In Germany, approximately 1.3 million people currently suffer from dementia. About 250,000 incident cases are estimated per year. Dementia is the leading cause of dependency and disability among older persons.
Perforating Injuries of the Globe: Surgical Techniques
What are the most effective management strategies for perforating injuries of the globe? International Ophthalmology Clinics
Remote Screening for Vision Loss From Diabetes
Could the VA’s successful teleretinal imaging program improve diabetic eye care throughout the nation? Medscape Optometry
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SD-OCT detects signs of silicone oil emulsification
Optical coherence tomography detected small hyper-reflective areas in eyes that underwent silicone oil tamponade for various indications, according to a study. The retrospective study included 11 eyes of 11 patients. Vitrectomy and silicone oil tampona…
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DSEK may be option in children with congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy
Descemet’s stripping endothelial keratoplasty can be an alternative to penetrating keratoplasty in children with congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy, offering early visual stabilization and a low risk of complications.In the retrospective, comparative, interventional study, five patients had a mean age of 6.6 years and underwent PK in one eye and DSEK in the fellow eye.
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Expedited FDA reviews examined in new study
Of the drugs approved by the FDA in 2008, those that received expedited reviews were approved more quickly, were studied in fewer patients and still have unanswered safety questions, according to new data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.“Under the Obama administration, the FDA may also change the testing requirements for many drugs prior to approval; the stated rationales are promoting innovation and reducing the time and cost of discovering new drugs,” researchers wrote. “To inform the debate about the appropriate standards for testing new drugs, we studied the development times, (Read more...)