Use of Rescue Aflibercept Linked With Improved Vision After DME Therapy Use of Rescue Aflibercept Linked With Improved Vision After DME Therapy
Intravitreal aflibercept injections are associated with better visual acuity in patients who have lost some of their vision after macular laser photocoagulation for diabetic macular edema (DME), according to a post hoc analysis of two randomized clinical trials.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - January 4, 2017 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Cost-effectiveness of Follow-up Efforts After Cataract Surgery Cost-effectiveness of Follow-up Efforts After Cataract Surgery
In low- and middle-income countries, a reminder on the day of cataract surgery is the most cost-effective way to help ensure a follow-up visit, rather than making phone calls or offering transportation subsidies, researchers report.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - December 23, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Survey Finds Many Experience New Problems After LASIK Survey Finds Many Experience New Problems After LASIK
Many people who undergo laser in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery to correct their vision experience new eye problems months after the procedure, according to a new study from the U.S. government.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - November 29, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Virtual Glaucoma Clinics Appear Safe, Study Finds Virtual Glaucoma Clinics Appear Safe, Study Finds
Remote assessment of glaucoma patients appears to be a safe and practical means of monitoring this chronic disease, according to U.K. researchers.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - November 21, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Sex Hormones Fail to Improve Dry Eye in Postmenopausal Women Sex Hormones Fail to Improve Dry Eye in Postmenopausal Women
Estrogen supplementation worsens dry eye in postmenopausal women and testosterone has no apparent impact, researchers say.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - November 18, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Binocular iPad Game Close to Patch for Amblyopia Binocular iPad Game Close to Patch for Amblyopia
Two new trials published in JAMA Ophthalmology have found a binocular iPad game may be as effective as patching for improving visual acuity in children with amblyopia.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - November 17, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
OCT for Tracking Glaucoma Progression OCT for Tracking Glaucoma Progression
Researchers hypothesized that the macular ganglion cell layer would prove a more advantageous measure of glaucoma progression, but their results indicated otherwise.Medscape Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - November 14, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology Viewpoint Source Type: news
Gene Polymorphisms Tied to Treatment Response in Neovascular AMD Gene Polymorphisms Tied to Treatment Response in Neovascular AMD
Gene polymorphisms are associated with response to anti-VEGF treatment in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), a new meta-analysis from China reports.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - November 3, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
American Academy of Optometry (AAOpt) 2016 American Academy of Optometry (AAOpt) 2016
Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from AAOpt 2016.Medscape Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - November 3, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Conference Coverage Source Type: news
Consider Patient Age When Calculating IOL Power, Study Suggests Consider Patient Age When Calculating IOL Power, Study Suggests
Refractive prediction error is significantly less myopic in older patients, decreasing by approximately 0.06 D per decade, a new study showed.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - October 13, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Changing Ranibizumab Treatment Regimens in Neovascular AMD Changing Ranibizumab Treatment Regimens in Neovascular AMD
What benefits could switching from as needed treatment to a treat and extend regimen offer patients with neovascular AMD?The British Journal of Ophthalmology (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - October 12, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology Journal Article Source Type: news
Transcutaneous Periorbital Electrical Stimulation for Dry Eye Transcutaneous Periorbital Electrical Stimulation for Dry Eye
Transcutaneous electrical stimulation in the periorbital region appears to relieve symptoms and clinical signs of dry eye, researchers from Italy report.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - October 12, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Aflibercept to Improve Visual Acuity in Diabetic Macular Edema Aflibercept to Improve Visual Acuity in Diabetic Macular Edema
Among the available anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapies, aflibercept appears to offer the greatest improvement in visual acuity in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) and worse baseline vision.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - October 11, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Somatosensory Dysfunction Common in Idiopathic Dry Eye Disease Somatosensory Dysfunction Common in Idiopathic Dry Eye Disease
Remote somatosensory dysfunction is common in patients with idiopathic dry eye symptoms, researchers report.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - October 7, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
Regeneron's Eylea Combination Therapy Fails Mid-Stage Study Regeneron's Eylea Combination Therapy Fails Mid-Stage Study
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc said a combination therapy containing its flagship eye drug, Eylea (aflibercept), was inferior to Eylea alone in a mid-stage trial involving patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a leading cause of blindness in the elderly.Reuters Health Information (Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Ophthalmology Headlines - October 3, 2016 Category: Opthalmology Tags: Ophthalmology News Source Type: news
