Research to Prevent Blindness, the leading nonprofit driver of research toward cures and treatments for all blinding disorders, is co-sponsoring a major Institute of Medicine study entitled “Public Health Approaches to Reduce Vision Impairment and Prom…
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2015 looks bright for young ophthalmologists
2014 was a successful year for young ophthalmologists around Europe and the globe. Ophthalmic organizations at national and supranational levels are realizing the importance of engaging their younger members, meeting their needs and encouraging their p…
Attention! How eyes reveal the brain’s focus
The eyes are windows into the attention span at leastMonkeys find the faces of other monkeys impossible to ignore, especially if they’re showing some sort of emotion like these threat displays.
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VIDEO: Glaucoma 360 brings together actors in glaucoma treatment innovation
SAN FRANCISCO – Thomas M. Brunner, president and chief executive officer of the Glaucoma Research Foundation, discusses the New Horizons Forum, gala dinner and CME program that constitute Glaucoma 360, a 3 day event that brings together glaucoma specialists, members of industry and venture capitalists to discuss the latest innovations in glaucoma surgery and therapeutics.
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Minimum effective dose: A prescription for success
When I ask my patients, “What do you do?” they invariably answer by telling me what their job is. This is pretty much standard fare everywhere in the U.S. except California. If you ask a Californian what it is that he or she does, you will get the same sort of reply as I receive from my follow-up question to my patients in Ohio: “What do you do for fun?” Those of you who know me a little better than others know that my answer to question No. 2 — (Read more...)
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Glued IOL scaffold can be used to manage Soemmering’s ring
Soemmering’s ring was first described by D.W. Soemmering and is considered to be a type of regenerating lens substance that has a peripheral disposition and often goes unrecognized unless it is centrally dislocated or the pupil is widely dilated. The incidence of Soemmering’s ring formation is higher in pediatric cases after cataract surgery. Retention of lens fibers between the anterior and posterior capsules is considered to be the possible etiology. The adhesions of the anterior and posterior capsules prevent the exposure of these lens fibers to the aqueous and the (Read more...)