Povidone-iodine ophthalmic solution is safe and effective in the treatment of acute bacterial conjunctivitis in children, according to the results of a controlled trial reported
In middle-aged adults, moderate alcohol consumption is directly related to psychomotor speed and cognitive flexibility, while smoking is inversely related to these cognitive parameters, according
Although fibrous dysplasia surrounding the optic canal results in narrowing of the canal, there is no loss of vision, according to a new study, which
Researchers from South India describe a “familial clustering” in retinopathy secondary to type 2 diabetes mellitus. They observed a more than three-fold higher prevalence of
Dr. Mark B. McClellan, a former Bush administration health advisor, has been sworn in as commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, the agency
Photodynamic therapy with verteporfin (Visudyne) is safe and effective in the treatment of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced a nationwide alert to warn against the use of injectable drugs prepared by Urgent Care Pharmacy
More than 9 out of 10 British family physicians report that they routinely prescribe topical antibiotics for acute infective conjunctivitis, even though most believe that
Dr. Mark B. McClellan, a former Bush administration health advisor, has been sworn in as commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration, the agency
Photodynamic therapy with verteporfin (Visudyne) is safe and effective in the treatment of subfoveal choroidal neovascularization (CNV) in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The
With less than six months until the federal medical privacy rule takes effect, doctors, hospitals, health plans and other “covered entities” that must comply with
Losartan inhibits the increased leukocyte entrapment usually seen in the retinal microcirculation of diabetic rats, according to results of a study in Japan. This finding
Color vision testing does not appear to be a useful method of detecting digoxin toxicity in elderly patients taking the drug, according to UK investigators.
Chinese herbal medicines may sometimes work–and cause serious harm–because they are adulterated with synthetic drugs, a British research group said on Tuesday. The Bandolier organisation,
מהדורת נובמבר 2002 של מדור רפואת העיניים תעסוק במאמרים שלהלן: 1 Mitchell P, Wang JJ, Smith W, Stephen R. Leeder SR: Smoking and the 5-Year
A new report provides the first solid evidence that oxidative protein modifications cause the drusen formation that leads to age-related macular degeneration (AMD), the major
High-dose vitamin therapy to slow progression of age-related macular degeneration “doesn’t cost money, it actually saves money in the long run,” a Canadian researcher told
Contracts between US medical schools and the industry sponsors of clinical trials “routinely” fall short of guidelines intended to protect the integrity of medical research,
An Australian study indicates that multifocal glasses reduce depth perception and edge-contrast sensitivity, impairing the ability to detect obstacles and increasing the risk of falling
Once daily bimatoprost appears to provide sustained lowering of intraocular pressure that is superior to timolol or bimatoprost twice daily. Clinicians with the Bimatoprost Study