Many physicians are concerned about all the screening required to monitor a patient with diabetes, so a team of ophthalmologists came up with a solution. Medscape Medical News
Tag: Ophthalmology
Diabetic Macular Edema: Changing Treatment Paradigms
Find out how paradigms for treating diabetic macular edema are evolving. Current Opinion in Ophthalmology
Refractive Surgery: Technology on Trial
Dr Roger Steinert relates the salient points from the refractive surgery subspecialty day at this year’s American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, where judge and jury debated the latest technology. Medscape Ophthalmology
Human Error Seeps into Electronic Medical Records
The time required to enter data into an electronic medical record must be balanced with the time available to attend to the patient, and accuracy sometimes suffers. Medscape Medical News
Gradual Loss of Vision and Chorioretinal Scarring
What is the cause of this man’s loss of vision and eye exam findings? Medscape Ophthalmology
Google Glass Causes Blind Spots, Study Finds
A small study has shown that the eyeglass-mounted computer Google Glass causes scotoma in the upper right visual field; the blind spots were not related to distraction from software. Medscape Medical News
Dexamethasone Implant Helps Diabetic Macular Edema
Dexamethasone intravitreal implants benefit even previously treated patients with diabetic macular edema, according to a subgroup analysis of the MEAD data. Medscape Medical News
Free iPad App Enables Inexpensive Visual Field Screening
The visualFields easy app performs well on the iPad and is comparable to standard testing say researchers. Medscape Medical News
Visual Field Loss Tied to QoL Decline in Those With Glaucoma
In patients with glaucoma, the magnitude and rate of visual field loss both figure into rate of decline in quality of life. Medscape Medical News
Surgical Management of Pseudoexfoliation Glaucoma
Find out about the surgical strategies to achieve optimal outcomes and minimize the risk of complications in pseudoexfoliation glaucoma. International Ophthalmology Clinics
Smartphones Enable Access to Quality Eye Imaging
New technology can facilitate real-time telemedicine through instant electronic transmission of images and videos. Medscape Medical News
Up-and-Coming IOLs
Dr Roger Steinert describes the latest presbyopia-correcting intraocular lenses expected to reach the US market soon. Medscape Ophthalmology
Preventing Hypertensive Phase in Glaucoma Valve Surgery
A pair of just-published studies examine different pharmacologic agents with the aim of preventing hypertensive phase associated with Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation. Medscape Ophthalmology
AMD May Progress at a Similar Rate in the Other Eye
The severity of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in one eye seems to pace the rate of degeneration in the other eye, new research has found. Reuters Health Information
Experimental Plug Aids Recovery From Cataract Surgery
The novel approach is a reasonable alternative to medicated eye drops, early research suggests. Medscape Medical News
Implanted Ring Aims to Replace Reading Glasses
A corneal inlay awaiting FDA approval would mean people who have good distance vision, but need glasses for up-close reading, wouldn’t have to keep taking glasses on and off. Medscape Medical News
New Standardized DMEK Technique Saves Eyes
The Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) approach eliminates upside-down grafts and has a low rate of graft failure. Medscape Medical News
No More Reading Glasses: KAMRA Vision Implants Treat Presbyopia
Presbyopia, the inability to see things up close, affects large portions of the population as we grow older. Most people with the condition end up using reading glasses, putting them on and off as necessary, while some people keep them on throughout the day and end up looking like that English teacher from your childhood that would read famous poem (Read more...)
Regeneron’s Eylea Works Better vs Avastin and Lucentis in Study
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said its drug Eylea (aflibercept) for diabetic macular edema produced significantly greater improvement in visual acuity from baseline to 52 weeks compared with Genentech’s Avastin (bevacizumab) and Lucentis (ranibizumab). …
Safe to Just Observe Mild Vitreomacular Adhesion?
A study looks at the outcomes of patients with vitreomacular adhesion who are managed with observation. Medscape Ophthalmology