A 5-year analysis shows that Baervedlt is a more effective drainage implant than Ahmed, but the risk for complications is higher. Medscape Medical News
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Retinal Degeneration Ongoing in Pediatric MS
Children with multiple sclerosis showed more progressive ganglion cell layer thinning than healthy kids or those with monophasic demyelination — and there was more retinal atrophy in girls than in boys. Medscape Medical News
USPSTF Issues Draft Vision Screening Recs for Young Kids
The USPSTF has issued draft recommendations for vision screening in children aged 6 months to 5 years; recommendations are available for public comment on the USPSTF website through March 27. Medscape Medical News
Genetics Underlying Rare Syndrome Identified
Deafness, blindness, albinism, and dense bones resulted from inheriting two recessive mutations in a gene already implicated in two dominant conditions of deafness and hypopigmentation. Medscape Medical News
Stryker to Use Microsoft HoloLens Augmented Reality Goggles to Design ORs
Stryker, the company best known for orthopedic implants and devices, is also in the business of designing operating rooms. Planning an efficient surgical environment that can serve various needs has meant trying different configurations in real life, or on a small, flat computer screen. Since it seems like we’re living in the future, Stryker has […]
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New Way of Generating 3D Images May Prove Valuable in Clinical Practice
Doctors are some of the biggest consumers of 3D visualization because every CT and MRI scan is a volumetric data set. So far, viewing the data in 3D has typically required a special set of glasses or meant that the person had to keep the eyes within a small space within which the 3D effect […]
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DME: Early Response to Anti-VEGF Therapy Predicts Outcome
Early response to anti-VEGF treatment predicts long-term outcome in patients with diabetic macular edema, according to a small study. Medscape Medical News
Surgical Techniques Showcased at Glaucoma Meeting
With procedures and techniques in the field changing fast, the American Glaucoma Society meeting will be packed with discussion, debate, and discovery that could lead to practice changes. Medscape Medical News
New Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold from Meril, an Indian Multinational
Meril, a large Indian medical device firm, has developed a drug-eluting bioresorbable vascular scaffold, which looks like a stent but that eventually and slowly degrades is washed away by the body. The MeRes100 is made of PLLA coated with PDLLA, both biodegradable polymers, while Sirolimus (rapamycin), the immunosuppressant common in drug eluting stents, is embedded within the […]
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First ADA Guidance on Diabetic Retinopathy in 15 Years
Since the ADA’s last guidelines on diabetic retinopathy in 2002, advances have included widespread use of optical coherence tomography, wide-field fundus photography, and intravitreous anti-VEGF injections. Medscape Medical News
Robots Made of Hydrogels May Help Surgeons Operate on Fragile Tissues
The future of surgery may involve robotic devices that are soft and gentle to prevent unwanted damage, yet strong enough to be able to manipulate tissues. At MIT engineers are leading the way toward that future having developed robots made out of hydrogel and powered by water, that can, among other things, grab and release […]
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Concern Raised About High Hydroxychloroquine Dosing
Ophthalmologists’ guidance on safe doses for hydroxychloroquine was not followed for approximately half of rheumatology patients treated with hydroxychloroquine, a new study showed. Medscape Medical News
Novice Cataract Surgeons May Be Prone to Complications During Independent Practice
First-year cataract surgeons are nine times more likely to have high complication rates than more experienced surgeons, suggesting better training and monitoring may be needed, researchers in Canada say. Reuters Health Information
Ropivacaine: Less Pain, Hemorrhage Risk During Vitrectomy
Despite a similar effectiveness to bupivacaine, lidocaine, and a solution of both, ropivacaine had lower rates of postoperative pain and lower rates of hemorrhage in a randomized controlled trial. Medscape Medical News
Retina Recovers Quickly After Surgically Induced Detachment
Structural and functional recovery is rapid after limited iatrogenic macular detachment for retinal gene therapy, according to Australian and UK investigators. Reuters Health Information
3D Printing Better Ultrasounds
A new ultrasound device developed by a research team from Nanyang Technological University in Singapore utilizes a superior 3D printed resin lens to produce sharper and higher fidelity ultrasound images. Conventional ultrasound devices create ultrasound waves by heating up a glass lens with sound waves, which creates high frequency vibrations from the resulting expansion of […]
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Dexamethasone Implant With Anti-VEGF Explored for Wet AMD
Dexamethasone combined with anti-VEGF therapy may benefit some patients with age-related macular degeneration who do not respond to anti-VEGF therapy alone, a new study suggested. Medscape Medical News
‘Transient Smartphone Blindness’ Misdiagnosed as MS?
Temporary vision loss after using a smartphone while lying in bed is a real phenomenon and highlights that symptom misinterpretation ‘can lead one down the wrong diagnostic path,’ say researchers. Medscape Medical News
Conjunctival Tumors in Children Nearly Always Benign
Conjunctival tumors in children are nearly always benign, but several features differentiate melanoma from nevus and lymphoma from benign reactive lymphoid hyperplasia (BRLH), researchers say. Reuters Health Information
Symptoms Reported by Patients Often Do Not Match Those in EHR
A study of eye symptoms finds a large disconnect between what patients report on a questionnaire and what is in their EHR. The findings have implications for big data studies and patient care. Medscape Medical News