| | Vaccines may have future in ocular HZV and HPV
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| | | Antioxidants key to prevent blindness
August 27, 2008
It has just been discovered by researchers at Brigham Young University and Weill Medical College of Cornell University that two processes in the retina, which in combination contribute to age-related macular degeneration, can be disrupted by antioxidants. | | Ophthalmic lens support system aids in cataract surgery
August 27, 2008
An innovative ophthalmic lens support system available for licensing has been developed to stabilize the lens before or during cataract surgery, preventing the movement of lens fragments into the back of the eye, according to a market watch report in The Wall Street Journal. | | Laser may be better than corticosteroids for treating diabetic macular edema
July 30, 2008
When treating diabetic macular edema (DME), the conventional laser treatment may be more effective than the newer drug therapy used to treat abnormal swelling around the eye, according to a National Eye Institute (NEI) study. | | Telescopic spectacles may make it easier for those with impaired vision to drive
July 25, 2008
A telescope embedded in a spectacle lens (Schepens Eye Research) may make it easier for people with impaired vision to drive, according to an article published in the May/June issue of Journal of Biomedical Optics. | | Transcranial magnetic stimulation is a potential treatment for adult amblyopia
July 18, 2008
There is new evidence that the adult brain is more plastic than originally thought, according to researchers from the McGill Vision Research Department of Ophthalmology, Royal Victoria Hospital, Montreal, Quebec, Canada. | |
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| | Dr. Bird receives AAO's highest honor
August 27, 2008
The American Academy of Ophthalmology's highest honor—the 2008 Laureate Recognition Award—has been awarded to Alan C. Bird, MD, for his distinguished career and contributions to ophthalmology. | | FDA revises application process
August 1, 2008
Rockville, MD—The FDA announced in a prepared statement that it is revising the way it communicates to drug companies when a marketing application cannot be approved as submitted. | | Azelastine eye drops receive FDA approval
August 1, 2008
Solna, Sweden—Meda has received FDA approval for azelastine eye drops in unit dose (Optivar Unit Dose), the company announced. | | Alcon, American Medical Optics agree to cross-licensing arrangement
August 1, 2008
Alcon Laboratories and Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) have agreed to a patent cross-licensing arrangement relating to lubricious coatings for IOL insertion devices and one-piece IOL haptic designs | | Parents warned about 'medical hoax'
August 1, 2008
St. Louis—Two pediatric ophthalmologists at St. Louis Children’s Hospital, Lawrence Tychsen, MD, and Gregg Lueder, MD, are trying to warn the public about what they call a “21st century snake oil” scam, according to a prepared statement issued by the hospital. | |
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