One of those pardoned was sentenced in a $70 million Medicare fraud scheme. Medscape Medical News
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Pandemic Screen Time: Will Blue Light Glasses Help?
As people in lockdown spend more time staring at laptops and other digital screens, they’re ordering more blue light glasses, despite a lack of conclusive evidence. WebMD Health News
Smart Contact Lens Targets Vision Improvement
The device, which is like a smartphone in the eye, took home an award at the year’s biggest tech conference, but it’s not quite ready for prime time. Medscape Medical News
Smart Contact Lens Targets Vision Improvement
The device, which is like a smartphone in the eye, took home an award at the year’s biggest tech conference, but it’s not quite ready for prime time. Medscape Medical News
Brain-Machine Interface and Exoskeleton Improve Stroke Rehab
Stroke rehabilitation as a field of research holds great promise in improving how patients recover. Unlike other organs, the brain’s neuroplasticity allows it to functionally reshape itself in beneficial ways. But it doesn’t do it on its own, so targeted interventions that require patient participation are key to optimal outcomes. There (Read more...)
Eye Changes May Identify Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers have identified changes in the eye in patients with Parkinson’s disease that can be seen with noninvasive, inexpensive imaging equipment. Medscape Medical News
Surgery Equals Drug Tx for Bleeding in Diabetic Retinopathy
A comparison of vitrectomy and anti-VEGF injections to treat vitreous hemorrhage in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy shows the pros and cons of each, but effects are similar. Medscape Medical News
The ‘Wondrous Map’: Charting of the Human Genome, 20 Years Later
From COVID-19 to prenatal diagnostics and precision medicine, genomics has slowly but surely moved into the clinic, and forever altered medicine. But many new frontiers lie ahead. Medscape Medical News
Diabetic Retinopathy May Predict Greater Risk of COVID-19 Severity
‘Our study reports the first description of diabetic retinopathy as a potential risk factor for poor COVID-19 outcomes,’ say the authors of a new study. Medscape Medical News
Blood Vessels in the Eye May Diagnose Parkinson’s Disease
With the help of machine-learning algorithms, images of the vasculature of the eye may open a window to a new way of diagnosing neurological disease. Medscape Medical News
Amyloid in the Retina Correlates With Alzheimer’s Brain Changes
Researchers have identified amyloid in the retina of living patients with cognitive decline and correlated this with brain changes. Medscape Medical News
Extended-Release Glaucoma Drugs Eagerly Anticipated
Extended-release implants that deliver glaucoma drugs over months or years are just the ticket for patients who have trouble with eyedrops. One has already received FDA approval and five more are in the pipeline. Medscape Medical News
Pilocarpine Promising as Presbyopia Treatment
A new formulation of pilocarpine has shown promise as a treatment for presbyopia. The treatment works through dynamic pupil modulation. Medscape Medical News
Fluocinolone Implant Real-World Experience Matches DME Trials
Patients who had not benefited from anti-VEGF intravitreal injections experienced improved vision and sustained it for 3 years. Medscape Medical News
EMA Panel Backs Roclanda Eyedrops, New Option for Glaucoma
The fixed-dose combination of latanoprost and netarsudil is for adults with primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension for whom monotherapy fails. International Approvals
Collagen Crosslinking Shows Promise for Keratitis
Collagen crosslinking, a procedure developed for keratoconus, offers new hope in treating difficult cases of keratitis. Medscape Medical News
Useful Wet AMD Images Obtained With Home OCT
Images obtained with a home OCT device matched standard OCT scans in detecting retinal fluid. Medscape Medical News
Drug Use-Induced Endophthalmitis Rises Exponentially in US
Drug use-induced endophthalmitis increased four-fold in the US between 2013-2016, and clinicians should maintain a ‘high index of suspicion’ for the condition, researchers say. Reuters Health Information
Twelve Medical Groups Oppose UHC Copay Accumulator Program
In an Oct. 7 letter to UHC, the 12 groups acknowledged that the drugs targeted by the accumulator policy are expensive. "However, they are also vitally important for our patients," the groups wrote. Medscape Medical News
Could You Be Earning More With a Different Incentive Bonus Plan?
Incentive bonus plans can be structured in different ways, and some will pay more than others. Is your plan helping you to earn the most? Medscape Medical News