Focal/grid laser photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema significantly narrowed macular arterioles and venules but had an insignificant effect on central retinal vessels around the optic disc, according to a study.The study included 69 eyes of 46 patients who underwent focal/grid laser photocoagulation for DME. Median patient age was 60 years, and overall duration of diabetes was 13 years. Matched untreated eyes served as controls.Investigators obtained retinal photographs 6 months before and 2 months and 12 months after laser treatment. They measured the diameters of retinal vessels around the macula and optic (Read more...)
BLOG: With human resources issues, what should I do when … ? Part 2
In my last blog, I reviewed the importance of addressing HR issues in a timely manner and setting up a management infrastructure to do so. My next two blogs list common HR issues with suggested approaches.The obvious reason many doctors and managers dr…
Aerpio completes phase 1b/2a study of novel DME agent
Aerpio Therapeutics has completed a phase 1b/2a study of a novel drug for diabetic macular edema, according to a press release.AKB-9778 is an inhibitor of human protein tyrosine phosphatase beta that works to activate Tie2, a receptor on vascular endothelial cells that stabilizes blood vessels, preventing abnormal blood vessel growth and vascular leak, the release said.
Parents can check their kids for retinoblastoma using digital photography
Can parents use digital cameras and smart phones to potentially screen their children for the most common form of pediatric eye cancer? Baylor University and Harvard Medical School researchers believe so…
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles opens new outpatient care center in Santa Monica
Children’s Hospital Los Angeles opened the doors of its new outpatient care center in Santa Monica today. The pediatric medical facility, Children’s Hospital Los Angeles – Santa Monica, will be staffed by 10 physicians who are Board-Certified in seven …
Study investigates association between preterm birth and later retinal detachment
Children born extremely prematurely have up to a 19 times greater risk of retinal detachment later in life than peers born at term, according to a Swedish study published this month in Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.