Severe atopic keratoconjunctivitis can cause blindness if it’s not diagnosed and treated in time. Current Opinion in Allergy and Clinical Immunology
A 53-Year-Old Woman With Headache, Ocular Pain, and Meningeal Enhancement on MRI
A 53-year-old woman presents with headache, right eye pain, and meningeal enhancement on MRI. What is your differential diagnosis? Medscape Ophthalmology
OCT Device Added to Diabetes Screening List
Topcon has gained approval for its 3D OCT-2000 to be added to the list of devices approved by the English National Screening Programme for Diabetic Screening (ENSPDR). The device is Topcon’s latest camera integrating a Spectral Domain OCT, which anal…
Allergan Plans To Train Doctors, Sell Insurers on Botox for Migraines
Irvine, CA-drug maker Allergan Inc. has built itself into a multibillion dollar company by going after, and even creating, new markets. Now its looking to do that with flagship drug Botox as a treatment for chronic migraine head-aches. The Food and D…
Researchers identify gene linked to melanoma metastasis
Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have identified a gene linked to the spread of eye melanoma.
Potential drug therapy for diabetic retinopathy under study
One drug’s startling ability to restore retinal health in the eyes of diabetic mice has researchers wanting to learn more about how it works and whether it might do the same for people.