LASIK Outcomes Not Affected by Temperature or HumidityLASIK Outcomes Not Affected by Temperature or Humidity
A large, retrospective study of more than 200,000 eyes effectively challenges the long-held belief that temperature and humidity must be tightly controlled for good refractive outcomes in LASIK. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - July 12, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Orthokeratology Claims To Correct Vision While You Sleep
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Source: WBZ-TV - Breaking News, Weather and Sports for Boston, Worcester and New Hampshire - July 9, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: miketoole Tags: Health Local News Seen On WBZ-TV Syndicated Local Watch Listen CBS Boston Contact Lens Devon Wiley Dr. Curtis Frank Dr. Ula Jurkunas eyes Myopia Nearsighted Ortho-K Orthokeratology Paula Ebben Vision Source Type: news
Novel Assessment Tool May Prevent Post-LASIK EctasiaNovel Assessment Tool May Prevent Post-LASIK Ectasia
A groundbreaking study proposes a novel method of identifying LASIK patients who might be at risk for iatrogenic ectasia, despite normal corneal topography. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - June 14, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Challenging Eyes Do Well With Laser Cataract SurgeryChallenging Eyes Do Well With Laser Cataract Surgery
Femtosecond laser surgery isn't just for uncomplicated cataract cases anymore, say researchers. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - May 29, 2013 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Bilateral Macular Holes After LASIK for MyopiaBilateral Macular Holes After LASIK for Myopia
What was the cause of the vision loss in this patient who had undergone LASIK surgery 10 years prior? Journal of Medical Case Reports (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - April 3, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news
Podcast: Terry Kim, MD, on Eye Health Screenings
In this podcast, Terry Kim, MD, the Duke Men's Basketball team physician, discusses the vision and eye health screenings he performs for the team and how it helps their performance on the court.
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Radio Announcer: We’ve got a lot to cover on today’s show. We’re going to begin with a special guest who’s joining us up here in our “Crow’s Nest” position overlooking Coach K Court. He’s Dr. Terry Kim who’s a professor of ophthalmology at the Duke Eye Center here on campus.
Dr. Kim, I know you’re the team eye doctor for the Duke Men’s Basketb...
Source: DukeHealth.org: Duke Health Features - March 22, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Tags: Eye Center Source Type: news
The Role of Presbyopia-correcting IOLs After LASIKThe Role of Presbyopia-correcting IOLs After LASIK
How well do presbyopia-correcting IOLs in the post-LASIK eye work in patients? Current Opinion in Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - March 11, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news
Timolol to Treat Myopic Regression After LASIKTimolol to Treat Myopic Regression After LASIK
If it works, timolol therapy might result in happier patients after LASIK. Medscape Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - January 14, 2013 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology Viewpoint Source Type: news
Technology for imaging can be for treatment too, but where’s the line between them?
On any given day thousands of patients around the world—children and adults—will get an x-ray. What they probably won’t think about while sitting on the table wearing one of those lead aprons, though, is how at that moment the same technology being used to take a picture of their arm or leg or skull is also helping an oncologist treat a cancer patient’s tumor.
X-rays—rather, the radiation used to take an x-ray—are just one example of how many of the energies used to take pictures of the body can also have direct treatment applications. Sometimes the same radiation that takes an x-ray picture is used to ...
Source: Thrive, Children's Hospital Boston - January 14, 2013 Category: Pediatrics Authors: Tom Ulrich Tags: All posts Kids' safety Research Alliance for Radiation Protection in Pediatric Imaging Department of Radiology pediatric radiation imaging Source Type: news
National Academy of Engineering to Present $1.5 Million for Engineering's Highest Honors
The engineering profession's highest honors for 2013, presented by the National Academy of Engineering, recognize three outstanding achievements: creation of first-generation cellular telephony; advancements that enabled LASIK and PRK eye surgery; and a bold new way of educating engineering students. The awards will be presented at a gala dinner event in Washington, D.C., on Feb. 19.Martin Cooper, Joel S. Engel, Richard H. Frenkiel, Thomas Haug, and Yoshihisa Okumura will receive the Charles Stark Draper Prize -- a $500,000 annual award given to engineers whose accomplishments have significantly benefited society -- "...
Source: News from the National Academies - January 3, 2013 Category: Science Source Type: news
LASIK Quality of Life Collaboration Project
In October 2009, the FDA, the National Eye Institute, and the Department of Defense launched the LASIK Quality of Life Collaboration Project. This project examines patient-reported outcomes (PROs) following LASIK, a surgical procedure intended to reduce a person's dependence on glasses or contact lenses. A PRO is a report of a condition experienced by the patient and reported by the patient, not the health care provider. (Source: News from NEI)
Source: News from NEI - March 28, 2011 Category: Opthalmology Tags: News and Events Source Type: news
