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Clinical Performance of Lenses Disposed of Daily Can VaryClinical Performance of Lenses Disposed of Daily Can Vary
This new study evaluates the effectiveness of 3 different daily disposable contact lenses. Was there a particular type that was the most highly rated? Eye & Contact Lens
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 14, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news
Bevacizumab vs Mitomycin C in PhacotrabeculectomyBevacizumab vs Mitomycin C in Phacotrabeculectomy
This study investigates. Journal of Glaucoma
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 14, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news
Imaging Methods for Inflammatory Macular EdemaImaging Methods for Inflammatory Macular Edema
What are the various diagnostic imaging tools that can be used to properly examine and diagnose inflammatory macular edema? International Ophthalmology Clinics
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 14, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news
Children With Special Needs Improve Language And Social Skills Through Mobile App
This application - named Picaa - can be used on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch and has been translated into several languages (English, Galician, Arab, etc.). This application has topped the 20,000 downloads from App Store - mainly from Spain and the USA - since its release. Picaa is a system designed for the development of learning and communication activities to be performed in class. According to the main developer of this application, Alvaro Fernádez, this platform is aimed at children and teenagers with some kind of cognitive, visual or hearing disability...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 14, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
U.S. Glaucoma Cases Jump 22 Percent Over Decade: Report
Title: U.S. Glaucoma Cases Jump 22 Percent Over Decade: ReportCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/13/2012 12:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 12/14/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Eyesight General - December 14, 2012 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: news
Vision insurance tied to better eye health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults' eyesight may suffer irreversibly if they don't have vision insurance, suggests a new study that argues eye health should be a mandatory part of regular health insurance policies.
Source: Reuters: Health - December 13, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Vision Insurance Tied to Better Eye Health
Older adults' eyesight may suffer irreversibly if they don't have vision insurance, suggests a new study that argues eye health should be a mandatory part of regular health insurance policies.Source: Reuters Health
Related MedlinePlus Pages: Health Insurance, Seniors' Health, Vision Impairment and Blindness
Source: MedlinePlus Health News - December 13, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Diabetic Macular Edema: Cheaper Therapies May Be Fine Diabetic Macular Edema: Cheaper Therapies May Be Fine
Therapeutically equivalent options may yield significant cost savings, according to a new cost-effectiveness analysis. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 13, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
UCLA, First 5 LA partner to provide vision services for county's most vulnerable preschoolers
Young children in Los Angeles County who are in need of vision services will soon be seeing things a lot clearer, thanks to a new collaboration between the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA and First 5 LA, the child advocacy and grant-making organization.
The UCLA Mobile Eye Clinic, an outreach program of the Jules Stein Institute, has received an allocation of $4.1 million from the First 5 LA commission that will be used to screen more than 90,000 children between the ages of 3 and 5 from underserved populations in the county over the next five years.
Under the collaboration, the UCLA Mobile Eye ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - December 13, 2012 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
Optogenetics Induces, Relieves Depression Symptoms In Mice
Among those who suffer from depression, the dual inabilities to experience enjoyment in things once pleasurable and to physically motivate oneself - to meet challenges, or even to get out of bed in the morning - have been documented for decades, though it has been mysterious why these very different kinds of symptoms show up together, and also disappear together when depression is successfully treated. It has been suspected that the brain chemical dopamine could be a key player in the illness...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 13, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Depression Source Type: news
Stem Cells For Restoring Eyesight - New Delivery Method
A new technique for transporting stem cell therapy to the eye has been developed by a group of engineers at the University of Sheffield, England. They hope this discovery can aid in repairing eyes that have been damaged by disease or accident in a natural way. In a new study, published in the journal Acta Biomaterialia, a team of experts detail their technique for creating membranes to help in the grafting of stem cells onto the eye, a way to imitate attributes of the eye...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 13, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Stem Cell Research Source Type: news
New Findings Show Silent Reading Difficulties In Glaucoma Patients
Better strategies are needed to help glaucoma patients cope with difficulty reading. According to a new scientific study published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, adults with glaucoma read slower when reading silently for long periods of time and are more likely to have their reading speed decrease over time, possibly a result of reading fatigue. Technological solutions such as e-readers - and the many apps being created for them - could help...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 13, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
Vision insurance tied to better eye health
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older adults' eyesight may suffer irreversibly if they don't have vision
insurance, suggests a new study that argues eye health should be a mandatory part of regular health insurance
policies.
Source: Modern Medicine - December 13, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
LSUHSC's Weiss chosen to help set national eye policy, research
(Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center) Kathleen Sebelius, Secretary of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, has invited Jayne S. Weiss, MD, Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology, Herbert E. Kaufman, MD Endowed Chair in Ophthalmology, and Director of LSU Eye Center of Excellence at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, to serve on the National Advisory Eye Council. Effective immediately, she will serve a four-year term. Dr. Weiss is among the 12 members chosen in the United States, and the only member from Louisiana.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 13, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Intravitreal InjectionsIntravitreal Injections
How common is endophthalmitis after intravitreal injections and is it safer to administer them in an operating room vs in an office procedure room? The British Journal of Ophthalmology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 12, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news
Stress resilience, susceptibility traced to neurons in reward circuit
A specific pattern of neuronal firing in a brain reward circuit instantly rendered mice vulnerable to depression-like behavior induced by acute severe stress. The same firing pattern had the opposite effect when the depression-like behaviors were induced by chronic mild stress. Split-second control of the implicated circuit, via optogenetics, showed that context -- stressor type and intensity -- is pivotal to the workings of brain rapid antidepressant mechanisms.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - December 12, 2012 Category: Science Source Type: news
Increase In Vision Impairment Linked To Higher Prevalence Of Diabetes
Nonrefractive visual impairment, not due to needing glasses, has increased significantly among Americans in recent years, and the higher incidence of diabetes may be responsible. The finding came from new research, conducted by a team at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, and was published in JAMA, December 12 issue...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 12, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
How’s Your Vision?
Ophthalmologists tell us to have our eyes examined each year. But how about our vision for our lives? When would be a good time to check your "in-sight"?Tags: control, decision making, diet and weight loss, work-life
Source: CounsellingResource.com News and Features - December 12, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Gordon Shippey Tags: General control decision making diet and weight loss work-life Source Type: news
The New Old Age Blog: The Gift of Reading
Giving a senior a tablet reader as a holiday gift may be just the ticket, especially if they are complaining of difficulty reading.
Source: NYT Health - December 12, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By JUDITH GRAHAM Tags: iPad Tablet Computers Eyes and Eyesight Elderly Kindle technology Arts & Culture American Academy of Ophthalmology Pogue, David reading Nook vision Source Type: news
The New Old Age: The Gift of Reading
Giving a senior a tablet reader as a holiday gift may be just the ticket, especially if they are complaining of difficulty reading.
Source: NYT - December 12, 2012 Category: American Health Authors: By JUDITH GRAHAM Tags: iPad Tablet Computers Eyes and Eyesight Elderly Kindle technology Arts & Culture American Academy of Ophthalmology Pogue, David reading Nook vision Source Type: news
Adverse Events With Extended-Wear Contact Lenses Affected By Morning Vs Nighttime Replacement
For people using 30-day extended-wear/continuous-wear (EW/CW) contact lenses, replacing lenses at night doesn't lower the risk of complications compared to changing lenses monthly, suggests a study - "The Effect of Daily Lens Replacement During Overnight Wear on Ocular Adverse Events", appearing in the December issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 12, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
Vision Problems Rising Rapidly in the U.S.
Title: Vision Problems Rising Rapidly in the U.S.Category: Health NewsCreated: 12/12/2012 11:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/12/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Eyesight General - December 12, 2012 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: news
Stress-resilience/susceptibility traced to neurons in reward circuit
(NIH/National Institute of Mental Health) A specific pattern of neuronal firing in a brain reward circuit instantly rendered mice vulnerable to depression-like behavior induced by acute severe stress. The same firing pattern had the opposite effect when the depression-like behaviors were induced by chronic mild stress. Split-second control of the implicated circuit, via optogenetics, showed that context -- stressor type and intensity -- is pivotal to the workings of brain rapid antidepressant mechanisms.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 12, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Visual Impairment Rise Tied to Increased Diabetes PrevalenceVisual Impairment Rise Tied to Increased Diabetes Prevalence
The prevalence of nonrefractive visual impairment in the United States has increased 21%, and the prevalence is even higher among non-Hispanic whites aged 20 to 39 years. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 11, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Better Data Crucial to Ending Eye Health Disparities Better Data Crucial to Ending Eye Health Disparities
Disparities in the prevalence of eye disease and vision loss in the United States continue; epidemiology experts call for better epidemiological surveillance as a first step toward a solution. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 11, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Disparities Seen in Glaucoma Testing (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- In the 9 years after the launch of the Healthy People 2010 program, some racial/ethnic disparities in glaucoma testing disappeared but others emerged, researchers reported.
Source: MedPage Today Ophthalmology - December 11, 2012 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: news
Fear of falling may cause social isolation in older adults with vision problems
(Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) A new study published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science found that between 40 to 50 percent of older adults with visually impairing eye disease limit their activities due to a fear of falling. Vision scientists warn that this protective strategy puts seniors at risk for social isolation and disability.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 11, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Patterns of Adherence to Glaucoma GuidancePatterns of Adherence to Glaucoma Guidance
How closely are ophthalmologists and optometrists following glaucoma treatment guidelines? Eye
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 10, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news
Telescope in your eye that can see off age-related blindness
Dry macular degeneration is the leading cause of age-related blindness in Britain. Jeffrey Howell had a revolutionary 30-minute treatment to help him see again.
Source: the Mail online | Health - December 10, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
QLT's experimental eye drug could be worth up to $750 million
(Reuters) - Canadian eye drug developer QLT Inc expects its synthetic retinoid program, an experimental treatment for some inherited eye diseases that can cause blindness, to be valued at up to $750 million.
Source: Reuters: Health - December 10, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Revenge and forgiveness or betrayal blindness? - Johnson-Freyd S, Freyd JJ.
McCullough et al. hypothesize that evolution has selected mechanisms for revenge to deter harms and for forgiveness to preserve valuable relationships. However, in highly dependent relationships, the more adaptive course of action may be to remain unaware ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 10, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Violence and Weapons Issues Source Type: news
Traumatic blindness due to explosion during traditional vinegar production - Gundeslioglu OA, Toksöz RM, Selimoglu N, Hanc M.
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Language: Eng...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - December 10, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Burns, Electricity, Explosions, Fire, Scalds Source Type: news
LENSAR Laser System(TM) Receives FDA Clearance for Corneal Incisions in Cataract Surgery
Milestone Expands Range of Indications for Next-Generation Laser Cataract Surgery Platform
System Profiled on Emmy Award-Winning TV Series The Doctors
ORLANDO, Fla.--(Healthcare Sales & Marketing Network)--LENSAR Inc., developer of the next generati... Devices, Ophthalmology, FDALENSAR, LENSAR Laser System, cataract
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - December 10, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Sjogren's Screened by Autoimmune Antibody Tests Sjogren's Screened by Autoimmune Antibody Tests
Ophthalmologists might be better able to identify those who are most at risk of having Sjogren's syndrome by including tests for 2 autoimmune antibodies when testing patients with dry eye. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - December 10, 2012 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Vision Insurance Tied to Better Eye Health (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Having vision insurance appears to increase the likelihood of visiting an ophthalmologist and of having better vision, researchers found.
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - December 10, 2012 Category: American Health Source Type: news
Rapid Eye Movements Significantly Delayed In People With Glaucoma
Rapid eye movements are significantly delayed in patients with glaucoma, even those in the early stages of the disease, research has found. The findings, led by Dr. Neeru Gupta, an ophthalmologist at St. Michael's Hospital, may shed new light on why glaucoma patients are at increased risk for falls and car accidents. Glaucoma is the leading cause of irreversible blindness. Rapid (or saccadic) eye movements are the quick, simultaneous movements of both eyes in the same direction...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 10, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
Glaucoma study could inspire e-reader apps
(Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology) Better strategies are needed to help glaucoma patients cope with difficulty reading. According to a new scientific study published in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, adults with glaucoma read slower when reading silently for long periods of time and are more likely to have their reading speed decrease over time, possibly a result of reading fatigue.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - December 10, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Morning vs nighttime replacement affects adverse events with extended-wear contact lenses
(Wolters Kluwer Health) For people using 30-day extended-wear/continuous-wear contact lenses, replacing lenses at night doesn't lower the risk of complications compared to changing lenses monthly, suggests a study -- "The Effect of Daily Lens Replacement During Overnight Wear on Ocular Adverse Events", appearing in the December issue of Optometry and Vision Science, official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - December 10, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Microaneurysm Turnover May Predict Retinopathy ProgressionMicroaneurysm Turnover May Predict Retinopathy Progression
An automated test may be able to differentiate between patients with diabetes who are at high vs low risk for macular edema. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - December 7, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
A rare disease takes a Colombian family far from home
Twins Miranda and Olivia Agudelo (with their parents) traveled from Colombia to Boston for a bone marrow transplant.
It was Sherlock Holmes’ powers of observation and deduction that made him one of the most legendary detective characters of all time. But even he might have had a hard time figuring out what was happening to Colombian twins Olivia and Miranda Agudelo.
But with a lot of medical detective work, both by their doctors at home in Colombia and here in Boston, and a lot of help from people across Dana-Farber/Children’s Hospital Cancer Center (DF/CHCC), the girls are doing well and helping doctors and r...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - December 7, 2012 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tom Ulrich Tags: All posts Cancer Diseases & conditions Our patients’ stories Research Dana-Farber/ Children's Hospital Cancer Institute our patients' stories Source Type: news
New Technique To Deliver Stem Cell Therapy May Help Damaged Eyes Regain Their Sight
In research published in the journal Acta Biomaterialia, researchers from the University of Sheffield describe a new method for producing membranes to help in the grafting of stem cells onto the eye, mimicking structural features of the eye itself. The technology has been designed to treat damage to the cornea, the transparent layer on the front of the eye, which is one of the major causes of blindness in the world...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - December 7, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
Nanoplatelets act like quantum wells
Optoelectronics applications will benefit.
Source: Nanotechweb.org News - December 6, 2012 Category: Nanotechnology Authors: Belle Dumé Source Type: news
Health Tip: Identifying Pinkeye
Title: Health Tip: Identifying PinkeyeCategory: Health NewsCreated: 12/5/2012 8:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 12/5/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Eyesight General - December 5, 2012 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: news
Hidden Dangers in Physician Employment ContractsHidden Dangers in Physician Employment Contracts
Doctors are excited when they get a new job, but there may be elements in the contract that could zap them when they least expect it. An expert in physician contracts tells what to look out for. Medscape Business of Medicine
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - December 3, 2012 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Business of Medicine Expert Interview Source Type: news
What Do Eye Movement Differences in Men and Women Mean?
Title: What Do Eye Movement Differences in Men and Women Mean?Category: Health NewsCreated: 11/30/2012 6:37:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 12/3/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Eyesight General - December 3, 2012 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: news
Myopia - 2012 Lancet review
From the Lancet:
Myopia (nearsightedness) has emerged as a major health issue in east Asia, because of:
- increasingly high prevalence in the past few decades. It now affacts 80-90% in school-leavers.
- sight-threatening pathologies associated with high myopia, which now affect 10-20% of those completing secondary schooling in east Asia.
Similar, but less marked, changes are occurring in other parts of the world.
The higher prevalence of myopia in east Asian cities seems to be associated with increasing educational pressures, combined with life-style changes, which have reduced the time children spend outside.
Ther...
Source: Clinical Cases and Images - November 30, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Tags: Lancet Myopia Ophthalmology Source Type: news
Why Aging Eyes Struggle to Discern Fine Print
Title: Why Aging Eyes Struggle to Discern Fine PrintCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/29/2012 2:36:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 11/30/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Eyesight General - November 30, 2012 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: news
Phys Ed: Keeping Your Eye on the Ball
Training yourself to keep your eye on the ball -- which most of us don't actually do, it turns out -- can significantly improve golf putting, a new study shows, as well as basketball shooting, soccer penalty kicks and other ball-related activities.
Source: NYT Health - November 28, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Tags: Eyes and Eyesight Shooting (Sport) Fitness Golf Phys Ed Soccer Featured Source Type: news
Well: Keeping Your Eye on the Ball
Training yourself to keep your eye on the ball -- which most of us don't actually do, it turns out -- can significantly improve golf putting, a new study shows, as well as basketball shooting, soccer penalty kicks and other ball-related activities.
Source: NYT Health - November 28, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Tags: Eyes and Eyesight Shooting (Sport) Fitness Golf Phys Ed Soccer Featured Source Type: news
