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Intrathecal Ziconotide May Increase Risk for Suicide
A recent suicide has raised the suspicion that ziconotide can pose a psychiatric threat to patients. Medscape Medical News
Three-Day Meeting On Eliminating River Blindness Kicks Off In Nigeria
A three-day meeting of the WHO African Program for Onchocerciasis (River blindness) Control (WHO/APOC) opened in Abuja, Nigeria, on Tuesday, PANA/Afrique en ligne reports (12/8)…
Health technology assessment Measuring quality of life for patients with age-related macular degeneration
Prepared by the Duke Evidence-based Practice Center,
Center for Clinical Health Policy Research, Durham, NC 27705
Posterior Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorrhexis Minimizes Postop IOL Displacement
Posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis helped achieve postoperative refractive stability after cataract surgery and IOL implantation, a study found.
Posterior Continuous Curvilinear Capsulorrhexis Minimizes Postop IOL Displacement
Posterior continuous curvilinear capsulorrhexis helped achieve postoperative refractive stability after cataract surgery and IOL implantation, a study found.
Vision And Safety Experts Release Paper On Protecting Eyes In The Workplace
Each day nearly 2,000 American workers suffer from avoidable workplace eye injuries that require medical treatment. Despite the risk of eye injury, many workers bypass appropriate precautions to protect their eyes…
Aspirin following non-arteritic ischaemic optic neuropathy a systematic review and meta-analysis
From DARE: the review concluded that there was a benefit of aspirin in prevention of second eye NAION. However, the evidence was weak (acknowledged by the authors) and concerns about the quality, quantity and heterogeneity of the evidence used to produ…
Melanopsin Looks On The Bright Side Of Life
Better known as the light sensor that sets the body’s biological clock, melanopsin also plays an important role in vision: Via its messengers-so-called melanopsin-expressing retinal ganglion cells, or mRGCs-it forwards information about the brightness …
Looking On The Bright Side Of Life With Melanopsin
Better known as the light sensor that sets the body’s biological clock, melanopsin also plays an important role in vision: Via its messengers-so-called melanopsin-expressing retinal ganglion cells, or mRGCs-it forwards information about the brightness …
Anti-VEGF, Trabeculectomy With Mitomycin C Could Help Treat Neovascular Glaucoma
More than 80% of patients with neovascular glaucoma who were treated with intravitreal bevacizumab and panretinal photocoagulation achieved complete regression of iris neovascularization, and mean IOP was significantly reduced after trabeculectomy with…
Anti-VEGF, Trabeculectomy With Mitomycin C Could Help Treat Neovascular Glaucoma
More than 80% of patients with neovascular glaucoma who were treated with intravitreal bevacizumab and panretinal photocoagulation achieved complete regression of iris neovascularization, and mean IOP was significantly reduced after trabeculectomy with…
NICE’s Report On The Feasibility Of Appraising The Use Of Bevacizumab (Avastin) To Treat Eye Conditions
NICE has published its findings after exploring the feasibility of advising the NHS on the clinical and cost effectiveness of bevacizumab (Avastin, Genentech/Roche) to treat wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the leading cause of blindness in …
Vision community, FDA discuss use of PROs to improve labeling of ophthalmic treatments, products
The vision community is discussing with the Food and Drug Administration how vision-related patient-reported outcomes might be used in improving the labeling of ophthalmic treatments and products. The group — composed of researchers, clinicians, poli…
Manchester Scientists Discover New Way Of Seeing
University of Manchester scientists have found that a new type of light sensitive cell (photoreceptor) in the eye helps the brain measure brightness. This mechanism, which works alongside the rod and cone photoreceptors, may be important for people wit…
News From The Journal Of Clinical Investigation: Dec. 6, 2010
DERMATOLOGY: Targeting blood vessel growth to treat psoriasis Psoriasis is a common skin disorder that arises when immune cells become overactive and generate unneeded inflammatory responses in the skin…
Study Proves Macular Health Dissolves Up To Five And A Half Times Faster Than Many Competing AMD Vitamin Supplements
According to a recent study, the Macular Health vitamin supplement dissolves up to five and a half times faster than other leading eye vitamin supplements. The study indicated that Macular Health, which slows the progression of vision loss due to age-r…
Study Proves Macular Health Dissolves Up To Five And A Half Times Faster Than Many Competing AMD Vitamin Supplements
According to a recent study, the Macular Health vitamin supplement dissolves up to five and a half times faster than other leading eye vitamin supplements. The study indicated that Macular Health, which slows the progression of vision loss due to age-r…
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Vision And Safety Experts Release Paper On Protecting Eyes In The Workplace
Each day nearly 2,000 American workers suffer from avoidable workplace eye injuries that require medical treatment. Despite the risk of eye injury, many workers bypass appropriate precautions to protect their eyes. Today The Vision Council, with the Am…