The National Eye Institute and Food and Drug Administration are sponsoring a conference to determine how functional vision-related endpoints for clinical trials of visual prostheses will be analyzed and correlated with objective measures of visual acui…
Visual Prostheses: Symposium To Explore Combining Functional Endpoints And Objective Visual Measures For Clinical Trials
The National Eye Institute (NEI) and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are sponsoring a conference to determine how functional vision-related endpoints for clinical trials of visual prostheses will be analyzed and correlated with objective measures of…
Curious Snapshot Of Powerful Retinal Pigment And Its Partners
Science fiction novelist and scholar Issac Asimov once said, “The most exciting phrase to hear in science, the one that heralds new discoveries, is not ‘Eureka!’ but ‘That’s funny.’ ” This recently rang true for an international team of researchers whe…
EndoSerter for Corneal Endothelium Delivery OK’ed in USA
Ocular Systems of Winston-Salem, NC has received FDA clearance for its EndoSerter corneal endothelium delivery device. The EndoSerter delivers an endothelial allograft ≤ 8.5mm in diameter and ≤ 175µm in central thickness via a 4mm incision.
5 Questions with Louis R. Pasquale, MD
strongWhat drew you to epidemiology?/strongbr /
In answering this question, I like to recount the story of
the Broad Street pump. In 1850, people in London were
dying of diarrheal illness at an alarming rate. Dr. John Snow
used the basic…
Is Glaucoma Screening Worthwhile?
Glaucoma currently ranks as a leading cause of
irreversible blindness worldwide, but many of
those afflicted are unaware that they have this
painless, progressive neurodegenerative disease.
Visual impairment is costly in terms of lost producti…