SAN DIEGO (MedPage Today) — A broader range of autoantibodies may play a role in Sjogren’s syndrome than has previously been appreciated, researchers found.
New Bipartisan Plan to Repeal SGR Faces Tight Schedule
The proposal from Senate Democrats and House Republicans needs to piggyback onto a bigger bill, such as the one a special budget committee wants to produce by December 13. Medscape Medical News
Prevalence of Vision Disorders by Racial and Ethnic Group among Children Participating in Head Start – Corrected Proof
Objective: To compare the prevalence of amblyopia, strabismus, and significant refractive error among African-American, American Indian, Asian, Hispanic, and non-Hispanic white preschoolers in the Vision In Preschoolers study.Design: Multicenter, cross-sectional study.Participants: Three- to 5-year old preschoolers (n = 4040) in Head Start from 5 geographically disparate areas of the United States.Methods: All children who failed the mandatory Head Start screening and a sample of those who passed were enrolled. Study-certified pediatric optometrists and ophthalmologists performed comprehensive eye examinations including monocular distance visual acuity (VA), cover testing, and cycloplegic retinoscopy. Examination results were used to classify vision disorders, including amblyopia, strabismus, significant (Read more...)
Pretreatment Anterior Segment Imaging During Acute Primary Angle Closure: Insights into Angle Closure Mechanisms in the Acute Phase – Corrected Proof
Objective: To describe anterior segment optical coherence tomography (ASOCT) parameters during acute primary angle closure (APAC) before therapeutic interventions and comparative analyses of biometric parameters of APAC eyes with fellow eyes.Design: Prospective, comparative case series.Participants: Thirty-one consecutive patients with APAC.Methods: All patients underwent ASOCT imaging of both eyes during the attack, before therapeutic interventions were administered. Custom software was used to measure anterior chamber depth (ACD), anterior chamber area (ACA), anterior chamber volume (ACV), iris curvature (I-Curv), iris area (I-Area), lens vault (LV), and angle opening distance (AOD750), trabecular iris space area (TISA750), and iris thickness (IT750) at 750 μm (Read more...)
Boosting bionic eyes with a gentle touch
Australian researchers from Monash University Gippsland say that combining sensory information may help improve the sight of people receiving visual prosthetics. They claim that by stimulating the senses of “touch” and “vision” at the same time, the b…
Detection of Glaucoma with an Optical Coherence Tomography-derived Neuroretinal Rim Parameter
I have read with great interest the article entitled “Enhanced detection of open-angle glaucoma with an anatomically accurate optical coherence tomography-derived neuroretinal rim parameter” by Chauhan et al, and I congratulate the authors for the…