Patients with sleep apnea may have an increased risk for loss of retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, according to a study. Researchers from Sun Yat-sen University in Zhuhai, China, performed a meta-analysis of six studies involving 1,034 eyes between …
Eleven Biotherapeutics reported a net loss applicable to common stockholders of $33.5 million, or $1.76 per share, in 2015 compared with $34.7 million, or $2.37 per share, in 2014, according to a company press release. Research and development expenses were reported at $26.3 million in 2015 compared with $26.7 million in 2014. Research and development expenses increased from $5.3 million in the fourth quarter of 2014 to $8.1 million for the same quarter in 2015, partly attributable to expenses related to development of EBI-031, the company’s preclinical product candidate for treatment of diabetic macular edema and uveitis, offset by decreased expenses related to development of EBI-005 (isunakinra), which the company is no longer pursuing as a treatment for allergic conjunctivitis, according to the release.
Mass. Eye and Ear researchers describe, for the first time, an association between a defective myogenic response of blood vessels in the retina and early, accelerated development of retinopathy in…
With FDA clearance of three intraoperative OCT systems over the past 2 years, the technology is rapidly moving from potential to practice.These microscope-integrated systems — the En-Focus intrasurgical OCT system (Bioptigen, a division of Leica Microsystems), the Rescan 700 (Carl Zeiss Meditec) and the iOCT (Haag-Streit) — allow for real-time, high-quality imaging that can influence surgical decision-making and potentially contribute to achieving better outcomes in anterior segment surgery.
Whether you like your coffee black, decaf, half-caff or even instant, feel free to drink up. Researchers at the University of Southern California (USC) Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center of Keck Medicine of USC have found that coffee consumption decrea…
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