Every year in Canada about 50,000 people suffer from a stroke, caused either by the interruption of blood flow or uncontrolled bleeding in the brain. While many environmental risk factors exist, including high blood pressure and smoking, stroke risk is…
Retinal tumors in young children caused by a single, genetic change
Retinoblastoma is a childhood retinal tumor usually affecting children one to two years of age. Although rare, it is the most common malignant tumor of the eye in children.
Patients Self-Monitor With Wearable Diagnostics
New wearable tracking technology will allow continuous monitoring and novel opportunities for diagnosis, say technologists. Medscape Medical News
Immediate Sequential Cataract Surgery Reduces Revenue
Lower current reimbursement rates for immediate sequential cataract surgery (ISCS) compared with delayed sequential cataract surgery (DSCS) result in lower revenue for ophthalmologists, according to a new cost analysis. Reuters Health Information
Bilateral toric IOL improved spectacle independence vs. bilateral control implantation
Bilateral toric IOL implantation led to greater spectacle independence for distance vision compared with bilateral control IOL implantation in patients with cataract and corneal astigmatism, according to study data.Researchers included 86 patients with…
Bausch + Lomb, Nicox announce positive phase 3 results for Vesneo
Bausch + Lomb, a subsidiary of Valeant, and Nicox announced that pivotal phase 3 studies conducted with Vesneo yielded positive top-line results, according to a joint press release.Vesneo (latanoprostene bunod; previously known as BOL-303259-X and NCX …