DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Ophthalmology Pipeline Database – 2016 Update” report to their offering. Ophthalmology Pipeline Highlights Database 2016 Update covers emerging therapies for Ophthalmology…
VIDEO: Surgical options available to correct stage 1 dysfunctional lens syndrome
At OSN New York, George O. Waring IV, MD, discusses the emerging subspecialty of surgical correction of presbyopia, with a focus on corneal based procedures for management of the stage 1 dysfunctional lens syndrome.
VIDEO: Retina specialists create opportunity for anterior segment specialists
At OSN New York 2016, John W. Kitchens, MD, discusses ways the anterior segment specialist can partner with a retina specialist, sharing ideas from both a business standpoint and a surgical standpoint.
PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) — This week’s topics include blood pressure lowering meds and fracture, LASIK surgery outcomes, treatment of abdominal aortic aneurysm, and measles and mumps outbreaks.
VIDEO: Surgeon gives pearls on performing CLASS procedure to lower IOP
CHICAGO ― At the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting here, Juan Carlos Izquierdo, MD, discusses his experience performing the CLASS CO2 laser procedure (IOPtima) to lower IOP in patients with glaucoma.
Researchers say simultaneous infection of Zika, chikungunya possible
New research presented at the 2016 America Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene annual meeting found mosquitoes can carry more than one flavivirus at a time, enabling them to potentially infect humans with Zika and chikungunya viruses in a single bite.“There was a large-scale study recently in Nicaragua where they found that over 20% of the patients that have one arbovirus actually were coinfected with another one, so we figured there must be a reasonable number of mosquitos that actually are exposed to two viruses at the same time,” Claudia (Read more...)