Choroidal nevi, particularly those in younger patients, may enlarge slowly over time without transforming into choroidal melanoma, a study found.
The Brain As A ‘Task Machine’
The portion of the brain responsible for visual reading doesn’t require vision at all, according to a new study published online on February 17 in Current Biology, a Cell Press publication. Brain imaging studies of blind people as they read words in Br…
Volk’s Gonio And Wide Field Lenses At SECO
Volk Optical, the industry leader in aspheric optics, will be exhibiting at the Southeastern Congress of Optometry (SECO) March 3-5 at the Georgia World Congress Center (Atlanta, Georgia), booth 1144.
Identification Of Glaucoma Gene Brightens View For Future Therapies
Glaucoma – a leading cause of vision loss and blindness worldwide – runs in families. A team of investigators from Vanderbilt University and the University of Florida has identified a new candidate gene for the most common form of the eye disorder, pri…
Identification Of Glaucoma Gene Brightens View For Future Therapies
Glaucoma – a leading cause of vision loss and blindness worldwide – runs in families. A team of investigators from Vanderbilt University and the University of Florida has identified a new candidate gene for the most common form of the eye disorder, pri…
Intravitreal Bevacizumab Prevents Blindness in Preemies
A single injection of bevacizumab (Avastin) into the eye of an infant is more effective than laser surgery for preventing blindness from retinopathy of prematurity, doctors in Houston report in the February 17th New England Journal of Medicine. Reute…