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Neuroprosthetic Device Uses Implant To Project Visual Braille
For the very first time researchers have streamed braille patterns directly into a blind patient's retina, allowing him to read four-letter words accurately and quickly with an ocular neuroprosthetic device. The device, the Argus II, has been implanted in over 50 patients, many of who can now see color, movement and objects. It uses a small camera mounted on a pair of glasses, a portable processor to translate the signal from the camera into electrical stimulation, and a microchip with electrodes implanted directly on the retina...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 26, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
Don't Take Shortcuts When Caring for Contact Lenses: Expert
Title: Don't Take Shortcuts When Caring for Contact Lenses: ExpertCategory: Health NewsCreated: 11/24/2012 10:35:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 11/26/2012 12:00:00 AM
Source: MedicineNet Eyesight General - November 26, 2012 Category: Opthalmology Source Type: news
Mutation Disrupts Architecture Of Rod Sensory Cilium
Using a new technique called cryo-electron tomography, two research teams at Baylor College of Medicine have created a three-dimensional map that gives a better understanding of how the architecture of the rod sensory cilium (part of one type of photoreceptor in the eye) is changed by genetic mutation and how that affects its ability to transport proteins as part of the light-sensing process. Almost all mammalian cells have cilia. Some are motile and some are not...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 25, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
The man whose brain ignores one half of his world | Thom Hoffman
A stroke left Alan Burgess with hemispatial neglect – an inability to pay attention to sensory stimuli on his left sideAlan Burgess doesn't need a rhyme to remember the 5th of November. He'll never forget the day he had his stroke. It left him with a syndrome known as hemispatial neglect and a strange new perspective.I asked him how he explains this to other people. "I say it's two different worlds," says Burgess. "My old world finished on 5 November 2007 and the new world started the same day."His stroke damaged the parietal lobe on the right side of his brain, the part that deals with the higher processing of attention...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 23, 2012 Category: Science Tags: Blogposts Health guardian.co.uk Medical research & wellbeing Human biology Society Neuroscience Life and style Source Type: news
The man whose brain ignores half of his world
A stroke left Alan Burgess with hemispatial neglect – an inability to pay attention to sensory stimuli on his left sideAlan Burgess doesn't need a rhyme to remember the 5th of November. He'll never forget the day he had his stroke. It left him with a syndrome known as hemispatial neglect and a strange new perspective.I asked him how he explains this to other people. "I say it's two different worlds," says Burgess. "My old world finished on 5 November 2007 and the new world started the same day."His stroke damaged the parietal lobe on the right side of his brain, the part that deals with the higher processing of attention...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 23, 2012 Category: Science Tags: Blogposts Health guardian.co.uk Medical research & wellbeing Human biology Society Neuroscience Life and style Source Type: news
Boston Children’s staff: What are you thankful for?
Happy Thanksgiving! In keeping with the thoughtful and grateful tone of the season, we reached out to members of our staff and asked them to share why they’re thankful to be a member of the Boston Children’s Hospital team.
“I am thankful that I have the opportunity to be part of such an incredibly talented, committed and compassionate team. There’s no better place in the world to serve the hopes, aspirations and needs of the families and children than Boston Children’s.”
James Mandell, MD
Chief Executive Officer
_____________________________________
“I am thankful for every doctor, n...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - November 22, 2012 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tripp Underwood Tags: All posts holidays at Children’s Hospital Boston Thanksgving Source Type: news
1912: The Year the World Discovered Antarctica by Chris Turney – review
A cup of boiling water thrown in the air will freeze with a whoosh – Frances Stonor Saunders on life and exploration in the AntarcticI know more about continental breakfast than continental drift, but apparently the latter accounts for the fact that the south pole doesn't stay still. It drifts at a rate of about 10 metres a year, and because of the Earth's axial tilt (a complicated scenario of rotational obliquity – pass me another croissant), it also wobbles. Every New Year's Day, the pole's marker is moved to indicate its new position, though in the time it takes to drive the marker into the ice-pack the pole ha...
Source: Guardian Unlimited Science - November 22, 2012 Category: Science Authors: Frances Stonor Saunders Tags: The Guardian History Culture Reviews History of science Books Science and nature Source Type: news
'Repurposed' anti-parasite drug shows promise as new TB treatment: UBC research
(University of British Columbia) A well-established family of drugs used to treat parasitic diseases is showing surprising potential as a therapy for tuberculosis, according to new research from University of British Columbia microbiologists.The findings, published online this week in the journal Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy, are based on in vitro tests of the avermectin family of drugs. Discovered nearly 40 years ago, the drugs are commonly used in the developing world to eliminate the parasitic worms that cause river blindness and elephantiasis.
Source: EurekAlert! - Infectious and Emerging Diseases - November 22, 2012 Category: Infectious Diseases Source Type: news
Femtosecond Laser: Changing the Face of Cataract SurgeryFemtosecond Laser: Changing the Face of Cataract Surgery
Dr. Stephen Lane shares pearls from his considerable experience with femtosecond laser cataract surgery. Medscape Ophthalmology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 21, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Expert Interview Source Type: news
Modern Glaucoma ManagementModern Glaucoma Management
Glaucoma specialists discuss the latest innovations in the diagnosis and management of glaucoma and whether the latest toy is necessary. Medscape Ophthalmology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 21, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Expert Interview Source Type: news
Ocular Oncology: It's Come a Long WayOcular Oncology: It's Come a Long Way
Experts from the Wills Eye Institute share their insights on the many exciting advances in ocular oncology. Medscape Ophthalmology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 21, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Expert Interview Source Type: news
AAO 2012 Wrap-up: Taking Ophthalmology to the Next LevelAAO 2012 Wrap-up: Taking Ophthalmology to the Next Level
If you missed AAO 2012, don't miss this summary of the latest innovations in ophthalmology. Find out what the buzz is all about. Medscape Ophthalmology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 21, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Roundtable Source Type: news
Pediatric Eye Disease UpdatePediatric Eye Disease Update
Dr. Monte Mills summarizes the most important topics in pediatric ophthalmology covered at this year's meeting: retinopathy of prematurity, retinal degeneration, and cataracts. Medscape Ophthalmology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 21, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Commentary Source Type: news
Optogenetic Stimulation of Neurons in the Brainstem of Freely Behaving Rats and Mice
Optogenetics is the combination of genetic and optical methods to achieve gain or loss of function of well-defined events in specific cells in living tissues. One of the strengths of this approach is that it can be used in conscious animals without impeding normal behavior. This method has been implemented to interrogate the neural determinants of behaviors including feeding, breathing, aggression, and arousal. Here I describe the procedures for stereotaxically guided delivery of opsin-encoding virus in deep brainstem structures of rodents, the implantation of guide cannulas and optical fibers to photostimulate neurons in ...
Source: Springer protocols feed by Neuroscience - November 21, 2012 Category: Neuroscience Source Type: news
Alcon acquires ophthalmic division of SMI
Addition of SensoMotoric Instruments technology adds capabilities in ocular surgery guidance
technology to Alcon's existing global cataract portfolio.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 21, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Aflibercept for Macular Degeneration Maintains Improvement Aflibercept for Macular Degeneration Maintains Improvement
VIEW 1 and VIEW 2 follow-up at 96 weeks showed maintenance of visual acuity, but less frequent dosing is possible with aflibercept vs ranibizumab. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Total Iron, Calcium Intake Linked to Glaucoma RiskTotal Iron, Calcium Intake Linked to Glaucoma Risk
NHANES data suggest that persons with the highest total intake of these nutrients were most likely to develop glaucoma. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Ranibizumab Effect on Wet AMD Fades With TimeRanibizumab Effect on Wet AMD Fades With Time
Half the patients in ANCHOR and MARINA trials had worse vision at 7 years, but those continuing to have frequent injections actually gained visual acuity. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Cornea and External Disease: Latest Trends in Medical and Surgical CareCornea and External Disease: Latest Trends in Medical and Surgical Care
In case you missed it, Dr. Christopher Rapuano from the Wills Eye Institute recaps the latest information and emerging trends in cornea and external disease from this year's meeting. Medscape Ophthalmology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Commentary Source Type: news
A Revolution in Ocular GeneticsA Revolution in Ocular Genetics
Dr. Alex Levin from the Wills Eye Institute explains how the field of ocular genetics might change the future for patients with hereditary disease. Medscape Ophthalmology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Commentary Source Type: news
Another Big Year in RetinaAnother Big Year in Retina
Retinal specialists from the Wills Eye Institute discuss progress in the treatment of AMD, retinal vein occlusion, and vitreoretinal disease. Medscape Ophthalmology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Roundtable Source Type: news
Getting the Best Results From Cataract SurgeryGetting the Best Results From Cataract Surgery
Dr. William Trattler offers pearls on cataract surgery, including what to do when results are less than perfect and how to approach patients who have had previous refractive surgery. Medscape Ophthalmology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Commentary Source Type: news
LASIK and Risk for Ectasia: Thin Corneas, No ProblemLASIK and Risk for Ectasia: Thin Corneas, No Problem
Dr. William Trattler talks about assessing the cornea before LASIK and dispels the myth about corneal thinness. Medscape Ophthalmology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Commentary Source Type: news
Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery: Present and FutureFemtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery: Present and Future
Surgeons experienced in femtosecond laser cataract surgery discuss their involvement with the procedure and try to imagine future possibilities. Medscape Ophthalmology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 20, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Roundtable Source Type: news
SensoMotoric Instruments (SMI) sells Ophthalmic Division to Alcon
SMI sets focus on new applications for their leading ocular technology and expands leadership in scientific research eye tracking
TELTOW, Germany and BOSTON, November 20, 2012 (HSMN NewsFeed) --SensoMotoric Instruments GmbH (SMI), leader in eye tracki... Devices, Ophthalmology, AcquisitionsSensoMotoric Instruments, Alcon , eye tracking, ocular imaging, intraocular lens
Source: HSMN NewsFeed - November 20, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Pathways Of Motivation Through Brain Illuminated By Optogenetics
Whether you are an apple tree or an antelope, survival depends on using your energy efficiently. In a difficult or dangerous situation, the key question is whether exerting effort - sending out roots in search of nutrients in a drought or running at top speed from a predator - will be worth the energy...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - November 20, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Depression Source Type: news
Macular degeneration: new hope for elderly victims of disease that causes blindness
Thousands of elderly patients with macular degeneration could be spared monthly hospital visits and eye injections with a new radiation treatment, doctors claim.
Source: Telegraph Health - November 20, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Dr. Joan Miller selected to deliver the prestigious Edward Jackson Memorial Lecture
(Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary) Dr. Joan W. Miller was selected by the American Academy of Ophthalmology to deliver the prestigious Edward Jackson Memorial Lecture. She discussed research developments in age-related macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 20, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
Cataract Surgery Moving Forward With Femtosecond Lasers Cataract Surgery Moving Forward With Femtosecond Lasers
Laser cataract surgery appears safe and effective in a retrospective cohort studies. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Really?: The Claim: Eye Problems can Cause Headaches in Children
In a recent study, researchers could not find any significant link between headaches and diagnoses of vision problems.
Source: NYT Health - November 19, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: By ANAHAD O'CONNOR Tags: Eyes and Eyesight headache Really? Headaches Body Medicine and Health Featured Children and Childhood vision Source Type: news
How The Compounding Scandal Benefits One Drugmaker
One company's pain is another company's gain. For the past few years, a significant number of ophthalmologists have used the Avastin cancer medication to treat age-related macular generation, a common afflication among the elderly, even though the drug was never approved for this use. Avastin gained popularity because, until recently, the only alternative was another Roche drug called Lucentis, which is about 40 times more expensive for each injection.
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - November 19, 2012 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Ed Silverman Source Type: news
Timolol Gel Effective for Infantile Capillary HemangiomasTimolol Gel Effective for Infantile Capillary Hemangiomas
Pediatric superficial capillary hemangiomas respond well to short-term treatment with timolol gel. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Corneal Transplant With DMEK Faster and Possibly BetterCorneal Transplant With DMEK Faster and Possibly Better
In a prospective clinical trial, almost 90% of patients achieved 20/40 vision 6 months after Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMET). Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Wavefront-Guided Platform May Be Preferable for PRKWavefront-Guided Platform May Be Preferable for PRK
Benefit was seen in patients older than 40 years who were treated with wavefront-guided laser photorefractive keratectomy (PRK). Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Intravitreal Bevacizumab Appears Safe for ROPIntravitreal Bevacizumab Appears Safe for ROP
Anatomic, functional, and neurodevelopmental outcomes were normal at 6 years, and there were few ocular complications with intravitreal bevacizumab for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Intraocular TuberculosisIntraocular Tuberculosis
How exactly does the eye become infected from tuberculosis and how is it best diagnosed and treated in the event of infection? Expert Review of Ophthalmology
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 19, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news
Optogenetics illuminates pathways of motivation through brain
Bioengineers have isolated the neurons that carry split-second decisions to act from the higher brain to the brain stem. In doing so, they have provided insight into the causes of severe brain disorders such as depression.
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - November 18, 2012 Category: Science Source Type: news
Africa: Pushing Back Neglected Tropical Diseases in Africa
[World Bank]Washington -Using community health systems to deliver treatments donated by the private sector, over 80 million people a year are now protected from river blindness in Africa. Fighting this disease, which causes much suffering and eventual loss of sight, was one of the World Bank's first efforts in health, together with the World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - November 18, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news
Optogenetics illuminates pathways of motivation through brain, Stanford study shows
(Stanford University Medical Center) Karl Deisseroth, M.D., Ph.D., a professor of bioengineering and of psychiatry and behavioral sciences at Stanford University, and postdoctoral scholar Melissa Warden, Ph.D., describe how they have isolated the neurons that carry split-second decisions to act from the higher brain to the brain stem. In doing so, they have provided insight into the causes of severe brain disorders such as depression.
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - November 18, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
You do not talk about Fight Club if you do not notice Fight Club: Inattentional blindness for a simulated real-world assault - Chabris CF, Weinberger A, Fontaine M, Simons DJ.
Inattentional blindness-the failure to see visible and otherwise salient events when one is paying attention to something else-has been proposed as an explanation for various real-world events. In one such event, a Boston police officer chasing a suspect r...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 17, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Distraction, Fatigue, Chronobiology, Vigilance, Workload Source Type: news
Ocular traumatology in children. A retrospective study - Malagola R, Arrico L, Migliorini R, D'Ambrosio EM, Grenga R.
This study assesses the descriptive epidemiology of children with eye injuries presenting to the Emergency Department of a non exclusive Paediatric University Hospital - First Division of Ophthalmology of "Sapienza" University of Rome - over a p...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - November 17, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news
Diabetic Retinopathy Screening: Look for Changes Diabetic Retinopathy Screening: Look for Changes
Two screens performed a year apart might help identify patients who need closer follow-up. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 16, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
For Glaucoma, Microstent May Offer Alternative to MedicationFor Glaucoma, Microstent May Offer Alternative to Medication
Hydrus Microstent lowered IOP by about 4 mm Hg and almost completely eliminated the need for glaucoma medication, but this is not good enough for advanced disease, experts say. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 16, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Latest in optometry: headache link debunked; iPads open up new vista
The latest research in optometry finds no link between headaches and refractive errors in children under the age of 18 years – and a clinical purpose for iPads.
Source: MedWire News - Pediatrics - November 16, 2012 Category: Pediatrics Source Type: news
Microbial Keratitis Rare After LASIK or PRK Surgery Microbial Keratitis Rare After LASIK or PRK Surgery
Postoperative microbial keratitis rates are even lower at a military laser center than the low rates reported in the civilian population. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 16, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
LASIK Extremely Successful Irrespective of Laser UsedLASIK Extremely Successful Irrespective of Laser Used
Speed of visual recovery from LASIK does not depend on the laser used. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 16, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
New clamp for trachomatous trichiasis surgery does not improve outcomes
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - A new clamp for eyelid surgery on patients at risk for blindness from
Chlamydia trachomatis did not reduce the rates of a composite primary endpoint in a large randomized
trial.
Source: Modern Medicine - November 16, 2012 Category: Journals (General) Source Type: news
Wavefront-Guided LASIK Nomogram Improves Myopia Outcomes Wavefront-Guided LASIK Nomogram Improves Myopia Outcomes
Evidence from an analysis of a large dataset led to improved patient outcomes. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 15, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
iPads May Help Those With 'Low Vision' Read BetteriPads May Help Those With 'Low Vision' Read Better
iPads and other tablets with backlit screens may allow millions of people with "low vision" to read faster and easier, a new study suggests. WebMD Health News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - November 15, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
