Closed canthal suspension combined with true lower eyelid retractor recession safely and effectively corrected lower eyelid retraction in patients with reduced orbicularis strength, according to recent study results.To evaluate the technique, researche…
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Employed Doctors: Love the Paycheck, Hate the Rules
More than 4600 physicians told us whether they preferred being employed or being in private practice. Each has pros and cons, but some were stronger than others. Medscape Business of Medicine
Is glaucoma, in fact, diabetes of the brain?
Researchers at All India Institute of Medical Sciences and Ambedkar Centre for Biomedical Research India have proposed a new mechanism of glaucoma which suggests that diabetes can occur in the brain and may be the cause of many neurodegenerative disord…
Low-cost devices developed to turn smartphones into ‘eye-phones’
Researchers at the Stanford University School of Medicine have developed two inexpensive adapters that enable a smartphone to capture high-quality images of the front and back of the eye. The adapters make it easy for anyone with minimal training to ta…
Supplementing a low protein diet with dibasic amino acids increases urinary calcium excretion in young women
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Reversing Retinal Cell Death With Inkjet Printing?
For the past several months, I have been working with Mark Hillen, the editor of The Ophthalmologist, in providing him with background information about stem cells and gene therapy used in ophthalmology to treat various retinal diseases. Articles, based on my information, along with material developed by Mark, have been published in past issues of his magazine. (Stem Cell Clinical Trials and Gene Therapy Clinical Trials.)
The Ophthalmologist is a new professional journal, published by Texere Publishing, for a target audience of ophthalmologists and industry professionals, mainly based in Europe.
The latest issue (February 2014) contains an (Read more...)