LasikPlus® surgeon Dr. Lewis Groden presented results from a first-of-its-kind, comparative study at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) Symposium revealing that LASIK procedures performed with modern excimer laser technolo…
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Stanford professor receives AFER Ludwig von Sallman Clinician-scientist Award
Karl Deisseroth, MD, PhD, has been named the first recipient of the Ludwig von Sallman Clinician-scientist Award, presented by the ARVO Foundation for Eye Research to a clinician-scientist under age 40.
Thyroid Affects Color Vision
What part does the thyroid gland have in vision? Thyroid hormone is crucially involved in controlling which visual pigment is produced in the cones. Previously, it was assumed that the colour sensitivity of the cones is fixed in the adult retina. Resea…
Thyroid Affects Color Vision
What part does the thyroid gland have in vision? Thyroid hormone is crucially involved in controlling which visual pigment is produced in the cones. Previously, it was assumed that the colour sensitivity of the cones is fixed in the adult retina. Resea…
Apodized Diffractive Multifocal IOL Improves Outcomes After Bilateral Implantation
SAN DIEGO – Patients had increased visual outcomes for both near and distance vision when implanted with an apodized diffractive multifocal IOL in both eyes, according to a presenter here.
Top Metro Hospitals Ranked by US News & World Report
For the first time, US News has ranked hospitals on a metropolitan as well as a national basis, and the top children’s hospital is listed in each area as well. Medscape Medical News
Medical Device Innovation
Find out what to do with all of those great ideas. Medscape Anesthesiology
ActiveSite Pharmaceuticals’ Small Molecule Protease Inhibitor Blocks Retinal Blood Vessel Damage In Rodent Model Of Diabetes
ActiveSite Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today the online publication of a study in the journal Diabetes that describes the effectiveness of its novel plasma kallikrein inhibitor ASP-440 in reducing blood-retinal barrier breakdown in a rodent model …
What Is A Stye? What Is Hordeolum?
A stye, also known as hordeolum, is a small collection of pus (abscess) on the eyelid. In most cases, the infection is caused by the staphylococcus bacteria. Often the lump is red and painful and looks like a boil or pimple. Although most styes form on…
Abbott launches Cataract Suite for micro-implantation procedure
Abbott announced today that it has introduced a Micro-Implantation Cataract Suite designed to help improve cataract procedure outcomes and safety.
Vitamin B2 Eye Drops And Low Dose Ultraviolet May Cure Keratoconus
A potentially blinding disease called keratoconus may now be stopped and even reversed with a new process applying vitamin B2 eye drops and low-dose ultraviolet light to the diseased eye. The first FDA-monitored clinical trial in Illinois of what is ca…
Bausch + Lomb And Technolas Perfect Vision Announce Agreement In Principle To Distribute The First Femtosecond Laser Capable Of Performing Both Cataract And Refractive Surgery On One Platform
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, and Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH (TPV) today announced an agreement in principle to globally distribute the first femtosecond laser capable of performing both cataract and refractive pro…
EMRlogicʼs ActivEHRT 2011.1 Electronic Health Record Software For Eye Care Providers Receives ONC-ATCB Certification By Drummond Group
EMRlogic Systems and Kowa Optimed today announced that activEHRT 2011.1 has
received the federal government’s “Meaningful Use” stamp of approval by earning ‘Complete EHR Ambulatory’ certification. Tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electro…
EMRlogicʼs ActivEHRT 2011.1 Electronic Health Record Software For Eye Care Providers Receives ONC-ATCB Certification By Drummond Group
EMRlogic Systems and Kowa Optimed today announced that activEHRT 2011.1 has
received the federal government’s “Meaningful Use” stamp of approval by earning ‘Complete EHR Ambulatory’ certification. Tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electro…
Increasing Regulatory Barriers May Threaten US Medical Innovation
Mounting U.S. Food and Drug Administration regulations imposed on new medical technologies may jeopardize the standards of care in the United States, according to a presenter here.
EMRlogicʼs ActivEHRT 2011.1 Electronic Health Record Software For Eye Care Providers Receives ONC-ATCB Certification By Drummond Group
EMRlogic Systems and Kowa Optimed today announced that activEHRT 2011.1 has
received the federal government’s “Meaningful Use” stamp of approval by earning ‘Complete EHR Ambulatory’ certification. Tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electro…
Bausch + Lomb And Technolas Perfect Vision Announce Agreement In Principle To Distribute The First Femtosecond Laser Capable Of Performing Both Cataract And Refractive Surgery On One Platform
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, and Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH (TPV) today announced an agreement in principle to globally distribute the first femtosecond laser capable of performing both cataract and refractive pro…
Bausch + Lomb And Technolas Perfect Vision Announce Agreement In Principle To Distribute The First Femtosecond Laser Capable Of Performing Both Cataract And Refractive Surgery On One Platform
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Bausch + Lomb, the global eye health company, and Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH (TPV) today announced an agreement in principle to globally distribute the first femtosecond laser capable of performing both cataract and refractive pro…
EMRlogicʼs ActivEHRT 2011.1 Electronic Health Record Software For Eye Care Providers Receives ONC-ATCB Certification By Drummond Group
EMRlogic Systems and Kowa Optimed today announced that activEHRT 2011.1 has
received the federal government’s “Meaningful Use” stamp of approval by earning ‘Complete EHR Ambulatory’ certification. Tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electro…
EMRlogicʼs ActivEHRT 2011.1 Electronic Health Record Software For Eye Care Providers Receives ONC-ATCB Certification By Drummond Group
EMRlogic Systems and Kowa Optimed today announced that activEHRT 2011.1 has
received the federal government’s “Meaningful Use” stamp of approval by earning ‘Complete EHR Ambulatory’ certification. Tested and certified under the Drummond Group’s Electro…