An FDA advisory committee has cautioned against holding the industry responsible for patient noncompliance. Medscape Medical News
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Researchers recommend increasing time spent outdoors during school
ORLANDO, Fla. – Results of a study involving 2,000 first-grade students prompted the researchers to suggest mandatory targets for the amount of time children spend outside during school hours.Ian G. Morgan, PhD, of the Research School of Biology, Australian National University, Canberra, and the Zhongshan Ophthalmic Center, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China, reported results of the Guangzhou Outdoor Activity Longitudinal Study here at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.
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Meta-analysis of independent, comparative studies shows good outcomes for as-needed anti-VEGFs
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Ninety individuals charged with fraud by Medicare Strike Force
Attorney General Eric Holder and Department of Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius announced today that 90 individuals, including 27 doctors, nurses and health care professionals, have been charged for participation in Medicare fraud….
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Matrix therapy offers alternative in treatment of chronic corneal ulcers
PARIS — A matrix regeneration agent offers a new, easy and effective treatment option for chronic corneal ulcers, according to a specialist. The agent, developed and commercialized in Europe by Théa under the name Cacicol, is a mimetic of the heparan sulfates present in the extracellular matrix. “Matrix therapy with Cacicol aims at restoring the matrix architecture and promotes healing processes with instillation of just one drop per day. Results are visible within 10 to 15 days, or 4 weeks in the more complicated cases,” Sihem Lazreg, MD, said at (Read more...)
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Specialist gives pearls on how to avoid mistakes in diagnosis, treatment of ocular allergies
PARIS — Misdiagnosed and inadequately treated ocular allergies often turn into severe, chronic conditions that heavily affect a patient’s quality of life, according to one specialist. Thanh Hoang-Xuan, MD, said that vernal keratoconjunctivitis is often not properly diagnosed because doctors do not flip the patient’s eyelids. “In this way, they miss to see the giant papillae, which are a characteristic sign of this condition. These children have difficulties in opening their eyes, and doctors don’t want to make them cry by performing this maneuver,” he said at the meeting of (Read more...)