Longstanding diabetes may be associated with increased risk for glaucoma, according to a meta-analysis. Of 47 studies that included 2,981,342 patients from 16 countries, 29 studies looked at the association between diabetes and glaucoma, and five studi…
Nicox has announced the launch of Xailin Gel in Europe, according to a company press release.Upon making contact with the eye, a substance released by the preservative in the multidose carbomer gel lubricant is converted to water and oxygen by ocular enzymes, making it “preservative-free in the eye,” according to the press release.
The human resources motto “Hire hard, manage easy” applies to all levels of staff recruitment, but nowhere more critically than in hiring new doctors to join your practice. Ophthalmologists are your most expensive employees. With a drop in residency training slots, candidates are getting much harder to secure, particularly in non-coastal, non-urban markets.In addition, there are fewer A-level job candidates. After more than 35 years in the field, I can attest that the young MD and DO candidate base is less uniformly superior. They need to be sifted through, screened (Read more...)
Phase 1/2 studies conducted in the United States are the first to report the long-term safety and possible biological activity of human embryonic stem cell transplants in human disease. Medscape Medical News
Predominantly hemorrhagic lesions may develop both within and more than 3.5 years after initiation of anti-VEGF therapy for choroidal neovascularization in eyes with age-related macular degeneration.However, new geographic atrophy is unlikely to develop beyond lesion boundaries unless geographic atrophy occurred beyond the lesion’s boundaries initially, according to study findings.