Brimonidine 0.15% administered before intravitreal injection decreased the incidence, size and severity of post-injection subconjunctival hemorrhage, a study found.
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Bio-Retina, An Artificial Minimally Invasive Retinal Prosthesis
CSEM (Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique) has joined Israel’s Rainbow Medical and Zyvex Labs in their Nano Retina joint venture to develope a retinal prosthesis. The tiny Bio-Retina would be implanted in a minimally invasive proc…
Top Private Lasik Eye Surgery Facility In Illinois Opens New Chicago Location
More people come to Vision One Lasik Center than any other Lasik surgery private practice. And now, with the opening of their brand new Chicago location, Vision One Lasik Center can continue to help even more people with nearsightedness, farsightedness…
Top Private Lasik Eye Surgery Facility In Illinois Opens New Chicago Location
More people come to Vision One Lasik Center than any other Lasik surgery private practice. And now, with the opening of their brand new Chicago location, Vision One Lasik Center can continue to help even more people with nearsightedness, farsightedness…
NICE Consults On Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant For The Treatment Of Macular Oedema Secondary To Retinal Vein Occlusion
In preliminary recommendations published today (8 February) NICE is asking Allergan for more information on its product dexamethasone (Ozurdex) intravitreal implant, for the treatment of macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusion (RVO). The m…
Medical interventions for traumatic hyphema
Background
Traumatic hyphema is the entry of blood into the anterior chamber (the space between the cornea and iris) subsequent to a blow or a projectile striking the eye. Hyphema uncommonly causes permanent loss of vision. Associated trauma (e.g., co…
Steroids for traumatic optic neuropathy
Background
Traumatic optic neuropathy (TON) is an important cause of severe visual loss following blunt or penetrating head trauma. Following the initial injury, optic nerve swelling within the optic nerve canal can result in secondary retinal ganglio…
Bio-Retina, An Artificial Minimally Invasive Retinal Prosthesis
CSEM (Centre Suisse d’Electronique et de Microtechnique) has joined Israel’s Rainbow Medical and Zyvex Labs in their Nano Retina joint venture to develope a retinal prosthesis. The tiny Bio-Retina would be implanted in a minimally invasive procedure and the development team believes that return of sight would be immediate, save for a week of traditional post procedure recovery.
NICE Consults On Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant For The Treatment Of Macular Oedema Secondary To Retinal Vein Occlusion
In preliminary recommendations published today (8 February) NICE is asking Allergan for more information on its product dexamethasone (Ozurdex) intravitreal implant, for the treatment of macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusion (RVO). The mac…
NICE Consults On Dexamethasone Intravitreal Implant For The Treatment Of Macular Oedema Secondary To Retinal Vein Occlusion
In preliminary recommendations published today (8 February) NICE is asking Allergan for more information on its product dexamethasone (Ozurdex) intravitreal implant, for the treatment of macular oedema secondary to retinal vein occlusion (RVO). The mac…
ScinoPharm to be Clinical Data’s sole API supplier of vilazodone hydrochloride during Viibryd’s launch
ScinoPharm, a leading active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) and contract research and manufacturing (CRAM) service provider to the global pharmaceutical and biotechnology industry, will provide commercial manufacturing service of vilazodone hydrochlor…
Greater Insight Into LASIK Quality Of Life Collaboration Project
The American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery today issued the following statement on the LASIK Quality of Life Collaboration Project.
Greater Insight Into LASIK Quality Of Life Collaboration Project
The American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery today issued the following statement on the LASIK Quality of Life Collaboration Project.
Greater Insight Into LASIK Quality Of Life Collaboration Project
The American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery today issued the following statement on the LASIK Quality of Life Collaboration Project.
Potential Cause Of Blindness Uncovered
Blindness is prevalent amongst the aging. It affects one in 50 people over 50 and one in five people over 85. The exact cause is unknown, but risk factors include smoking, high blood pressure and having relatives with the condition. Announced this we…
Potential Cause Of Blindness Uncovered
Blindness is prevalent amongst the aging. It affects one in 50 people over 50 and one in five people over 85. The exact cause is unknown, but risk factors include smoking, high blood pressure and having relatives with the condition. Announced this we…
Physician in Texas Whistleblower Case Put on Probation by State Board
Rolando Arafiles Jr., MD, must successfully complete a remedial education program and pay a $5000 fine because of patient care practices that prompted 2 nurses to report him to the Texas Medical Board. Medscape Medical News
In Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Key Mechanism Identified, 2 Possible Therapies Developed
A team of researchers, led by University of Kentucky ophthalmologist Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, has discovered a molecular mechanism implicated in geographic atrophy, the major cause of untreatable blindness in the industrialized world. Their article, “DI…
New Insights Into Vision Loss, Australia
A trigger for the most common form of vision loss and blindness in Australia has been discovered thanks to research conducted with help from Australian eye donors…
In Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Key Mechanism Identified, 2 Possible Therapies Developed
A team of researchers, led by University of Kentucky ophthalmologist Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, has discovered a molecular mechanism implicated in geographic atrophy, the major cause of untreatable blindness in the industrialized world. Their article, “DI…