For the first time, scientists have shown that transplanted eyes located far outside the head in a vertebrate animal model can confer vision without a direct neural connection to the brain…
Advances in the Surgical Correction of Presbyopia
What are some of the most current and advanced surgical procedures in place to correct presbyopia? International Ophthalmology Clinics
Cost-Effective Eye Care: Avoid These 5 Tests and Treatments
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has joined the Choosing Wisely campaign and identified 5 tests and treatments that should not be routinely used in eye care. Medscape Medical News
Racial Variations in the Prevalence of Refractive Errors in the United States: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis – Corrected Proof
Purpose: To describe racial variations in the prevalence of refractive errors among adult white, Chinese, Hispanic, and black subjects in the United States.Design: Cross-sectional data from a prospective cohort study—the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atheros…
Characterization of Ischemic Index Using Ultra-widefield Fluorescein Angiography in Patients With Focal and Diffuse Recalcitrant Diabetic Macular Edema – Corrected Proof
Purpose: To explore the association of angiographic nonperfusion in focal and diffuse recalcitrant diabetic macular edema (DME) in diabetic retinopathy (DR).Design: A retrospective, observational case series of patients with the diagnosis of recalcitra…
Subclinical inflammation predicts macular disease
Levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein predict the risk for age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema, show results of two independent studies published in JAMA Ophthalmology.