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AJO History of Ophthalmology Series: Wilhelm Kühne and Optograms
Soon after the discovery of “visual purple” or rhodopsin by physiologist Franz Boll of the University of Rome in 1876, Wilhelm “Willy” Friedrick Kühne (1837-1900), a physiologist and Helmhotz’s successor in Heidelberg, intensely studied its pr…
Serous Macular Detachment in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia: A Report of 4 Cases
We read with great interest the article by Baker and associates. These authors examined the effects of Waldenström disease on 4 patients with serous macular detachment. Immunoglobulin M was identified in the subretinal space and all retinal layers in …
FDA Panel to Consider Two Cancer Drugs
WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) — The FDA’s Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee will meet Thursday to weigh the approval evidence for two cancer therapies: tivozanib and a drug-device product combining melphalan (Alkeran) with a novel infusion kit.
Prostaglandin analogues produce no significant differences in tolerability after 3 months
Open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension patients treated for 3 months with prostaglandin analogues with different preservatives showed no significant differences in ocular surface tolerability, a study found.The randomized, multicenter, investigato…
Femtosecond laser pretreatment linked to small, transient increase in IOP
Femtosecond laser pretreatment to cataract surgery was associated with a slight, transient increase in IOP without complications, according to a study.In the interventional, prospective study, 25 eyes of 25 patients underwent femtosecond laser pretreat…