Wavefront-guided femtosecond laser-assisted LASIK with a new-generation aberrometer yielded sustained improvements in visual acuity and refractive error, according to a study.The prospective study included 50 eyes of 25 patients who underwent aberromet…
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Abbott reported $5.2 billion in worldwide sales in the third quarter, a 10.9% increase on an operational basis and a 1.4% increase on a reported basis from the previous year, according to a press release. Net earnings increased 7.6% from the same quart…
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A survey carried out across three countries in Europe among patients with diabetic macular edema or retinal vein occlusion found that the impact of intravitreal injections in terms of anxiety is high and adds up to the stress and burden of multiple appointments, long waiting times, expenses and need for carers.“The most desired improvement suggested by patients was to have fewer injections to achieve the same visual result,” Sobha Sivaprasad, MD, first author of the study, said.
Latinos with African ancestry are at a higher risk for high pressure within the eye, a condition that if untreated can damage the optic nerve and impair vision, according to a report in the journal…