Fireworks sales will be blazing across the country from now through the Fourth of July. As retailers begin their promotions, the Pennsylvania Academy of Ophthalmology, the Pennsylvania College of Emergency Physicians, and the Pennsylvania Medical Socie…
AAO shares tips on preventing July 4th fireworks eye injuries
Eye injuries related to fireworks have doubled since 2012, according to an American Academy of Ophthalmology press release that offered tips on staying safe during the July 4th holiday.There were 1,300 eye injuries related to fireworks treated in U.S. …
Global Cataract Devices Market to Grow 6.43% by 2020 – Shortage of Ophthalmologists – Key Vendors are Alcon, Carl Zeiss Meditec & HOYA – Research and Markets
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Global Cataract Devices Market 2016-2020” report to their offering. The report forecasts the global cataract devices market to grow at a CAGR of 6.43% during the period 20…
Harnessing an innate repair mechanism enhances the success of retinal transplantation
Regenerative therapies, based on cell replacement, hold promise for a wide range of age-related diseases, but efforts to bring the therapies to patients have not been very successful – in large…
VIDEO: Young ophthalmologist shares pearls on refractive surgery
OVIEDO, Spain — At the second European Meeting of Young Ophthalmologists, Jorge L. Alió del Barrio, MD, gives pearls to young colleagues about refractive surgery and its complications.
VIDEO: Speaker discusses new endpoints in glaucoma clinical trials
PRAGUE — At the European Glaucoma Society Congress, Francesca Cordeiro, MD, speaks about new endpoints in glaucoma clinical trials and their impact on the evaluation of neuroprotective drugs.