Rapid Ascent to High Altitude Alters the Retina Rapid Ascent to High Altitude Alters the Retina
Significant increases in retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness occur after rapid ascent to a high-altitude environment and can lead to other pathological changes, researchers from China report.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - October 3, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Life- and Eye-Saving New Treatments for Uveal Melanoma Life- and Eye-Saving New Treatments for Uveal Melanoma
Gene testing and immunotherapy have opened the door to treatments that could save the eyesight and the lives of people with uveal melanoma.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - September 15, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
How Well Can Glaucoma Patients Measure Their Own Intraocular Pressure? How Well Can Glaucoma Patients Measure Their Own Intraocular Pressure?
Self-measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP) by glaucoma patients is feasible and acceptable, but it remains to be seen whether it is sufficiently accurate to guide clinical management, according to an observational study.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - September 7, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Discordance Between Dry-eye Signs and Symptoms Offers Useful Clues Discordance Between Dry-eye Signs and Symptoms Offers Useful Clues
When patient-reported symptoms of dry eye don ’ t align with measurable signs of ocular surface disease, the discordance is associated with comorbidities related to clinical pain and hyperalgesia, a new report suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - September 6, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
After Solar Eclipse, Americans' Eyes Seem Mostly None the Worse After Solar Eclipse, Americans' Eyes Seem Mostly None the Worse
Eye doctors who had braced themselves for at least a few patients after a dazzling solar eclipse swept the United States cautiously exhaled on Tuesday, with some hospitals reporting zero cases of damaged vision so far.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - August 24, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Ophthalmologists Worry About Eclipse Viewing Ophthalmologists Worry About Eclipse Viewing
The solar eclipse that will be visible in the United States on August 21 could cause solar retinopathy if viewers don ' t take precautions, specialists warn.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - August 14, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Space Flight-Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome Raises Concern Space Flight-Associated Neuro-ocular Syndrome Raises Concern
Astronauts living on the International Space Station (ISS) experience changes to the visual system that raise concerns about the possibility of vision loss during future manned missions to Mars or other destinations, according to researchers.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - August 1, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Magnetic Implantable Device Improves Acquired Nystagmus Magnetic Implantable Device Improves Acquired Nystagmus
In a test case, a novel magnetic oculomotor prosthetic reduced acquired nystagmus, UK researchers report.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - July 18, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Better Vision-related QOL With Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant for Uveitis Better Vision-related QOL With Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant for Uveitis
Treatment of noninfectious uveitis with fluocinolone acetonide implants is associated with better vision-related quality of life, compared with systemic corticosteroid therapy, according to results from the MUST research group.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - July 5, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Fluoroquinolones Less Effective Against Endophthalmitis Pathogen Fluoroquinolones Less Effective Against Endophthalmitis Pathogen
An in vitro case series suggests that coagulase-negative Staphylococcus (CoNS), the most common cause of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery, is becoming less susceptible to fluoroquinolones, according to Florida-based researchers.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - June 26, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Novartis Eye Drug Works With Fewer Injections Than Rivals Novartis Eye Drug Works With Fewer Injections Than Rivals
A drug developed by Novartis to treat vision loss in people over 65 does not need to be injected as frequently as a rival medicine from Regeneron to be effective, clinical trials showed on Tuesday.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - June 22, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Aflibercept May Be Effective for Resistant Exudative AMD Aflibercept May Be Effective for Resistant Exudative AMD
Aflibercept appears to improve outcomes in patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) resistant to treatment with ranibizumab or bevacizumab, researchers from Norway report.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - June 14, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Healthy Diet Tied to Lower Cataract Risk Healthy Diet Tied to Lower Cataract Risk
A healthy diet is associated with a lower risk of age-related nuclear cataract (ARNC), new research from the U.K. suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - June 5, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Minimal Differences Between Anti-VEGF Drugs on IOP Over Time Minimal Differences Between Anti-VEGF Drugs on IOP Over Time
Patients on anti-VEGF therapy may have a small decrease in intraocular pressure (IOP) over time, but with minimal differences between aflibercept, ranibizumab, and bevacizumab, a new large study suggests.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - June 1, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Cognitive Decline, Increased Visual-Field Variability in Glaucoma Cognitive Decline, Increased Visual-Field Variability in Glaucoma
Cognitive decline is associated with increased visual-field variability over time in patients with glaucoma, suggesting a need to screen and monitor for cognitive dysfunction, according to a new study.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - May 31, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
