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| | | Laser may be better than corticosteroids for treating diabetic macular edema
July 30, 2008
When treating diabetic macular edema (DME), the conventional laser treatment may be more effective than the newer drug therapy used to treat abnormal swelling around the eye, according to a National Eye Institute (NEI) study. | | Telescopic spectacles may make it easier for those with impaired vision to drive
July 25, 2008
A telescope embedded in a spectacle lens (Schepens Eye Research) may make it easier for people with impaired vision to drive, according to an article published in the May/June issue of Journal of Biomedical Optics. | | Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a potential treatment for adult amblyopia
July 18, 2008
There is new evidence that the adult brain is more plastic than originally thought, according to researchers from the McGill Vision Research Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. | | Visual impairment may lead to increased risk of suicide
July 18, 2008
A recent report in the July issue of Archives of Ophthalmology found that visual impairment might be associated with an increased risk of suicide through its indirect negative effect on health. | | Flavoprotein autofluorescence may be early indicator of eye disease, say researchers
July 16, 2008
A new device used to evaluate the eye for disease may warn physicians earlier than before, especially when linked to diabetes. | |
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| | | | | Alcon, American Medical Optics agree to cross-licensing arrangement
August 1, 2008
Alcon Laboratories and Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) have agreed to a patent cross-licensing arrangement relating to lubricious coatings for IOL insertion devices and one-piece IOL haptic designs | | Congress blocks pay drop, but 21% cut looms in 2010
August 1, 2008
Congress was able to block a pay cut for physicians who serve Medicare patients. Even though the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) are pleased for the delay in the pay cut they maintain that the hard work is just beginning. | | Glaucoma treatment's peculiar side effect: longer eyelashes
July 30, 2008
Patients being treated for glaucoma with bimatoprost ophthalmic solution 0.03% (Lumigan), who use the drug to reduce IOP, have been noticing a surprising side effect: longer and thicker eyelashes. | | Tongji completes Langdong Hospital with help from German consultant
July 29, 2008
To complete its Langdong Hospital in Nanning, China, Tongji Healthcare, Inc. has engaged German-based Dr. Petri Hospital Consulting. | | AAO names August cataract awareness month, urges those at risk to see their ophthalmologist
July 28, 2008
The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) has named August Cataract Awareness Month to remind those at risk for cataracts to see their ophthalmologist to determine whether they have a cataract and if it should be removed. | |
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