In patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), depression accelerates decline in visual function, according to the results of a prospective, longitudinal analysis conducted at Wills
Older patients with cataracts who have surgery and intraocular lens implantation are involved in half the car accidents of those who do not have surgery,
NEW YORK (Reuters Health)- More than 40% of patients who use the antiepileptic drug vigabatrin and are tested for visual field defects (VFDs) have visual
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In patients with amblyopia, the lifetime risk of vision loss due to impairment in the non-amblyopic eye is at least
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Aug 23 – A 63-year-old man being treated for chronic myelogenous leukemia developed massive, visually obstructing edema of the lower eyelids
Accommodative esotropia following surgical alignment in infantile esotropia does not appear in most cases to be an unmasked pre-existing condition, but one that occurs as
Valganciclovir for cytomegalovirus retinitis in AIDS patients appears to have the same safety profile as intravenous and oral ganciclovir. French, American and Canadian researchers in
– In patients with diabetic macular edema, vitrectomy appears to produce a significant decrease in foveal thickness, according to a report published in the August
Australian researchers report in the August issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology that individuals with brown eyes have an 80% higher risk of cataracts
A group of disability groups and individual Medicare beneficiaries who either are, or represent people, going blind from macular degeneration, sued the US Department of
COPENHAGEN (Reuters) Jul 31 – EU president Denmark on Wednesday said the 15-nation bloc would delay financing of human embryo and stem cell research until
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 29 – Intraocular injection of certain bone marrow-derived stem cells into a murine model of retinal degeneration appears to prevent
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 29 – Treatment of open-angle glaucoma with trabeculectomy results in more postoperative cataracts but better long-term control of intraocular pressure
Use of human processed pericardium to cover over the area of incision following pterygium excision appears to be safe, but is associated with a high
Inadequate health literacy, as measured by a patient’s ability to read, understand and follow medical instructions, is strongly linked to poor glycemic control and a
Among patients undergoing surgery for nasolacrimal duct obstruction, only those with a positive history for systemic disease or an abnormal-appearing lacrimal sac during surgery should
The topical corticosteroid, desonide, appears to be effective in induced conjunctival allergic reactions and in active seasonal allergic conjunctivitis. The drug also appears to be
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 11 – Annual screening for early markers of microvascular disease is recommended starting around the age of 10 years in
PARIS (Reuters Health) Jul 02 – Tacrolimus ointment improves eyelid dermatitis without the ocular side effects seen with corticosteroids, US investigators said at the 20th
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jul 10 – The Framingham algorithm can accurately predict cardiovascular risk in patients with retinal vein occlusions (RVO), according to a