Hands-on ophthalmic training for medical students may improve knowledge base
Image: PD 1. Students previously trained and who participated in service experience had a median exam score of 81% compared ...
Tag: Ophthalmology
Telemedicine screening for diabetic retinopathy may be cost-effective
Image: PD 1. Telemedicine screening for diabetic retinopathy is cost-effective in populations over 3,500 and under the age of 80. ...
Novel cytokines found elevated in diabetic retinopathy patients
Image: PD 1. Cytokines previously not found to be associated with proliferative diabetic retinopathy (GM-CSF, IL-12p40, sCD40L, MCP-3, and IFNa2) were ...
Diabetic patients report improved vision after ranibizumab treatment
Image: PD Diabetic Macular Edema 1. Mean patient-reported visual improvement scores increased with ranibizumab monotherapy and ranibizumab + laser with ...
Scleral buckle is more cost effective than vitrectomy for phakic patients
Image: PD Retinal detachment in VPL 1. Scleral buckle was less expensive than pars plana vitrectomy by 10.7% in phakic ...
Blindness and visual impairment decreasing worldwide
Image: PD 1. As of 2010, approximately 32 million people (0.5% of the world’s population) were blind, 60% of which ...
Rho kinase inhibitor safely reduces intraocular pressure
Image: PD Human eyesight with glaucoma 1. Various concentrations of Rho kinase inhibitor K-115 decreased IOP after administration compared to ...
Aspirin use linked to development of Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD)
Jan 22nd - 24.5% of regular aspirin users in this prospective study went on develop AMD. Image: PD 1. 24.5% ...