Uncertainty lingers about the cardiovascular safety of intravitreal ranibizumab injections for diabetic macular edema, a pooled analysis of clinical trials shows. Reuters Health Information
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Intensive Glucose Control Lowers Microvascular Risks
Patients with type 2 diabetes who undergo intensive glucose lowering have a reduced risk of developing microvascular kidney and eye complications, a pooled analysis of four trials suggested. Medscape Medical News
Home-based Macular Degeneration Monitoring Appears Cost Effective
Home telemonitoring of people at risk for age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is potentially cost-effective, according to an economic analysis using a simulation model. Reuters Health Information
Macular Measurements May Spot Visual Defects in Alzheimer’s
Changes in the retina of patients with Alzheimer’s disease (AD) appear to be associated with visual dysfunction, according to Spanish researchers. Reuters Health Information
Near-Vision Loss Linked to Increased Dementia
Data from the Three City study show that moderate-to-severe loss of near vision, but not distance vision, was associated with increased dementia. Medscape Medical News
Pocket-Sized $200 Fundus Camera Reduces Pupil Dilation
A handheld nonmydriatic fundus camera can be assembled inexpensively with mostly off-the-shelf electrical components, researchers showed. Medscape Medical News
Telemedicine Cuts Wait Time for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening
A primary-care-based telemedicine program has cut waiting time and improved screening rates for diabetic retinopathy in a large public-safety-net health system in LA County. Medscape Medical News
Many Youths Not Adequately Screened for Diabetic Retinopathy
Many youths with diabetes did not receive timely eye examinations to screen for diabetic retinopathy, a new study has found. Medscape Medical News
Repeated Bevacizumab Injections Tied to Higher Glaucoma Surgery Risk
Seven or more intravitreous bevacizumab injections in a year is associated with a higher risk of glaucoma surgery, researchers in Canada say. Reuters Health Information
Optical Coherence Tomographic Angiography Helps Track Diabetic Retinopathy
Vessel density as measured by optical coherence tomographic angiography (OCTA) correlates with the severity of diabetic retinopathy (DR) and may yield insight beyond that provided by fundus photography, according to Portuguese and U.S. researchers. R…
Physician Who Tricked Patients Into Surgery Gets 10 Years
David Ming Pon, MD, bilked Medicare by telling patients they needed laser treatment for wet age-related macular degeneration they didn’t have. Make him an example, two peers said. Medscape Medical News
FDA Panel Backs Label Changes for Peroxide Contacts’ Solutions
A joint FDA panel backed packaging and label changes to help users distinguish peroxide-based contact solutions from those that do not contain peroxide, in order to prevent eye injuries. Medscape Medical News
New Test Identifies Blood Type in Seconds
Scientists working at the Third Military Medical University in Chongqing, China have developed a technology to quickly identify a blood sample’s blood type. It relies on using antibodies that target A and B antigens that give blood its type, and a dye that is activated when the antibodies are in attack mode. The same was done […]
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Stem Cell Therapy Blinds Three Patients at Florida Clinic
Unregulated stem cell therapy to treat dry macular degeneration led to profound visual loss in three patients treated at a clinic. Medscape Medical News
Retinopathy Signals Future PAD, Critical Limb Ischemia Risk
Finding retinal abnormalities should lead to more aggressive management of risk factors to prevent their progression as well as future peripheral artery disease, a study suggests. Heartwire from Medscape
Highly Stretchable Electrodes for Electronic Interfacing with Body’s Tissues
At Stanford University researchers have developed flexible conductive electrodes made from a modified plastic. These have similar physical characteristics of rubber while maintaining electrical conductivity sufficient for medical applications, such us brain implants and muscle stimulators. These are essentially the best stretchable conductors ever made, and their composition makes them biocompatible. Because the brain has […]
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Bellion Spirits Vodka: A Liver Friendly Spirit?
Bellion Spirits, a New York and New Jersey-based company, is striving to revolutionize the alcohol industry by supposedly minimizing the health risks associated with consuming alcohol. By infusing their products with patented NTX Technology, Bellion Spirits claims to have produced alcoholic beverages that lessen the burden of alcohol on the body. NTX Technology is an […]
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Headache-Related QoL Improves After Ptosis Repair
Ptosis repair or blepharoplasty may reduce tension-type headaches and improve headache-related quality of life (QoL), new research hints. Reuters Health Information
24-h Monitoring Gives Long View of Glaucoma
Tracking the intraocular pressure of glaucoma patients with a 24-hour contact-lens sensor accurately predicts visual field progression, new research shows. Medscape Medical News
Corneal Patch Graft More Likely to Erode Than Scleral Graft
The risk for erosion is four times higher with a corneal patch graft than with a scleral patch graft, the first large head-to-head comparison shows. Medscape Medical News