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Transcorneal oxygen therapy as an adjunct to conventional therapy for severe corneal edema following cataract surgery preserved more endothelial cells and decreased corneal edema faster than conventional therapy alone or conventional therapy plus systemic oxygen, according to a study.Forty-five patients with central corneal thickness of more than 1,000 µm at day 1 postoperatively were divided into three equal groups: a control group receiving conventional medical therapy, a group receiving medical therapy plus systemic normobaric 100% oxygen by facemask and a group receiving medical therapy and transcorneal 100% oxygen. Oxygen therapy continued for 3 weeks, and no oxygen-related complications were observed.

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DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/j28ndw/blepharitis) has announced the addition of the “Blepharitis – Pipeline Review, H2 2015” report to their offering. Summary This report provides comprehensiv…

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InSite Vision reported a net loss of $6.6 million, or $0.05 per share, in the second quarter compared with a net income of $37.1 million, or $0.28 per share, in the same quarter of 2014, according to a press release.The 2014 income was attributed to a …

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Part-time patching was shown to be no more effective than observation among children between the ages of 12 months and 35 months with intermittent exotropia, according to a study.The randomized, multicenter clinical trial included 201 children with int…

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