The inhibition or removal of an enzyme may prevent or treat ischemic retinopathy by stalling growth of unwanted vessels in the retina, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking Improves Long-Term VA In Treating Keratoconus, Ectasia
Corneal collagen cross-linking markedly improved visual acuity in patients with keratoconus or corneal ectasia, a study found.
Large, Solution-Processable Graphene Quantum Dots as Light Absorbers for Photovoltaics
Residents Are Workers, Not Students, for Tax Purposes, Says High Court
The Supreme Court decision helps safeguard a variety of labor law protections and benefits for medical residents, says a lawyer for a residents’ union. Medscape Medical News
Kenneth D. Steinsapir receives rare USPTO patent for Microdroplet BOTOX
Kenneth D. Steinsapir, M.D., has been issued a rare patent (US 7,846,457 B2) by The United States Patent and Trademark Office for the invention of a breakthrough method for administering cosmetic botulinum toxin. The patent for Microdroplet botulinum t…
CMA And CAEPS File Lawsuit To Block New Standards To Certify Optometrists To Treat Glaucoma
To ensure Californians afflicted with the eye disease glaucoma get appropriate medical treatment, the California Medical Association (CMA) and the California Academy of Eye Physicians and Surgeons (CAEPS) today filed a lawsuit in San Francisco Superior…