Massachusetts Eye and Ear investigators have shown that sound deprivation in adult mice causes irreversible damage to the inner ear. The findings, published in PLOS ONE, suggest that chronic conductive hearing loss, such as that caused by recurrent ear…
A Safety and Efficacy Study of a New Eye Drop Formulation in Patients With Dry Eye Disease.
Status: Not yet recruiting,
Condition Summary: Dry Eye Syndromes
Sustained-Release Bimatoprost Lowers Intraocular Pressure
The reduction in intraocular pressure was significant in glaucoma patients treated with the bimatoprost implant, 6-month results from the 24-month study suggest. Medscape Medical News
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Two iStents significantly reduce IOP in open-angle glaucoma patients over long term
Implantation of two trabecular micro-bypass stents yielded a significant, sustained reduction of IOP in patients with open-angle glaucoma, according to a study.The prospective pilot study included 39 phakic and pseudophakic patients with open-angle gla…
Keratitis Patient? Ask About Varicella/Zoster Vax (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) — Recent chicken pox or shingles shot could inform treatment
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Low-dose atropine eye drops slow progression of myopia in children
LAS VEGAS — A low-dose formulation of atropine slowed the progression of myopia in a 5-year clinical trial, a speaker told colleagues at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting here.“We think we can prevent myopic progression both safely and effectively in children for the first time. A 0.01% once-a-day [dose] appears to be able to reduce that amount of progression by about 50%,” Donald Tan, MD, said during a press briefing on “Innovations in vision: Nanotech, nearsightedness and neuro-ophthalmology imaging.”