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
Patients with aqueous leakage from a conjunctival filtering bleb seem to benefit from topical application of autologous serum and saline combination with oxifloxacin. Blebs are
Scleral expansion bands have been found to reduce intra-ocular pressure (IOP) slightly more than the anti-glaucoma hypotensive drugs that patients were using before the study
Patients taking vigabatrin in combination with valproate are more likely to experience greater visual field constriction than those taking vigabatrin with carbamazepine. C. F. Arndt
By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 24 – Contracts between US medical schools and the industry sponsors of clinical trials “routinely” fall short
Normal tension glaucoma should be considered to be a neurological disease, possibly linked to nerve compression rather than as a matter of elevated intra-ocular pressure,
By Cameron Johnston Special to DG News ORLANDO, FL — October 21, 2002 — Laser-assisted in-situ keratomileusis (LASIK) surgery appears to be safe for patients
By Bruce Sylvester ORLANDO, Florida (Reuters Health) Oct 21 – A retrospective analysis of pooled data from two 12-month phase III trials indicates that bimatoprost
By Ori Twersky WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) Oct 18 – The US Senate late on Thursday confirmed Bush administration health advisor Dr. Mark B. McClellan as
David Danar, MD Oct. 17, 2002 (San Diego) Although the practice of medicine has come a long way since the smallpox vaccine was given
By Emily Hayes BRUSSELS (Reuters Health) Oct 17 – Proposed guidelines for a European Union directive governing clinical drug trials could trigger an avalanche of
By Ned Stafford FRANKFURT (Reuters Health) Oct 17 – A German ophthalmologist’s right of freedom of expression was violated when, after he appeared in a
By Ori Twersky WASHINGTON (Reuters Health) Oct 18 – Director of the US Department of Health and Human Services’ (HHS) Office for Human Research Protections
A 0.1% (w/v) solution of sodium hyaluronate, applied topically three or four times a day as needed, appears to be effective for relief of symptoms
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Oct 14 – Tympanic membrane resurfacing with a CO2 laser is a simple and effective treatment for refractory chronic granular myringitis
Laurie Barclay, MD Oct. 15, 2002 Reducing intraocular pressure (IOP) early in glaucoma reduces disease progression, according to the results of a randomized trial
By Roxanne Nelson SEATTLE (Reuters Health) Oct 16 – Many physicians and nurses working in reproductive healthcare do not appear to realize just how early