Pars plana vitrectomy for the management of proliferative diabetic retinopathy is effective, but attention to pre- and perioperative techniques may lead to even better results, according to a speaker here.
AAO: Kids’ Eye Injuries from Dog Bites Often Severe (CME/CE)
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) — When children suffer eye injuries from dog bites, treatment often becomes much more complicated with multiple surgeries and long recovery periods, a researcher said here.
AAO: Bevacizumab Tops Anti-VEGF Choice in AMD (CME/CE)
CHICAGO (MedPage Today) — More than half of Medicare patients prescribed a biologic for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are getting bevacizumab (Avastin) off-label rather than ranibizumab (Lucentis), which is approved for the condition, researc…
How the retina works: Like a multi-layered jigsaw puzzle
About 1.25 million neurons in the retina — each of which views the world only through a small jagged window called a receptive field — collectively form the seamless picture we rely on to navigate our environment. Receptive fields fit together like …
Drugs for macular degeneration
(Boston) Scientists from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) and the VA Boston Healthcare System have conducted a study that failed to show a difference in efficacy between Bevacizumab (Avastin) and Ranibizumab (Lucentis) for the therapy of a…
Cataract surgery saves lives
CHICAGOCataract surgery not only improves vision and quality of life for older people, but is also apparently a way to reduce the number of car crashes. The research will be presented today’s at the Scientific Program of the 2010 American Academy of O…