Peter K. Kaiser, MD, highlights emerging new classes of treatment for retinal eye diseases and diabetic macular edema at Retina 2015.
Judging session for Frost & Sullivan’s Malaysia Excellence Awards for Healthcare completed
Frost & Sullivan recently completed the judging session for the Malaysia Excellence Awards for Healthcare, which will be presented at a dinner gala held on Tuesday, 14 April 2015 from 7.30pm at the Mandarin Oriental, Kuala Lumpur.
Wearable collision warning device may help patients with peripheral vision loss
People who have lost some of their peripheral vision, such as those with retinitis pigmentosa, glaucoma, or brain injury that causes half visual field loss, often face mobility challenges and increased likelihood of falls and collisions.
VIDEO: Ocular allergic disease therapeutic update
Jodi Luchs, MD, FACS, discusses the proper diagnosis in patients with ocular allergies at Hawaiian Eye 2015.
PodMed: A Medical News Roundup From Johns Hopkins (with audio)
(MedPage Today) — This weeks topics include chef-enhanced school meals, diabetic retinopathy treatment, exercise, vitamin D and falls, and stents versus medical therapy for those at risk for a second stroke.
First vision-restoring “bionic eye” implant performed in Hawaii
The first artificial retinal bionic eye implant surgery in the
Asia-Pacific region to help restore vision for the blind has been performed in Honolulu, Hawaii.