Anti-RPE Antibodies Found in Best’s Disease
Archives: Researchers have discovered a paraneoplastic autoimuune reaction against RPE which they feel is the cause of this rare disease. This is the first report to date linking a human RPE disease with anti-RPE antibodies.
Curvilinear Camera Adds Zoom Features For an Even Closer Look at Your Innards
Last time we covered an eyeball-like camera being developed by Northwestern University and the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, they had developed flexible light sensors for capturing sharp images much in the same way our eyes capture images.
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IU Ophthalmologist And Wife Support Conference Room In Glick Eye Institute
The conference room in the Eugene and Marilyn Glick Eye Institute will be named for an IU School of Medicine ophthalmologist and his wife. Daniel Spitzberg, M.D., and his wife, Alana, are supporting the nearly 100-seat conference room on the first floo…
An Affordable, Accessible Test For Genetic Eye Diseases? (And) New Scorecard Helps Predict Vision, Life Quality After Cataract Surgery
This month’s Ophthalmology reports on new tools designed to advance diagnosis and care in two important areas: inherited retinal diseases and cataract surgery. Ophthalmology is the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology…
Statement By The American Academy Of Ophthalmology Regarding Children’s Vision And Eye Health And 3-D Digital Products
Recently Nintendo issued a warning about their new 3-D handheld game device that urged parents to prevent children under age 6 years from prolonged viewing of the device’s digital images, in order to avoid possible damage to visual development. Other 3…