Monday, May 20, 2013
Tearscience Solution Now Available to Vision Source Members
From TearScience Inc. — 5/20/2013
TearScience announced an agreement with Vision Source, a network of private practice optometrists that share knowledge and resources, to make TearScie...Full story
VEGF Inhibition Via TGF-B1 Suggested For Glaucoma Surgery
From Medical News Today — 5/20/2013
The most common cause of failure after glaucoma surgery is scarring at the surgical site, so researchers are actively looking for ways to minimize or ...Full story
Vision Scientists Pinpoint How We See Fast-Moving Objects Co...
From Medical News Today — 5/20/2013
How does San Francisco Giants slugger Pablo Sandoval swat a 95 mph fastball, or tennis icon Venus Williams see the oncoming ball, let alone return her...Full story
Eye May Be Key to More Accurate ADHD Diagnosis
From Medscape Ophthalmology — 5/20/2013
Examining the retina may aid in the diagnosis of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), new research suggests. A small study by investigator...Full story
Friday, May 17, 2013
Algal Beta-Carotene May Be Helpful in Retinitis Pigmentosa
From Medscape Ophthalmology — 5/17/2013
Dunaliella bardawil powder rich in 9-cis beta-carotene can significantly increase measures of retinal function in some patients with retinitis pigment...Full story
AAO Warns Consumers about the Dangers of Eyelash Extensions
From American Academy of Ophthalmology — 5/17/2013
The American Academy of Ophthalmology cautions consumers about the dangers of cosmetic eyelash extensions and the adhesives used to apply them to eyel...Full story
Vision Function Analyzer Widens the Meaning of Acuity
From Medscape Ophthalmology — 5/17/2013
A vision-testing system that factors real-world contrast and lighting conditions into the measurement of acuity could help ophthalmologists understand...Full story
Laser Cataract Surgeries in 4 Infants Uneventful
From Medscape Ophthalmology — 5/17/2013
The first 4 reported cases of infant cataract surgery with a femtosecond laser demonstrated that the laser has "great potential" to make these challen...Full story
Thursday, May 16, 2013
ThromboGenics Provides Business and Financial Update
From ThromboGenics NV — 5/16/2013
ThromboGenics NV issued a business and financial update for the period ending April 30, 2013. During 2013, ThromboGenics delivered a number of key cor...Full story
ACT Confirms Clinical Trial Participant Showed Improvement i...
From Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. — 5/16/2013
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. confirmed that the vision of a patient enrolled in a clinical investigation of the companys retinal pigment epithelial ...Full story
How One Notch Family Protein, Notch2, Shapes An Eye Structur...
From Medical News Today — 5/16/2013
A small ensemble of musicians can produce an infinite number of melodies, harmonies and rhythms. So too, do a handful of workhorse signaling pathways ...Full story
Hearing, Vision Loss And Kidney Disease May Be Impacted By C...
From Medical News Today — 5/16/2013
Experiments at Johns Hopkins have unearthed clues about which protein signaling molecules are allowed into hollow, hair-like "antennae," called cilia,...Full story
Problem-Solving Therapy Boosts QOL in Age-Related Macular De...
From Medscape Ophthalmology — 5/16/2013
Problem-solving therapy improved quality of life in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), in a new randomized trial. Many AMD patients...Full story
PRN Expects Significant Increase in Use of Macular Vitamin B...
From PRN Physician Recommended Nutriceutic... — 5/16/2013
PRN Physician Recommended Nutriceuticals, a producer of condition-specific omega-3 products and macular vitamins, responded to the guidance from...Full story
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Accutome Hires New VP of Global Sales & Marketing
From Accutome — 5/15/2013
Matt Virgilio has joined Accutome as its new vice president of global sales and marketing, bringing more than two decades of sales experience to the c...Full story
Incoming ASCRS President Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, Takes Helm
From Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island — 5/15/2013
Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, an internationally respected refractive cataract surgery pioneer and LASIK eye surgeon, delivered his incoming address as pres...Full story
Predictors of Diabetic Macular Edema Identified
From Medscape Ophthalmology — 5/15/2013
Predicting which patients with diabetes are more likely to develop macular edema could help clinicians counsel patients about their increased risk and...Full story
NVISION Laser Eye Centers First in the Nation to Offer Avell...
From Avellino Lab USA — 5/15/2013
Avellino Lab USA, developer of the only genetic test available worldwide for Avellino Corneal Dystrophy (ACD), announced that California-based NVISION...Full story
Tuesday, May 14, 2013
New Ophthalmic and Medical Courses Announced at the Universi...
From University of Toronto — 5/14/2013
Below are a list of courses from the Department of Continuing Education and Professional Development at the University of Toronto's Faculty of Medicin...Full story
NVISION Laser Eye Centers First in the Nation to Offer Avell...
From Avellino Lab USA — 5/14/2013
Avellino Lab USA, developer of the only genetic test available worldwide for Avellino Corneal Dystrophy (ACD), announced that California-based NVISION...Full story
2013 Octiper Educational Symposium to Be Held in Toronto
From Meridius Health Communications — 5/14/2013
More than 100 ophthalmologists are expected to attend the Optical Coherence Tomography & Imaging: Panel Experts Review (OCTIPER) to be held Friday...Full story
Optical Media Changes With Age, But Neural Mechanisms Keep C...
From Medical News Today — 5/14/2013
Cone receptors in the human eye lose their color sensitivity with age, but our subjective experience of color remains largely unchanged over the years...Full story
Tearing With Docetaxel Not Related to Lacrimal Duct Obstruct...
From Medscape Ophthalmology — 5/14/2013
Tearing occurs in the majority of breast cancer patients who receive adjuvant docetaxel-based chemotherapy regimens, but it does not appear to be rela...Full story
Office Visits Declined in 2012 Again, but Not as Sharply
From Medscape Ophthalmology — 5/14/2013
Providing further evidence of a cooled-down healthcare sector, the number of physician office visits decreased by 0.9% from 2011 to 2012, according to...Full story
New Jersey Enacts Important Eye Safety Legislation
From New Jersey Academy of Ophthalmology — 5/14/2013
New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed important patient safety legislation into law that would ensure continuity of therapy for patients with eye ...Full story
Visiometrics Launches the HD Analyzer Optical Quality Analys...
From Visiometrics — 5/14/2013
Visiometrics has announced the commercial launch of the next generation of its Optical Quality Analysis System, the HD Analyzer, following the issuanc...Full story
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