The prevalence of severe vision loss was highest in the poorest counties in the South. Medscape Medical News
Tag: Ophthalmology
What to Do If an Insurer Profiles You as a High Utilizer
Ophthalmologists are increasingly being told by insurers that their treatments cost more than their peers’ and are being penalized or booted out of health plans as a result. Here’s how to respond. Medscape Business of Medicine
Diabetes: Personalized Care During Eye Checks Has No Benefit
Adding personalized education and risk assessment to routine eye exams does not improve glycemic control among patients with diabetes, a randomized trial showed. Medscape Medical News
The Girl With Roving Eyes
This little girl has more going on than meets the eye. Medscape Ophthalmology
Drug-Induced Uveitis
This review provides a current summary of the medications that are associated with the development of uveitis. International Ophthalmology Clinics
Regorafenib Eye Drops Show Promise in Primate AMD Model
Regorafenib eye drops may become a ‘valuable extension’ to current treatment options for wet age-related macular degeneration. However, the project is in an early development phase. Medscape Medical News
Managing DME in the Anti-VEGF and Corticosteroid Era
Find out more about the important role anti-VEGF agents and corticosteroids have played in the management of diabetic macular edema — and what challenges remain. Current Opinion in Ophthalmology
Ebola Virus Persists in Eyes Months After Clearing Blood
Survivors need ophthalmological follow-up for eye disease, but the incidence of ocular complications is unknown. Medscape Medical News
Cornea Crosslinking Increases LASIK Durability
Already used to treat keratoconus, researchers are exploring cornea crosslinking to prevent the ectasia in some LASIK patients. Medscape Medical News
Premium Intraocular Lenses Growing in Popularity
More patients with presbyopia might benefit from intraocular lenses, say experts, who report that the lenses might even be useful for patients younger than cataract age. Medscape Medical News
Retinal Gene Therapy: Long-term Results Less Than Expected
Gene therapy for RPE65-associated Leber’s congenital amaurosis enabled people to see, but the benefit diminished as photoreceptors continued to degrade in patients treated in two trials. Medscape Medical News
New Corneal Endothelial Treatments Tested
Injected cultivated cells and Rho kinase inhibitor eye drops look like promising treatments for corneal endothelial dysfunction, a researcher reports. Medscape Medical News
OCT Angiography May Better Diagnose, Manage Retinal Disease
Experts say the new methods are a ‘significant breakthrough’ and will likely change practice in the next 10 years. Medscape Medical News
Pharmacists Warn of Ophthalmic Drug Shortages
Compounding pharmacists say new regulations could limit the supply of ophthalmic drugs, such as macular degeneration formulations of bevacizumab. Medscape Medical News
SONATA: 50% Adverse Event Rate Reported for Lifitegrast
About half the patients with dry eyes who were treated with the experimental drug lifitegrast experienced treatment-emergent adverse events, although not severe ones, a new study has shown. Medscape Medical News
Pixium Vision Implants Restore Sight in Rats with Retinal Degeneration, Humans Next (VIDEO)
Prima Vision, a company based in Paris, France, is reporting that its PRIMA wireless subretinal implants for people who lost their vision has show a great deal of promise in a pre-clinical trial. The technology is designed specifically for those whose natural photoreceptors no longer function, yet who retain retinal neurons that can be el (Read more...)
Extended-Release Dexamethasone Promising for Cataracts
A dexamethasone-eluting hydrogel punctum plug can reduce the pain and inflammation related to cataract surgery, a new study shows. Medscape Medical News
Eyenuk EyeArt Software Automatically Screens Fundus Images for Signs of Diabetic Retinopathy
Eyenuk, a Woodland Hills, California company, won the European CE mark for its EyeArt software that analyzes images of the retina taken using fundus cameras to help detect diabetic retinopathy (DR). The software requires nothing more than a well produced color retinal image and has shown a sensitivity of detecting DR often better than human profess (Read more...)
Conventional Surgery as Good as Catalys, LenSx for Cataracts
Refractive outcomes are not significantly different when patients are treated with conventional or femtosecond laser-assisted surgery, a new study has shown. Medscape Medical News
KAMRA Inlay Corneal Implant to Replace Reading Glasses FDA Approved
Owning reading glasses is a part of growing up, but for many people that start wearing them in their later years it can be downright awkward and uncomfortable. Now a new device, just approved by the FDA, may offer certain folks with presbyopia a new way of addressing the condition.
The KAMRA inlay from Acufocus (Irvine, CA) is implanted into the co (Read more...)