An international, multi-center study has revealed the discovery of a novel oncogene that is associated with uveal melanoma, the most common form of eye cancer. Researchers have isolated an oncogene called GNA11 and have found that it is present in more…
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Transcription Factor Scan Identifies Genetic Cause For Inherited Blindness
Retinitis pigmentosa is an inherited eye disorder characterized by progressive loss of vision that in many instances leads to legal blindness at the end stage.
Novel Genetic Mutation That Causes The Most Common Form Of Eye Cancer Discovered
An international, multi-center study has revealed the discovery of a novel oncogene that is associated with uveal melanoma, the most common form of eye cancer. Researchers have isolated an oncogene called GNA11 and have found that it is present in more…
Laser System Developed At Stanford Shows Promise For Cataract Surgery
STANFORD, Calif. – Imagine trying to cut by hand a perfect circle roughly one-third the size of a penny. Then consider that instead of a sheet of paper, you’re working with a scalpel and a thin, elastic, transparent layer of tissue, which both offers r…
Top 10 Medical News Stories of 2010
Looking back, historians may mark 2010 as the most significant year for US medicine in decades. Medscape Medical News
Berwick Defends CMS Appointment Before Senate Committee
“The president asked me, and I want to serve this country,” the new administrator of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services told the Senate Finance Committee about his recess appointment. Medscape Medical News
Update on Combination Therapy in Wet Age-related Macular Degeneration
Which combination of drugs are considered to be most effective in treating wet ARMD? This new study looks at the therapeutic options. Expert Review of Ophthalmology
Cerebrospinal Fluid Antibodies to Aquaporin-4 in Neuromyelitis Optica and Related Disorders: Frequency, Origin, and Diagnostic Relevance
Evidence suggests that serum antibodies to aquaporin-4 are directly involved in the pathogenesis of neuromyelitis optica. How diagnostically relevant is its presence in cerebrospinal fluid? Journal of Neuroinflammation
Popular Science names VisionCare’s Implantable Miniature Telescope for AMD ‘Best of What’s New’ 2010
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc., a developer of advanced visual prosthetic devices, today announced the Implantable Miniature Telescope (by Dr. Isaac Lipshitz), designed to improve vision in patients with end-stage age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is named “Best of What’s New” 2010…
Improved Options For Prosthetics And Treatments After Injury Offered By Brain-Machine Interfaces
Two experimental brain-machine technologies – deep brain stimulation coupled with physical therapy and a thought-controlled computer system – may offer new therapies for people with stroke and brain injuries, new human research shows. In addition, an animal study shows a…
Comprehensive Genetic Test For Inherited Hearing Loss Is Cheaper And Faster Than The Current Methods
Pinpointing the exact genetic cause of inherited deafness has always involved sequencing one gene at a time, a process that can take up to a year and cost roughly $1,000 per gene. It would cost around $75,000 to test all known deafness causing genes us…
Study reveals true effects of malaria on African generations
Almost a third of cerebral malaria survivors developed epilepsy or other behavioral disorders in the most comprehensive study to date of the disease in African children, solidifying the link between malaria and neuropsychiatric disorders that affect hu…
Laser system shows promise for cataract surgery
A new system for femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery is not only safe but also cuts circles in lens capsules that are 12 times more precise than those achieved by the traditional method, as well as leaving edges that are twice…
Novel genetic mutation that causes the most common form of eye cancer discovered
A new study has revealed the discovery of a novel oncogene that is associated with uveal melanoma, the most common form of eye cancer.
VisionCare’s Macular Degeneration Telescope Implant Named ‘Best Of What’s New’ 2010 By Popular Science
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc., a developer of advanced visual prosthetic devices, today announced the Implantable Miniature Telescope (by Dr. Isaac Lipshitz), designed to improve vision in patients with end-stage age-related macular degenera…
VisionCare’s Macular Degeneration Telescope Implant Named ‘Best Of What’s New’ 2010 By Popular Science
VisionCare Ophthalmic Technologies, Inc., a developer of advanced visual prosthetic devices, today announced the Implantable Miniature Telescope (by Dr. Isaac Lipshitz), designed to improve vision in patients with end-stage age-related macular degenera…
Fluorescein Angiography, OCT Measurements Correlate With Visual Acuity In Eyes With DME
Fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography and color fundus photography showed similar associations with visual acuity in eyes treated for diabetic macular edema, a study found.
OptiMedica’s Catalys Precision Laser System Study Shows Marked Advancement In Cataract Surgery
SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Embargoed for 2 p.m. EST, November 17, 2010 – Global ophthalmic device company OptiMedica Corp. has announced that results from a clinical study of its Catalys Precision Laser System were published in the peer-reviewed journal Sci…
Digital Retinal Camera Receives 510(k) Clearance From FDA
The Canon CR-2 Digital Non-Mydriatic Retinal Camera has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance, the manufacturer announced.
Fluorescein Angiography, OCT Measurements Correlate With Visual Acuity In Eyes With DME
Fluorescein angiography, optical coherence tomography and color fundus photography showed similar associations with visual acuity in eyes treated for diabetic macular edema, a study found.