One Billion People Have Preventable Eye Conditions, Increasingly Linked to Lifestyle Choices, According to WHO
A child receives treatment in the northeastern district of Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Credit: Naimul Haq/IPS By External SourceGENEVA, Oct 8 2019 (IPS) A staggering 2.2 billion people already suffer from eye conditions and visual impairment today, but the global need for eye care is set to increase “dramatically”, with lack of exercise a key factor, the UN health agency said on Tuesday, unveiling its first ever report on vision across the world.
While welcoming recent successes in eliminating common conditions such as trachoma in eight countries, the World Health Organization (WHO) highlighted evidence indicating that eye...
Source: IPS Inter Press Service - Health - October 8, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Authors: External Source Tags: Global Headlines Health TerraViva United Nations Source Type: news
Medical News Today: What to know about cataract surgery
Cataracts are cloudy areas that develop on the lens of the eye. They can affect a person ’s vision. Surgery is currently the only way to remove cataracts and restore vision. Learn about what to expect from the different surgical procedures. (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - September 14, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Eye Health / Blindness Source Type: news
Wills Eye opens $1.5M training lab
Wills Eye Hospital unveiled its latest training tool with the opening of the $1.5 million William Maul Measey Ophthalmic Surgical Training (MOST) Laboratory at the Philadelphia medical center.
The MOST Lab was created to enable residents, fellows, faculty, those pursuing continuing medical education and select industry partners to learn and practice basic and advanced surgical techniques. Procedures that will be demonstrated in the lab include phacoemulsification cataract surgery, MSICS cataract… (Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines)
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - September 13, 2019 Category: Biotechnology Authors: John George Source Type: news
Toddler sees clearly for the first time after undergoing surgery to remove CATARACTS from his eyes
One-year-old Theo Bennett, from Wilberfoss, near York, tried to cuddle father Joe, 37, before taking in his surroundings for the first time. He suffers from congenital cataracts in both eyes. (Source: the Mail online | Health)
Source: the Mail online | Health - September 12, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Expediting cataract surgery in New Zealand is cost-effective for falls prevention and improving vision-so what might be the next steps? - Boyd M, Kho A, Wilson G, Wilson N.
Multifactorial individual assessment with interventions tailored to the individual's risk factors can reduce the rate of falls and risk of fractures. Assessment of vision is one key aspect of multifactorial assessment and first eye cataract surgery reduces... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - September 2, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Study Shows MIGS Makes up Nearly Half of Glaucoma Surgical Device Revenue
Micro-invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) stents are quickly becoming the norm. A new study from Market Scope titled “2019 Glaucoma Surgical Device Market Report,†shows that MIGS stents account for almost half of all glaucoma surgical device revenue in 2019.
This is an even more impressive feat for the devices considering the loss of revenue that occurred from the Cypass Micro-Stent being recalled nearly a year ago. Alcon pulled Cypass off the market after five-year data revealed a higher rate of cell loss compared to patients who had cataract surgery alone.
However, the report said Cypass...
Source: MDDI - August 30, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Business Source Type: news
Could More M & amp;A Be on the Way from Alcon?
More M&A could be just what the doctor ordered for Alcon, as the company reported a significant net loss in 2Q19. Last week, during the Fort Worth, TX-based firm’s earnings call executives said there was an interest in tuck-in and technology-related deals.
The quarter was tough for the eyecare specialist as it reported a net loss of $390 million in 2Q19 compared to a net income of $15 million in 2Q18. The company said its separation from Novartis accounted for $78 million in operating loss. Alcon said it expects to have a net sales growth between 3% and 5% for the full year.
During the call, an analys...
Source: MDDI - August 23, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Business Source Type: news
New World Medical Launches Implant to Treat Moderate and Severe Glaucoma
New World Medical is launching an implant that would give patients an additional option for treatment of moderate to severe glaucoma. The Ahmed ClearPath device, named after the Rancho Cucamonga, CA-based company’s founder Dr. A. Mateen Ahmed, helps drain intraocular pressure in patients.
The Ahmed ClearPath is available in two sizes, 350 mm2 and 250 mm2. Designed with convenience in mind, the two sizes address some of the surgeon's toughest challenges in tube shunt surgery, a procedure that lowers the pressure inside the eye for refractory glaucoma.
New World Medical’s Chief Commercial ...
Source: MDDI - August 22, 2019 Category: Medical Devices Authors: Omar Ford Tags: Implants Business Source Type: news
Unused Pharmaceuticals Common After Cataract Surgery
MONDAY, Aug. 12, 2019 -- Unused pharmaceutical products during phacoemulsification result in relatively high financial and environmental costs, according to a study published online Aug. 1 in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Jenna Tauber, M.D., from the New York... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - August 12, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Will Your iPhone's Dark Mode Save Your Eyes? This And Other Ophthalmology & Health Insights
With the nearsightedness epidemic, increasing rates of diabetic retinopathy and an aging population in need of cataract surgery, ophthalmologists are in high demand —and short supply. Here’s how new innovations like AI will change eye care and how we think about our overall health. (Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News)
Source: Forbes.com Healthcare News - July 26, 2019 Category: Pharmaceuticals Authors: Joe Harpaz, Contributor Source Type: news
Pupil Expansion Rings Have Advantages in Cataract Surgery Pupil Expansion Rings Have Advantages in Cataract Surgery
Dr Sumit (Sam) Garg on how a recent case series underlines their relative benefits compared with iris hooks.Medscape Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 18, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Viewpoint Source Type: news
Cataract and Refractive Surgery | Medscape Cataract and Refractive Surgery | Medscape
With most cataracts caused by aging, cataract surgery has become one of the most common and successful surgeries around. Refractive surgery has become increasingly common over the last decade as the technique has been refined with experience and new technology. (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - July 5, 2019 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Resource Center Source Type: news
Cataract surgery for falls prevention and improving vision: modelling the health gain, health system costs and cost-effectiveness in a high-income country - Boyd M, Kvizhinadze G, Kho A, Wilson G, Wilson N.
AIM: To estimate the health gain, health system costs and cost-effectiveness of cataract surgery when expedited as a falls prevention strategy (reducing the waiting time for surgery by 12 months) and as a routine procedure. METHODS: An established ... (Source: SafetyLit)
Source: SafetyLit - June 24, 2019 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Elder Adults Source Type: news
Mayo Clinic Q and A: When can cataract surgery wait?
DEAR MAYO CLINIC: I was just diagnosed with a cataract, but it's not bothering me at all. Is it a good idea to have cataract surgery now, or can I wait? What is the recovery from this surgery like? ANSWER: It's not uncommon for a cataract to develop slowly, so you may not notice vision [...] (Source: News from Mayo Clinic)
Source: News from Mayo Clinic - June 10, 2019 Category: Databases & Libraries Source Type: news
In memoriam: Dr. Patricia Bath, 76, physician and inventor who helped ‘restore or improve vision for millions’
Dr. Patricia Bath, the first female faculty member in ophthalmology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA, has died of complications from cancer. She was 76.“We are saddened to learn of the death of our former colleague, Dr. Patricia Bath,” said Dr. Bartly Mondino, director of the UCLA Jules Stein Eye Institute and department chair of ophthalmology in the medical school. “Dr. Bath was an influential trailblazer for women and minorities in the fiel d of ophthalmology. She will be missed.”Bath held a faculty appointment in the UCLA ophthalmology department from 1974 to 1987. During this period, she was also ...
Source: UCLA Newsroom: Health Sciences - June 6, 2019 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news
