LONDON — The combination of two different ophthalmic viscosurgical devices with trypan blue led to a safe anterior lens capsule indentation and reduced intraoperative complications, according to data presented here at the European Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgeons Congress.Fritz H. Hengerer, MD, and colleagues used a 1% medium-viscous ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD) in one group of patients, and both a medium- and high-viscous OVD were used to create a central indentation of the anterior lens capsule before a circular curvilinear capsulorhexis was performed in a second group.
Glaucoma cure may lie in targeting ‘stiff cells’ that impede fluid drainage
Study shows for first time if cells in a barrier that allows fluid to drain from the eye via Schlemm’s canal are too stiff, pressure builds up in the eye, a hallmark of glaucoma.
Amblyopia In Early Childhood May Alter Speech Perception
Children with unresolved amblyopia during early childhood may have difficulty with visual-auditory speech integration and subsequent alterations in speech perception. Medscape Medical News
Cheaper alternative to licensed drug for treating eye disease has similar side-effects says new Cochrane Review
Health policies which favour using ranibizumab for treating eye disease in older people over safety concerns for a cheaper alternative should take account of a new Cochrane Review.
Brain maps decoded to discover how we take aim
Serena Williams won her third consecutive US Open title a few days ago, thanks to reasons including obvious ones like physical strength and endurance.
Helping Patients Conquer Low-Vision Depression
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A first-of-its-kind study seeks to ameliorate depression related to loss of vision in age-related macular degeneration.