Non-Hispanic white women older than 80 years contribute the largest burden of primary open-angle glaucoma cases in the United States, according to a speaker.
American Academy Of Ophthalmology Provides 360 Basic And Clinical Science Course Sets To 67 Developing Nations
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) today announced that it has distributed 360 Basic and Clinical Science Course (BCSC) sets (13 books each), a complete curriculum in ophthalmology, to residency training programs in 67 developing nations. Each…
Seeking Ophthalmologists to Contribute Content to EyeDocNews
If you are an ophthalmologist or other eyecare professional, and interested in writing for EyeDocNews, please contact us We are actively seeking physicians and other eyecare professionals to contribute content to our numerous eyecare categories, including Cataract, Cornea, Dry Eye,…
New Research From Psychological Science
The Insula and Evaluative Processes Gary G. Berntson, Greg J. Norman, Antoine Bechara, Joel Bruss, Daniel Tranel, and John T. Cacioppo The insula has been implicated in evaluative and affective processes. New findings indicate that the insula may be b…
Does High Myopia Predict Failure in Macular Hole Surgery?
From the American Journal of Ophthalmology comes a study finding that axial length of 30mm and greater was associated with a macular hole repair success rate of zero (!) compared to 26-30 mm (92%). It was 73 % in 26mm…
What is the Evidence for Free Radical Effect on AMD and Cataracts?
A recent review in Opthalmic Research discusses the epidemiological evidence for the effect of free radicals on the progression of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and cataracts. Interest in this area stems from the “free radical theory” of aging, which purports…