SEATTLE – Ricardo Torres-Vidal, of the Asociacion para Evitar la Ceguera en Mexico, discussed his study involving the use of PlayStation Portable in the treatment of children with amblyopia, here at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting. Children who used the PSP in combination with wearing red and green spectacles had a measurable gain in visual acuity as compared to the other groups. Torres believes the free choice of game or movie improves compliance.
SEATTLE — Ranibizumab and aflibercept were shown to be comparable in injection frequency and cost for the treatment of patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration at 2 years, according to a poster presented here. “In terms of the real-world use of aflibercept and ranibizumab, there seems to be no difference whether the patient is treatment naïve or treatment experienced, and that’s true at 1 year and at 2 years,” Szilárd Kiss, MD, told Ocular Surgery News in an interview at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.
The AMA and the American College of Physicians have announced their support of a proposal to modernize Medicare payments.CMS issued the proposal as a first step in implementing provisions of the Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 (MAC…
SEATTLE — Conductive keratoplasty in combination with epi-on cross-linking showed improvement in corrected distance visual acuity in patients with ectasia, according to a poster presented here. “It’s a really exciting study, and it’s an ongoing study. Our numbers are growing rapidly, and we’re having really great results in terms of 1 day vs. same day,” Olivia Dryjski, MD, told Ocular Surgery News in an interview at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.
Although there’s no direct link, serum estrogen levels may influence meibomian gland function and hence non-Sjogren’s dry eye in postmenopausal women, according to Australian and German researchers. Reuters Health Information
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