Admitting doctors don’t know everything and accepting that risk falls along a continuum can help restore the balance of power in the doctor-patient relationship, according to Dr John Mandrola. Medscape
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Publication Exclusive: Expert panel debates preferred strabismus surgery techniques
At the annual American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting in New Orleans, OSN Pediatrics/Strabismus Section Editor Robert S. Gold, MD, led a round table discussion on surgical approaches to correcting strabismus. Each of the…
Make the Diagnosis: Veiled vision
(MedPage Today) — Case Study: An 85 year-old woman was admitted with COPD and was treated with bronchodilators, oral
glucocorticoids, antibiotics, and non-invasive ventilation for about 7 days. The patient’s family
states a new thin white film has ap…
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Ocata Therapeutics Secures $10 Million in Debt Financing
MARLBOROUGH, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Ocata Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: OCAT), a leader in the field of Regenerative Ophthalmology™, today announced that it has entered into a secured term loan facility of up to $10 million with Silicon Valley Bank. Ocata received initial funding of $6 million and has a conditional option to receive an additional $4 million upon the successful completion of certain clinical and corporate milestones. Ocata intends to use the proceeds for general corporate purpose
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Research and Markets: Posterior Uveitis Pipeline Insights 2015 – Reviews Key Players Involved in the Therapeutics Development for Posterior Uveitis
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/hszpt3/posterior) has announced the addition of the “Posterior Uveitis-Pipeline Insights” report to their offering. Summary Posterior Uveitis- Pipeline Insights p…
Retinal changes may serve as measures of brain pathology in schizophrenia
Schizophrenia is associated with structural and functional alterations of the visual system, including specific structural changes in the eye.