Genentech (Hoffman – La Roche) manufactures two critically important pharmaceuticals, Lucentis and Avastin, which are both used for treatment of several common eye diseases – including age-related macular degeneration (AMD)…
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Dankam Augmented Reality App for the Colorblind
Dankam is an augmented reality app for the iPhone that helps colorblind people discriminate between colors. Named after its author, Dan Kaminsky, it helps by automatically converting colors in the image which normally can’t be differentiated by people…
Use Of Amniotic Membrane May Cause Complications In Strabismus Surgery
Postoperative adhesions are a major complication in strabismus surgery. Amniotic membrane has been used in the hopes of preventing these adhesions by forming a biological barrier during healing. In an article in the December 2010 issue of the Journal o…
Advanced Cell Technology Receives FDA Clearance For Clinical Trials Using Embryonic Stem Cells To Treat Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (“ACT”; OTCBB:ACTC), a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application to treat Dry Age-Rel…
Advanced Cell Technology Receives FDA Clearance For Clinical Trials Using Embryonic Stem Cells To Treat Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (“ACT”; OTCBB:ACTC), a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, announced today that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application to treat Dry Age-Rel…
Povidone-Iodine Reduces Rate Of Bacterial Contamination In Anterior Chamber
Repeated irrigation with povidone-iodine during cataract surgery significantly minimized bacterial contamination of the anterior chamber, a study found.
Povidone-Iodine Reduces Rate Of Bacterial Contamination In Anterior Chamber
Repeated irrigation with povidone-iodine during cataract surgery significantly minimized bacterial contamination of the anterior chamber, a study found.
New Research Reveals Unexpected Biological Pathway In Glaucoma
(Baltimore, MD) – In a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Early Edition ahead of print), a team of researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute and four collaborating institutions, identified a new and unexp…
Partial Solar Eclipse Eye Safety Warning
When the partial solar eclipse occurs tomorrow morning, Tuesday 4 January, do not look directly at the sun or you risk permanently damaging your eyesight and even blindness, warns the UK government’s Interim Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies.
New Research Reveals Unexpected Biological Pathway In Glaucoma
(Baltimore, MD) – In a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Early Edition ahead of print), a team of researchers from the Kennedy Krieger Institute and four collaborating institutions, identified a new and unexp…
OptiMedica’s Catalys Created More Precise Capsulotomies Than Manual Techniques
The Catalys System Precision Laser (OptiMedica Corp.,
Santa Clara, California) helped surgeons improve precision
during several critical steps of cataract surgery when
compared with manual techniques, particularly capsulotomy,
according to a study publ…
Anacetrapib Raised HDL, Lowered LDL
The cholesteryl ester transfer protein (CETP) inhibitor
anacetrapib (Merck and Co., Whitehouse Station, New
Jersey) dramatically raised high-density lipoprotein (HDL)
cholesterol and lowered low-density lipoprotein (LDL)
cholesterol, according to a stu…
Avedro’s KXL System Receives CE Mark for Crosslinking
Avedro, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts), announced that
its KXL System for performing accelerated corneal collagen
crosslinking has received the Conformité Européenne (CE)
Mark. Lasik Xtra, one of Avedro’s new procedures made
possible with its KXL Sy…
Novartis Gains Full Ownership of Alcon
After nearly a year of negotiations between Novartis
AG (Basel, Switzerland) and the minority shareholders of
Alcon, Inc. (Huenenberg, Switzerland), a deal was struck
between the two sides, completing the biggest takeover
in Swiss corporate history.
On…
Flexivue Microlens Improved Near Vision at 3 Months
The Flexivue Microlens (Presbia Coöperatief UA;
Amsterdam, Netherlands) significantly improved near
vision and patients’ ability to read without spectacles or
contact lenses, according to 3-month postmarket surveillance
studies in Greece and Italy r…
Aspirin May Reduce Cancer Deaths
A daily dose of 75 mg of aspirin may reduce the risk of
death due to several common cancers, according to a
study in the Lancet.1
Peter M. Rothwell, PhD, of the University of Oxford,
United Kingdom, and colleagues studied data from
25,570 patients invo…
Misalignment of Toric IOLs Affected Refractive Outcomes After Cataract Surgery
Misalignment of toric IOLs resulted in a reduction of
astigmatic correction and an induction of hyperopic
spherical change and astigmatic rotation, according to
a study in the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.1
Investigators at the Internatio…
Screening for Lung Cancer May Save Lives
Annual computed tomography (CT) scans of current
and former smokers may reduce the risk of death from
lung cancer, according to the results of the 8-year National
Lung Screening Trial.1
Researchers tracked 53,000 smokers and ex-smokers aged
55 to 74 ye…
CTRs Showed No Consistent Effect on Refractive Outcomes
Implanting a capsular tension ring (CTR) during phacoemulsification
in highly myopic eyes did not significantly
affect refractive outcomes, according to a study in
the Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery.1
The study, conducted by researchers at …
Biomarker cTnT Associated With Cardiac Abnormalities and Death
Certain measures of the blood biomarker cardiac
troponin T (cTnT) are associated with the development
of heart failure (HF) and cardiovascular death in older
adults, according to a study in the Journal of the
American Medical Association.1
Investigator…