SAN FRANCISCO — Blind patients with no or bare light perception implanted with a visual cortical prosthesis have been able to perceive phosphenes and reported functional improvements 12 months after implantation, according to a speaker here.“All of our…
Mount Sinai researchers have identified a targeted therapy for adolescent patients with neuroblastoma, a deadly pediatric nerve cancer, who would otherwise have no treatment options, according to a study published in October in Cancer Cell.
People who have hearing loss because of inner ear damage or from a poorly functioning auditory nerve are not helped by cochlear and middle ear implants. Auditory brainstem implants (ABI), which bypass most of the hearing system and send signals directly to the auditory brainstem, are the best option for such patients. But currently these […]
(Read more...)DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Howard Jacobson, MD (Jacobson), a highly respected ophthalmic practice in Washington D.C., has entered into a strategic partnership with an affiliate of Eyecare Services Partners Management, LLC (“ESP”), the leading national pr…
LOS ANGELES–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dr. Rohit Varma of the CHA HPMC Southern California Eye Institute has published the largest eye study on Chinese Americans to date.
SAN FRANCISCO — At the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit preceding the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Shareef Mahdavi discusses how new technology provides hope for ophthalmology’s future.“This is the stuff of science fiction years ago, and i…