to the human world. Transportation Security Administration screeners can pick out dangerous objects in an image of our messy an…
Research Identifies Risk Factors Associated With Progression Of Glaucoma
Elevated pressure inside the eye, cornea thinning, and visual field loss are all markers that glaucoma may progress, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
Research Results Show Near -sighted Patients Rarely Suffer From Retinal Detachment After LASIK Surge
Based on a 10-year follow-up study, researchers find that the occurrence of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment after having LASIK surgery for the correction of near-sightedness is infrequent (0.19 percent). The research is being presented at the 2011 An…
IOL Surface Alterations Have Multiple Causes, Expert Says
Surface alterations such as discoloration, opacification and glistening may occur at different time points after implantation of IOLs and could lead, in the worst cases, to explantation.
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Research Results Show Near -sighted Patients Rarely Suffer From Retinal Detachment After LASIK Surge
Based on a 10-year follow-up study, researchers find that the occurrence of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment after having LASIK surgery for the correction of near-sightedness is infrequent (0.19 percent). The research is being presented at the 2011 An…
Study shows benefits and safety of pediatric contact lens wear
After ten years of contact lens wear, patients are equally successful wearing contact lenses whether they were first fitted as children or as teenagers, new research shows.
Bayer And Regeneron Report Positive Results For VEGF Trap-Eye In Second Phase 3 Study In Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
Bayer HealthCare and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced positive top-line results for VEGF Trap-Eye (aflibercept ophthalmic solution) in the Phase 3 GALILEO study in patients with macular edema due to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). The p…
Bayer And Regeneron Report Positive Results For VEGF Trap-Eye In Second Phase 3 Study In Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
Bayer HealthCare and Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced positive top-line results for VEGF Trap-Eye (aflibercept ophthalmic solution) in the Phase 3 GALILEO study in patients with macular edema due to central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO). The p…
VEGF Inhibitor Shows its Mettle in Macular Edema, AMD
The VEGF inhibitor fusion protein improved visual acuity in macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion, and was comparable to ranibizumab in age-related macular degeneration (AMD). Medscape Medical News
Physicist Is Leading Effort To Design Fractal Devices – Nanoflowers – To Help Return Eyesight
University of Oregon researcher Richard Taylor is on a quest to grow flowers that will help people who have lost their sight, such as those suffering from macular degeneration, to see again. These flowers are not roses, tulips or columbines. They will …
Physicist Is Leading Effort To Design Fractal Devices – Nanoflowers – To Help Return Eyesight
University of Oregon researcher Richard Taylor is on a quest to grow flowers that will help people who have lost their sight, such as those suffering from macular degeneration, to see again. These flowers are not roses, tulips or columbines. They will …
Study examines community-based HIV testing programs in Africa, Southeast Asia
If you want to improve HIV testing rates in remote rural areas, get the community involved, says UCLA’s Thomas Coates, who has directed a new study examining HIV testing programs in communities in Africa and Southeast Asia.
Forecast Calls For Nanoflowers To Help Return Eyesight
EUGENE, Ore. — University of Oregon researcher Richard Taylor is on a quest to grow flowers that will help people who’ve lost their sight, such as those suffering from macular degeneration, to see again.
Intravitreal Implant With Laser Yields Better Visual Results Than Laser Alone In Diffuse DME
A dexamethasone intravitreal implant with laser photocoagulation led to better visual results than laser monotherapy in diffuse diabetic macular edema, according to a speaker here.
ARVO: Novel VEGF Inhibitor Helps in AMD
(MedPage Today) — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — An investigational drug for treating “wet” age-related macular degeneration (AMD) was as effective as ranibizumab (Lucentis) even when dosed every other month, two identical one-year studies showed.
Vermont Passes Plan for Universal Healthcare
Legislation passed by the Vermont state legislature today sets up an insurance exchange that could become the basis of a publicly financed health plan available to all its citizens. Medscape Medical News