Spatial integration by mt pattern neurons: a closer look at pattern-to-component effects and the role of speed tuning
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The primate visual system faces a difficult problem whenever it encounters the motion of an object moving over a patch of the retina. Objects typically contain a number of edges at different orientations and so a range of image velocities are generated within the receptive field of a neuron processing the object movement. It is still a mystery as to how these different velocities are combined into one unified and correct velocity. Neurons in area MT (V5) are considered to be the neural substrate for this motion integration process. Some MT neurons (pattern type) respond selectively to the correct global motion of an object...
Source: Journal of Vision Articles - July 3, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: journals
Crystalens hd™ receives fda approval
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Bausch & Lomb announced that it has received approval from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market the Crystalens HD™ in the United States. Crystalens accommodating intraocular lens (IOL) was first approved by the FDA in November 2003. The Crystalens HD is the fourth generation of the only FDA approved accommodating lens. The surface of the Crystalens HD has been shaped to enhance the depth of focus with a proprietary optical modification. (Source: Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today)
Source: Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today - July 3, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: news
Glaucoma treatment can prevent blindness
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Title: Glaucoma Treatment Can Prevent BlindnessCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/3/2008 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/3/2008 (Source: MedicineNet Eyesight General)
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Call for papers.
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Page: A5DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817fb487Authors: Adams, Tony (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
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Erratum.
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Page: 609DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318180df0a (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
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Calendar of events.
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Page: 608DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e3181809cf7 (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
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To the editor: eye care in the developing world: how soon is now?
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Page: E605DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817dc8b0Authors: Merabet, Lotfi B. OD, PhD; Wanye, Seth MD (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 2, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Tags: HTML PDF (520 K) Source Type: journals
Optical magnification matrix: near objects and strongly oblique incidence.
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Page: E593DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817dba0bAuthors: Becken, Wolfgang PhD; Altheimer, Helmut Dipl-Ing; Esser, Gregor Dipl-Ing; Mueller, Werner PhD; Uttenweiler, Dietmar PhD (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 2, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (456 K) Source Type: journals
Optical magnification matrix: near objects in the paraxial case.
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Page: E581DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817db9f9Authors: Becken, Wolfgang PhD; Altheimer, Helmut; Esser, Gregor; Mueller, Werner PhD; Uttenweiler, Dietmar PhD (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 2, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (601 K) Source Type: journals
Evaluating patient anxiety levels during contact lens fitting.
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Page: 574DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817dad7aAuthors: Court, Helen PhD; Greenland, Katy PhD; Margrain, Tom H. PhD (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 2, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (239 K) Source Type: journals
Topographical analysis of the optic nerve in migraine patients.
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Page: 566DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817dba1dAuthors: Moehnke, Terry D. OD, MS, FAAO; Sowka, Joseph OD, FAAO; Shallo-Hoffmann, Josephine PhD, FAAO; Hardigan, Patrick PhD; Woods, Albert D. MS, OD, FAAO (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 2, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (196 K) Source Type: journals
Optimizing the use of frequency doubling technology perimetry in community vision screenings.
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Page: 559DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817dad8bAuthors: Nehmad, Leon OD, MSW, FAAO; Madonna, Richard J. OD, MA, FAAO (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 2, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (194 K) Source Type: journals
Glaucoma affects steady state vep contrast thresholds before psychophysics.
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Page: 547DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817dba51Authors: Vaegan, PhD; Rahman, Anmar M. A. FRANZCO; Sanderson, Gordon F. BSc, FBOA (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
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Diagnostic sensitivity/specificity of preattentive vision tests in glaucoma.
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Page: 543DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817dd06dAuthors: Loughman, James PhD, FAOI; Davison, Peter PhD; Flitcroft, Ian FRCOphth, DPhil (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 2, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (380 K) Source Type: journals
Retinal nerve fiber layer measures in high- and normal-tension glaucoma.
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Page: 538DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817dad6aAuthors: Konstantakopoulou, Evgenia MSc; Reeves, Barnaby C. MA, MSc, DPhil; Fenerty, Cecilia MD, FRCS, FRCOphth; Harper, Robert A. DPhil, DipGlauc, MCOptom (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 2, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (151 K) Source Type: journals
Grading contact lens-related microbial keratitis: relevance to disease burden.
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Page: 531DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817dba2eAuthors: Keay, Lisa PhD; Edwards, Katie BAppSc(Optom); Dart, John MD; Stapleton, Fiona PhD, FAAO (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 2, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (288 K) Source Type: journals
Detection of acanthamoeba in tap water and contact lens cases using polymerase chain reaction.
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Page: 526DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817dba7cAuthors: Boost, Maureen DPhil, FIBMS; Cho, Pauline PhD, FAAO; Lai, Sindy BSc(Hons); Sun, Wing-Man BSc(Hons) (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 2, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (282 K) Source Type: journals
Bacterial adhesion to worn silicone hydrogel contact lenses.
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Page: 520DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817c92f3Authors: Santos, Livia MSc; Rodrigues, Diana BSc; Lira, Madalena MSc; Real Oliveira, M Elisabete C. D. PhD; Oliveira, Rosario PhD; Vilar, Eva Yebra-Pimente PhD; Azeredo, Joana PhD (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 2, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (767 K) Source Type: journals
Anisometropia prevalence in a highly astigmatic school-aged population.
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Page: E512DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817c930bAuthors: Dobson, Velma PhD, FAAO; Harvey, Erin M. PhD; Miller, Joseph M. MD, MPH; Clifford-Donaldson, Candice E. MPH (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
Source: Optometry and Vision Science - July 2, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Abstract HTML PDF (215 K) Source Type: journals
Value of the heidelberg retinal tomograph in optic nerve hypoplasia.
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Page: E508DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817c92dfAuthors: Pang, Yi PhD, OD, FAAO; Frantz, Kelly A. OD, FAAO (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
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Essentials of cataract surgery.
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Page: 507DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817dd3cfAuthors: Jacobsen, Carl H. (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
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Renaissance vision from spectacles to telescopes.
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Page: 505DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817dd39bAuthors: Goss, David A. (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
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New products.
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Page: 504DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318180de89 (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
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In the news.
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Page: 500DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318180de55 (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
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The academy and clinical care: reflections of best evidence and professional judgment.
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Page: 499DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e318180753cAuthors: Adams, Anthony J. (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
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[determination of toric intraocular lenses.]
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CONCLUSIONS: The presented calculation scheme allows determination of"thin" TPCLs or PTLs to achieve spherocylindrical target refraction with a cylinder axis at random or to predict the postoperative refraction for any toric lens implanted in any axis. The concept can be easily generalized to"thick" toric intraocular lenses if the geometric data and refraction index of the material are known.
PMID: 18592249 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Der Ophthalmologe)
Source: Der Ophthalmologe - July 2, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Langenbucher A, Viestenz A, Szentmáry N, Behrens-Baumann W, Viestenz A Tags: Ophthalmologe Source Type: journals
[optic disc drusen.]
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[Optic disc drusen.]
Ophthalmologe. 2008 Jul 2;
Authors: Schargus M, Gramer E
Optic disc drusen (ODD) are an initially symptom-free, usually bilateral, progressive type of optic neuropathy with genetic disposition. We observed visual field loss (VFL) in 64% (49 of 77) of our patients. Vascular complications such as AION are common. Initially, papilledema is often diagnosed and the diagnosis of ODD is confirmed by means of ultrasound examination. We found an average time interval of 7 years between groups of patients with preperimetric stage and onset of VFL. We also observed more advanced stages of VFL, faster ...
Source: Der Ophthalmologe - July 2, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Schargus M, Gramer E Tags: Ophthalmologe Source Type: journals
[experiences with a centralised national service for autologous serum eyedrops in england.]
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[Experiences with a centralised national service for autologous serum eyedrops in England.]
Ophthalmologe. 2008 Jul 2;
Authors: Maclennan S, Hartwig D, Geerling G
The majority of patients with dry eye syndromes respond to conventional treatment aimed at optimising the ocular surface environment. There are some, however, who do not respond adequately to conventional lubricants. The first description of the use of autologous serum as a nutrient tears substitute was published more than 20 years ago. In 1997, NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) developed a reliable and reproducible method for the production of eyedrop...
Source: Der Ophthalmologe - July 2, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Maclennan S, Hartwig D, Geerling G Tags: Ophthalmologe Source Type: journals
Asfh csf pressure and glaucoma
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Guest: John P. Berdahl, M.D.Duke University Eye CenterDurham, North Carolina (Source: As Seen From Here)
Source: As Seen From Here - July 1, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: JYoungMD at gmail.com Tags: podcasts Source Type: podcasts
Ovs announces.
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DOI: 10.1097/OPX.0b013e31817f3cf0 (Source: Optometry and Vision Science)
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General optical council celebrates golden anniversary, uk
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This month the General Optical Council (GOC) celebrates its 50th birthday. On 7 July 2008 it will be 50 years to the day since the beginning of statutory regulation for optometrists and dispensing opticians, as created by the Opticians Act. To mark the golden anniversary, Council members past and present, along with optical bodies, charities, and other partner organisations, will gather in London on 2 July to commemorate the Council's achievements. (Source: Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today)
Source: Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today - July 1, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: news
Health tip: wear eye protection
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Title: Health Tip: Wear Eye ProtectionCategory: Health NewsCreated: 7/1/2008 2:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 7/1/2008 (Source: MedicineNet Eyesight General)
Source: MedicineNet Eyesight General - July 1, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: consumer
Superposition catastrophe and form–motion binding
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Numerous studies indicate that perceiving global object motion results from the integration of local component motions across space and time. Less attention has been paid to the issue of motion selection, necessary to avoid spurious associations of component motions belonging to different objects and to solve the so-called “superposition catastrophe problem” (F. Rosenblatt, 1961). We address this issue using outlines of geometrical shapes moving behind apertures that concealed their vertices such that recovering their global motion requires the selection and integration of some, but not all, component motions. Dependin...
Source: Journal of Vision Articles - June 30, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: journals
Mechanism and emergency management of blast eye/orbital injuries
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Increased use of improvised blast devices is causing more blast/eye orbital injuries worldwide. What are the vital strategies to reduce this increasing burden?
Expert Review of Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - June 30, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology Source Type: info
Assessing the microstructure of motion correspondences with non-retinotopic feature attribution
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We present, for example, a grating of four lines followed by a spatially shifted grating of three lines. Observers perceive a contracting grating. To study individual line-to-line correspondences, (1) we add, as a “perceptual marker,” a small Vernier offset to one line of the first grating and (2) determine to which line of the second grating this offset is attributed. This procedure allows us inferring motion correspondences because this kind of feature attribution follows perceptual grouping in dynamic displays (H. Öğmen, T. U. Otto, & M. H. Herzog, 2006). Our results show that feature attribution between outer lin...
Source: Journal of Vision Articles - June 30, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: journals
From local to global: cortical dynamics of contour integration
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Processing of global contours requires integration of local visual information. To study the involvement of different cortical areas and the temporal characteristics of their activity in such integration, we recorded neuromagnetic responses to arrays of Gabor patches in which a proportion of the patches was oriented either tangentially or radially with respect to a global circular contour; arrays with random patch orientations served as control stimuli. The first responses at 60–80 ms around the calcarine sulcus were similar to all stimuli. Starting from 130 ms, responses to the tangential contours differed significantly...
Source: Journal of Vision Articles - June 30, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: journals
Topological analysis of population activity
in visual cortex
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Information in the cortex is thought to be represented by the joint activity of neurons. Here we describe how fundamental questions about neural representation can be cast in terms of the topological structure of population activity. A new method, based on the concept of persistent homology, is introduced and applied to the study of population activity in primary visual cortex (V1). We found that the topological structure of activity patterns when the cortex is spontaneously active is similar to those evoked by natural image stimulation and consistent with the topology of a two sphere. We discuss how this structure could e...
Source: Journal of Vision Articles - June 30, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: journals
Contrast polarity, chromaticity, and stereoscopic depth modulate contextual interactions in vernier acuity
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Vernier alignment thresholds are strongly compromised when the vernier is embedded in an array of equal-length flanking lines. Here, we show that these contextual interactions can be diminished by giving the flanks the opposite contrast polarity, e.g., white flanks surrounding a black vernier. Similar results are obtained for red verniers and equiluminant green flanks and when vernier and flanks have different binocular disparity. Using special flank configurations, we can eliminate location uncertainty as an important factor for this kind of contextual interactions. We interpret these results as evidence that perceptual g...
Source: Journal of Vision Articles - June 30, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: journals
[legal regulations to produce serum eye drops : when is it necessary, and how can it be obtained?]
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We describe how two German hospitals have established the production of serum eye drops in full compliance with legal regulations.
PMID: 18587585 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Der Ophthalmologe)
Source: Der Ophthalmologe - June 29, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Geerling G, Grus F, Seitz B, Hartwig D, Schirra F Tags: Ophthalmologe Source Type: journals
American optometric association awards acuvue® oasys™ for astigmatism with seal of acceptance for uv absorbing contact lenses
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ACUVUE® OASYS™ Brand Contact Lenses for ASTIGMATISM, became the fourth contact lens in the ACUVUE® family of products to receive the AOA Seal of Acceptance for Ultraviolet Absorbing Contact Lenses from the American Optometric Association's Commission on Ophthalmic Standards. The announcement was made in Seattle at Optometry's Meeting™, the annual meeting of the American Optometric Association (AOA). (Source: Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today)
Source: Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today - June 28, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: news
The relationship between central corneal thickness and degree of myopia among saudi adults
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Conclusion This clinical study showed that there was no difference in CCT between emmetropic and myopic eyes. CCT did not correlate
with the degree of myopia. It seems that the central cornea is not significantly involved in the process of myopic progression.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Original PaperDOI 10.1007/s10792-008-9249-8Authors
Hani S. Al-Mezaine, King Saud University Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine PO BOX 230387 Riyadh 11321 Kingdom of Saudi ArabiaSaleh Al-Obeidan, King Saud University Department of Ophthalmology, College of Medicine PO BOX 230387 Riyadh 11321 Kingdom of Saudi Ar...
Source: International Ophthalmology - June 28, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Tags: International Ophthalmology Source Type: journals
Efficacy and safety of heavy silicone oil densiron 68® in the treatment of complicated retinal detachment with large inferior retinectomy
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Conclusion Densiron 68® appeared to be an efficient endotamponade agent in selected retinal detachments treated with large inferior retinectomy.
It avoids fluid accumulation under the inferior retina and seems to limit the rate of inferior retinectomy reopening.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Retinal DisordersDOI 10.1007/s00417-008-0876-6Authors
Sylvain Auriol, Hopital Rangueil Department of Ophthalmology TSA 50032 31059 Toulouse Cedex 9 FranceVéronique Pagot-Mathis, Hopital Rangueil Department of Ophthalmology TSA 50032 31059 Toulouse Cedex 9 FranceLaurence Mahieu, Hopital Rangueil Department ...
Source: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology - June 28, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology Source Type: journals
Familial non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy
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Conclusions The only difference in clinical features between familial NA-AION and classical NA-AION is that the former has an earlier
onset and a higher frequency of bilateral disease. The G4132A mutation is not commonly associated with familial NA-AION, and
was not detected in patients with non-familial NA-AION. The role of hereditary factors in familial NA-AION remains largely
unknown.
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Neuro-ophthalmologyDOI 10.1007/s00417-008-0853-0Authors
Sohan Singh Hayreh, University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences 200 Hawkins Driv...
Source: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology - June 28, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Graefe's Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology Source Type: journals
Rod a-wave analysis using high intensity flashes adds information on rod system function in 25% of clinical erg recordings.
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CONCLUSIONS: Clinical ERG testing would benefit greatly from adding high intensity flashes to its standard testing conditions.
PMID: 18590924 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher] (Source: Vision Research)
Source: Vision Research - June 28, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Nilsson J, Wright T, Westall CA Tags: Vision Res Source Type: journals
Evolution of vertebrate visual pigments.
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The visual pigments of vertebrates evolved about 500 million years ago, before the major evolutionary step of the development of jaws. Four spectrally distinct classes of cone opsin evolved through gene duplication, followed by the rod opsin class that arose from the duplication of the middle-wave-sensitive cone opsin. All four cone classes are present in many extant teleost fish, reptiles and birds, but one or more classes have been lost in primitive fish, amphibians and mammals. Gene duplication within the cone classes, especially in teleosts, has resulted in multiple opsins being available, both temporally and spati...
Source: Vision Research - June 28, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Bowmaker JK Tags: Vision Res Source Type: journals
Confocal microscopy: when is it helpful to diagnose corneal and conjunctival disease?
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In vivo confocal microscopy (IVCM) reveals characteristic corneal and conjunctival anatomy in vivo at the cellular level. Learn more about the broad array of clinical applications for IVCM.
Expert Review of Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - June 27, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology Source Type: info
Lux biosciences completes enrollment in luminate pivotal trial program for novel uveitis therapy, luveniq™
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Lux Biosciences announced the completion of enrollment for the landmark LUMINATE (Luveniq Uveitis Multicenter Investigation of a New Approach to TrEatment) pivotal clinical trial program, which is investigating the use of LUVENIQ™ (voclosporin; previously designated LX211) as a corticosteroid-sparing agent for the treatment of patients with non-infectious uveitis. (Source: Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today)
Source: Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today - June 27, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: news
Alimera reports results from the three-month interim readout of the human pk medidur(tm) fa study
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Alimera Sciences, Inc., a privately held biopharmaceutical company that specializes in the research, development and commercialization of prescription ophthalmic pharmaceuticals, reported the interim month three safety and efficacy results from the first human pharmacokinetic (PK) study of Medidur(TM) FA, which Alimera Sciences intends to market under the tradename Iluvien(TM), if approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. (Source: Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today)
Source: Eye Health / Optometry News From Medical News Today - June 27, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: news
How spatial and feature-based attention affect the gain and tuning of population responses.
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How does attention optimize our visual system for the task at hand? Two mechanisms have been proposed for how attention improves signal processing: gain and tuning. To distinguish between these two mechanisms we use the equivalent-noise paradigm, which measures performance as a function of external noise. In the present study we explored how spatial and feature-based attention affect performance by assessing their threshold-vs-noise (TvN) curves with regard to the signature behavioral effects of gain and tuning. Furthermore, we link our psychophysical results to neurophysiology by implementing a simple, biologically pl...
Source: Vision Research - June 27, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: Ling S, Liu T, Carrasco M Tags: Vision Res Source Type: journals
Effect of room temperature and cooled intraocular irrigating solution on the cornea and anterior segment inflammation after phacoemulsification: a randomized clinical trial
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A Vasavada (Source: Eye)
Source: Eye - June 27, 2008 Category: Opthalmology Authors: M R PraveenA R VasavadaR ShahV A Vasavada Source Type: journals
