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    Neighbors (May 15)  May 14, 2008
    She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, a member of the New England Ophthalmological Society, a member of the Executive Board of the Massachusetts Society of Eye Physicians and Surgeons, and a Delegate to the Organized Medical Staff Section of the American Medical Association. She is also a member of the Board of Directors of ProMutual Group. (Needham Tab, MA)

    Identifying Abnormal Protein Levels In Diabetic Retinopathy  May 14, 2008
    ScienceDaily (May 13, 2008) Researchers in Massachusetts are reporting an advance in bridging huge gaps in medical knowledge about the biochemical changes that occur inside the eyes of individuals with diabetic retinopathy (DR) -- a leading cause of vision loss and blindness in adults. They report discovery of 37 proteins that were increased or decreased in the eyes of patients with DR compared to patients without the disease. (Science Daily)

    Vision Therapy Appears To Improve Visual Function In Macular Disease  May 14, 2008
    Archives of Ophthalmology ... 11, 2006) Older adults with vision loss may be more likely to also have hearing loss, and the opposite appears true as well, according to a report in the October issue of Archives of Ophthalmology, one of the. (Science Daily)

    High Blood Pressure, Cholesterol Associated with Eye Disease  May 14, 2008
    It results from one or more veins carrying blood from the eye to the heart becoming blocked and causing bleeding or fluid build-up, according to background information in the report published in the May issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology. The Irish study found that people with high blood pressure had more than 3. (MEDLINEplus)

    High Blood Pressure, High Cholesterol May Be Associated With Retinal Vascular Disease  May 13, 2008
    Archives of Ophthalmology. May 2008;126[5]:692-699. (Science Daily)

    Prism glasses expand the view for patients with hemianopia  May 13, 2008
    The peripheral prism glasses, which were invented by Dr. Eli Peli, a Senior Scientist at Schepens Eye Research Institute, were evaluated in the first community-based multi-center trial of such a device, which is published in the May issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology ... This is the first real breakthrough in the rehabilitation of patients with this condition, says Peli, a world-renowned low vision expert, the Moakley Scholar in Aging Eye Research at Schepens and a Professor of... (EurekAlert!)

    Elective surgery numbers to be slashed  May 10, 2008
    Dr Beresford said this could be attributed to an increase in the number waiting for ophthalmology surgery, such as cataracts ... These are: q General surgery 297; q Gynaecology 5; q Ophthalmology 194; q Orthopaedics 19; q Other surgery 165; q Total 680 ... Over the same period the number waiting for ophthalmology surgery increased from 239 to 815. (Rockhampton Morning Bulletin)

    MCG graduate wants work to allow for home  May 10, 2008
    It is partly for that reason Dr. Matthews chose ophthalmology as a specialty over general surgery, which she also liked. "You get to work with all age groups. The other nice thing is you get to do office work; you get to do some surgery. So it affords you both," she said. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Protective Eyewear Key to Sports Safety  May 10, 2008
    (SOURCE: American Academy of Ophthalmology, news release, March 27, 2008). SATURDAY, May 10 (HealthDay News) -- Every year in the United States, about 40,000 people suffer sports-related eye injuries, says the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), which recommends that all athletes wear appropriate, sports-specific eye protection properly fitted by an eye-care professional. (Health-Finder)

    Gene therapy: Success at last!  May 9, 2008
    Wife and husband team of Jean Bennett, professor of ophthalmology at the Scheie Eye Institute, and Albert McGuire, associate professor of ophthalmology, collaborated on a new study from the University of Pennsylvania ... "We found very strong evidence for recovery of some visual function, from subjective and objective data," says Jean Bennett, professor of ophthalmology at Penn's Scheie Eye Institute. (Why Files)

    Novadaq's OPTTX System Data Presented at ARVO  May 9, 2008
    Visual Acuity Reported to Remain Stable or Improve in 86% at Six Months TORONTO, May 9 /CNW/ - Novadaq(R) Technologies Inc. (TSX: NDQ), a developer of real-time imaging and image guidance systems for use in the operating room, today announced that independent data was presented at the recent Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) conference in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, April 26 - May 1, 2008. Data from two of the three European hospitals currently using the OPTTX-2N1(R)... (Canada Newswire)

    Bayer and Regeneron Dose First Patient in Second Phase 3 Study for VEGF Trap-Eye in Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration  May 8, 2008
    At the 2008 meeting of the Association for Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), it was reported that, on average, patients on the PRN dosing schedule maintained the gain in visual acuity and decrease in retinal thickness achieved at week 12 through week 32 of the study. About VEGF Trap-Eye Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF) is a naturally occurring protein in the body whose normal role is to trigger the formation of new blood vessels (angiogenesis) to support the growth of the body's tissues... (PR Newswire)

    Bayer and Regeneron Dose First Patient in Second Phase ...  May 8, 2008
    At the 2008 meeting of the Association for Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO), it was reported that, on average, patients on the PRN dosing schedule maintained the gain in visual acuity and decrease in retinal thickness achieved at week 12 through week 32 of the study. About VEGF Trap-Eye. (Fox News)

    Gene Linked To Severe Diabetic Eye And Kidney Diseases Identified  May 7, 2008
    D., Director of the Division of Ophthalmic Genetics at the Moran Eye Center and Associate Professor of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at the University of Utah, the study will be published online on May 5, 2008 in the journal Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences. Dr. Zhang explains the significance of the discovery: "We know that the development of PDR and ESRD in diabetic patients can be inherited. Although genetic factors are known to be important in the susceptibility (or... (Science Daily)

    Take care of your eyes  May 7, 2008
    Dr Nicky Welsh, Clinical Head of Ophthalmology at Wits Donald Gordon Medical Centre, in association with Transitions Optical has some simple advice on how to reduce eye fatigue and minimise the appearance of tired-looking eyes by means of proper nutrition and regular exercise to maintain healthy sight. Relax those eyes. (iAfrica.com)

    Reasons Not To Become A Doctor  May 6, 2008
    In order to enter the most lucrative specialties, like radiology, ophthalmology, anesthesiology and dermatology, doctors must continue with their training into their 30s. That means they can't start chipping away at their debt--let alone make money--until a time by which their counterparts in law or business are usually prospering. (Forbes)

    Vitamin E not effective against preventing Cataract  May 6, 2008
    The result of this research has been published in The American Academy of Ophthalmology, May 2008. Filed under: Article tags. (Little About)

    Diabetes Seems to Heighten Glaucoma Risk  May 6, 2008
    A recent study in the journal Ophthalmology found that women with diabetes have about a 70 percent increased risk of developing the most common form of glaucoma -- primary open-angle glaucoma -- compared to women without diabetes. "The study supports the notion that type 2 diabetes is associated with an increased risk of glaucoma," study lead author Dr. Louis Pasquale, co-director of the glaucoma service at the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary and an assistant professor of ophthalmology at... (MEDLINEplus)

    QLT completes enrollment in the RADICAL study  May 5, 2008
    Our research and development efforts are focused on pharmaceutical products in the fields of ophthalmology and dermatology. In addition, we utilize three unique technology platforms, photodynamic therapy, Atrigel(R) and punctal plugs with drugs, to create products such as Visudyne and Eligard(R) and future product opportunities. (Canada Newswire)

    What should I do to make sure I'll get good results from LASIK surgery?  May 5, 2008
    If you have a tendency toward moderate or severe dry eye before LASIK surgery, you should go into surgery with it well-controlled, because the eye will certainly be drier afterward, said Dr. Ernest Kornmehl, a LASIK surgeon in Wellesley and a spokesman for the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Kornmehl warns that some surgeons don't see their patients until the day of surgery - leaving initial checks to someone else - and making it more likely that such preexisting conditions will be missed. (Boston Globe)

    Ranibizumab Injections Reduce Retinal Swelling  May 3, 2008
    "Some patients stabilize after only a few injections, and some require several injections, but the results are very encouraging," Dr. Peter A. Campochiaro, a professor of ophthalmology and neuroscience, said in a prepared statement ... Information about continued treatment and follow-up of patients was expected to presented Thursday at the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmologyannual meeting, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (MEDLINEplus)

    Revolutionary Eye Procedure Helps Improve Vision in Youth  May 2, 2008
    by - April 30, 2008 - 0 comments. Doctors at Moorfields Eye Hospital were able to perform a pioneering procedure to improve the eyesight of an 18-year old. (The Money Times)

    FDA Panel Urges Stronger Warnings for LASIK Surgery  May 2, 2008
    The Task Force consists of the FDA, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery, the American Academy of Ophthalmology, and the U.S. National Eye Institute ... "The FDA has called this a quality-of-life issue, because patients are complaining that their vision isn't sharp, they have poor night vision, some have glare or halos, some complain that their eyes are dry," said Dr. Robert Cykiert, associate professor of ophthalmology at New York University Langone Medical Center ... Those... (MEDLINEplus)

    Babies' Development 'Catches Up' After Surgery To Fix Crossed Eyes  Apr 22, 2008
    21, 2008) Babies with an eye-alignment disorder called infantile esotropia have delays in motor development milestones, but development "catches up" after corrective surgery, reports a study in the April Journal of AAPOS (American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus). See also. (Science Daily)

    From Boston to Burma, with vision  Apr 21, 2008
    There were 20 ophthalmology trainees in the operating room observing his three-hour procedure. At the end, the room filled with applause. (Boston Globe)

    CCC&TI hosts Lions Vision Van for free screenings  Apr 19, 2008
    The participants also had the opportunity to meet with Dr. Ron Amaker, from the Wal-Mart Vision Center in Lenoir, or Dr. Brian Adair of Graystone Ophthalmology. Howard said the goal of the program is to give back to the community and to educate the public. (Lenoir News Topic, NC)

    Hormone Use Related To Lower Risk Of Macular Degeneration In Postmenopausal Women  Apr 18, 2008
    3, 2006) Passive smoking almost doubles the risk of the progressively degenerative eye disease, age related macular degeneration, shows research in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. The macula lies at. (Science Daily)

    Winchester resident runs Marathon for friend who almost lost vision  Apr 18, 2008
    MEEI is an international leader in Ophthalmology and Otolaryngology research and a teaching partner of Harvard Medical School. Editor s Note: Vannessa Carrington serves as coordinator of Public Affairs for the Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, 243 Charles St., Boston. (Winchester Star, MA, MA)

    MU researchers find clue to cataract formation  Apr 18, 2008
    In his study, K. Krishna Sharma, professor of ophthalmology at MU, found that a specific type of protein begins to lose function as the eye ages. As the protein loses function, small peptides, made of 10 to 15 amino acids, start forming and accelerate cataract formation in the eye. (EurekAlert!)

    Looking Back... Duke Track & Field Sensation Dave Sime  Apr 17, 2008
    "He turned me on to ophthalmology. He was a brilliant man. He taught me that eye surgery was more complex and more satisfying than brain surgery.". Sime settled in Miami and became the longtime head of eye surgery at Mercy Hospital. (Theacc.com)

    Lexicon's Drug Candidate for Rheumatoid Arthritis, LX2931, Shows Positive Results in Phase 1 Clinical Trial  Apr 17, 2008
    The company has used its proprietary gene knockout technology to discover more than 100 promising drug targets and create an extensive pipeline of clinical and preclinical programs in the therapeutic areas of cardiology, gastroenterology, immunology and oncology, metabolism, neurology and ophthalmology. To focus its commitment, Lexicon initiated its 10TO10 program to advance 10 new drug candidates into human clinical trials by the end of 2010. (Primezone Releases)

    Early Screening Improves Outcomes for Kids With Amblyopia  Apr 17, 2008
    The study was published in the April issue of the Archives of Ophthalmology. Typical screening for amblyopia consists of visual acuity screening (patients are asked to read letters on a chart) and an examination to detect cataracts, problems with eye alignment and other risk factors for amblyopia, according to background information in the study. (Health-Finder)

    Hormone Replacement May Cut Risk for Age-Linked Eye Disease  Apr 16, 2008
    The study was published in the April issue of the journal Archives of Ophthalmology. HealthDay. (MEDLINEplus)

    Cataract Research: Genetic Defect Responsible For Small Eyes And Clouded Lens Discovered  Apr 11, 2008
    As the scientists in the current issue of the well-known, American journal in the field of ophthalmology, Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Sciences , report, with the mutant mice, the growth of the fibers that fill up the body of the lenses, is completely blocked ... Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science, vol 49, pp 1525-1532. (Science Daily)

    Genentech Net Up, Key Drug's Growth Slows  Apr 11, 2008
    State " Zip: Email: 12 ISSUES FOR $12.00 71% OFF! 24 ISSUES FOR $18.00 79% OFF! 36 ISSUES FOR $24.00 Best Deal! Print Send By Val Brickates Kennedy BOSTON (Dow Jones) -- Genentech Inc. reported a 12% boost in its bottom line late Thursday, largely due to increased sales for its cancer therapies Rituxan, Avastin and Herceptin. Genentech (DNA) posted net income of $790 million for the quarter ended March 31, compared with $706 million for the previous year's quarter. Earnings per share including... (SmartMoney)

    Breech delivery is inherited  Apr 10, 2008
    The analysis, which appears in the April issue of Ophthalmology, is a randomized prospective study of 1,090 people getting cornea transplants ... "Older corneas are just as good for transplantation," said Dr. Edward Holland, a co-author of the study and a professor of ophthalmology at the University of Cincinnati, "and the significance of this study is that surgeons now have scientific evidence that they can use older donors. Potentially, this expands the donor pool considerably.". (International Herald Tribune)

    Online cure on cards at MGM  Apr 10, 2008
    Associate professor of ophthalmology at the Mahatma Gandhi Memorial Medical College Arjun Lal said that the registration process for eye donation had already begun. A large number of steel city residents have come forward for the noble cause, the associate professor said. (Calcutta Telegraph)

    Local Eye Doctor Marks 25 Years in Washington  Apr 9, 2008
    Following graduation, he continued studying internal medicine as an intern at St. John's Mercy Medical Center and later decided to pursue a career in ophthalmology. He performed his residency at Duke University. (Missourian Publishing, MO)

    A Flight To Sight  Apr 8, 2008
    "Then we go into their own hospitals and the local doctors would get similar patients [who required eye surgery], but this time I am on the assistant side of the operating table and they are the primary surgeon," explains Dr. Jack Dodick, professor and chairman of the department of ophthalmology at New York University School of Medicine. "They mimic what I have done. The purpose of the program is to teach and transfer skills." Dodick was on the maiden voyage of the Flying Eye Hospital into China... (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    ASCRS to participate in and co-fund study on post-lasik quality of life with US FDA  Apr 8, 2008
    CHICAGO, ASCRS Symposium and Congress, (April 7, 2008) The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) today announced that it will participate in a post-LASIK quality of life study with the Joint LASIK Study Task Force, which includes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the National Eye Institute (NEI), ASCRS and the American Academy of Ophthalmology ... Joint LASIK Study Task Force and professor of ophthalmology, Medical University of South Carolina ... The FDA... (EurekAlert!)

    Kansas City LASIK Surgeon Dr. Daniel Durrie Joins Elite Circle of Surgeons Listed in Trusted LASIK Surgeons Directory  Apr 5, 2008
    The most significant professional qualifications that set Dr. Durrie's apart from nearly all other LASIK Surgeons are his experience as a principal investigator for 150 FDA studies for laser manufacturers and pharmaceutical companies, his faculty appointment as a Clinical Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the University Kansas Medical Center, where he also serves as a Director of Ophthalmic Refractive Surgery Fellowship Program ... Dr. Daniel Durrie, M.D. has been named one of the 50 "Most... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    Escalon(R) Announces China Registration for Sonomed PacScan(R) and E/Z-Scan(R) Series of A-scan, Pachymeter and B-Scan Systems  Apr 4, 2008
    "Sonomed was well known and respected in the People's Republic of China prior to Medical Device Registration requirements and we look forward to re- introducing our latest line of ophthalmic ultrasound products with similar success," said Barry Durante, President of Sonomed, Inc. "These instruments will provide physicians the opportunity to offer a safe and accurate ultrasound examination to improve their diagnostic capability and patient surgical outcomes." Sonomed, Inc. is a diagnostic... (PR Newswire)

    World-Recognized LASIK Expert Dr. James Salz is Listed in Trusted LASIK Surgeons Directory  Apr 3, 2008
    Among the most significant professional qualifications that set Dr. Salz apart from nearly all other LASIK Surgeons are his experience as a principal investigator for 10 FDA studies for vision correction lasers and lens implants and his academic appointment as a Clinical Professor of Ophthalmology, at USC-Los Angeles County Medical (the Doheny Eye Institute). In addition, Dr. Salz's extensive contributions in refractive care research, including 2 textbooks, 18 book chapters, over 60 articles and... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)

    Age of cornea's donor doesn't affect transplant  Apr 2, 2008
    A 10-year study funded mainly by the National Eye Institute of the National Institutes of Health and published in the journal Ophthalmology found that corneas from donors older than 65 were as good as those from younger donors ... "There has been a bias of surgeons and patients that older corneas were not as good as younger corneas," said Dr. Jonathan Lass, chairman of the department of ophthalmology and visual sciences at University Hospitals Case Medical Center and Case Western Reserve... (Cleveland.com -- News)

    New study raises doubts over favored biotechnology method  Apr 2, 2008
    "It seems to be working by a completely different mechanism that's unrelated to the underlying premise," said Dr. Jayakrishna Ambati, a professor of ophthalmology at the University of Kentucky and senior author of the study. Ambati and colleagues from several other universities looked in particular at two drugs being developed to treat macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in the elderly, one by Opko Health and the other by Allergan. (International Herald Tribune -- Business)

    Older corneas transplant as well as young ones  Apr 2, 2008
    The study was published Tuesday in the journal Ophthalmology. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Health)

    Old as good as young for cornea transplants  Apr 2, 2008
    The study is published Tuesday in the journal Ophthalmology. There was a bias against older tissue, said Dr. Jonathan Lass of University Hospitals Case Medical Center in Cleveland, one of the study's authors. (Globe and Mail)

    Transplants Work From Older Eye Donors  Apr 2, 2008
    The study, published in the journal Ophthalmology, could lead to the expansion of that age limit to 75. Copyright 2008 by. (Click2Houston, TX)

    QLT initiates phase II study of punctal plug drug delivery system for glaucoma & ocular hypertension  Mar 31, 2008
    Glaucoma Glaucoma affects approximately 65 million patients around the world today and is the second leading cause of blindness in the western world, according to the Glaucoma Research Foundation, and WHO. Further, over 50% of glaucoma patients are noncompliant with their eye drop regimen within six months, meaning patients don't refill their prescriptions beyond six months (American Journal of Ophthalmology ... Our research and development efforts are focused on pharmaceutical products in the... (PR Newswire)

    NRI scientist contests Nobel winning work  Mar 31, 2008
    That method was considered a breakthrough because then you could develop drugs to treat any disease as long as you knew what you were targeting,'' said Ambati, India-born professor of ophthalmology at the University of Kentucky ... After completing medical school at the State University of New York and residency in ophthalmology at the University of Rochester, he did a fellowship at Harvard Medical School ... He is currently vice chair of the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences at... (NDTV.com)

    Indian-American red-flags gene cure  Mar 30, 2008
    "That method was considered a breakthrough because then you could develop drugs to treat any disease as long as you knew what you were targeting," Ambati, an India-born professor of ophthalmology at the University of Kentucky, said in a phone intervie 00004000 w.. Findings of the study have been published in the latest issue of reputed British science journal Nature. (India Times, India -- Health/Science)

    Caution Urged Over Revolutionary Gene Treatment  Mar 30, 2008
    Investigators led by Jayakrishna Ambati, an Indian-born professor of ophthalmology at the University of Kentucky, carried out research on mice using siRNA strands designed to tackle age-related macular degeneration (AMD). AMD is a form of blindness that strikes late in life and affects around 50 million people worldwide. (MedIndia)

    Grace under fire  Mar 30, 2008
    The vitamin analogy is fitting, given that she is a medical doctor and ophthalmology specialist. And she hints of stronger medicine. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)

    Indian American Challenges Gene Cure Based On Nobel Winning Work  Mar 29, 2008
    That method was considered a breakthrough because then you could develop drugs to treat any disease as long as you knew what you were targeting,' Ambati, an India-born professor of ophthalmology at the University of Kentucky, told IANS in a phone interview ... After completing medical school at the State University of New York and residency in ophthalmology at the University of Rochester, he did a fellowship at Harvard Medical School ... He is currently vice chair of the Department of... (NEWSPost India)

    Gene Silencing Therapies Could Have Harmful Side Effects, Research Suggests  Mar 29, 2008
    Ambati, professor and vice chair of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Kentucky College of Medicine, and his colleagues have made a critical discovery that challenges the view that siRNA's therapeutic effects are imparted solely through RNA interference. Ambati and collaborators argue that siRNA functions generically rather than specifically, thus the new class of drugs being formulated may actually adversely affect blood vessel growth in a variety of organs. (Science Daily)

    Mythbusted: People Who Wear Glasses Aren't Geeks  Mar 26, 2008
    The research has been published in the March issue of the international eye journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. Adapted from materials provided by , via , a service of AAAS.. (Science Daily)

    Glasses aren't geeky  Mar 26, 2008
    "Myopic people do indeed score relatively high on measures of IQ and educational attainment, and intelligent people are commonly stereotyped as introverted, reserved and bookish," they wrote in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science. "By this argument, myopic people may be inaccurately inferred to have these traits because they are accurately seen as intelligent.". (Melbourne Herald Sun)

    New treatment for heart failure approved by Health Canada  Mar 25, 2008
    Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. conducts hundreds of clinical trials across the country seeking new treatments for cardiovascular disease, oncology, diabetes, cancer, ophthalmology and organ transplantation. In 2007, the Company invested close to $86 million in research and development. (Canada Newswire)

    Trius Raises $30 Million in Series B Financing  Mar 24, 2008
    Since then, the firm and its Partners have backed entrepreneurs in 100 life science companies working in every area of medicine, including cardiology, cancer, neurology, immune system diseases, ophthalmology, and molecular diagnostics. Since its founding in 1972, KPCB has backed entrepreneurs in over 475 ventures, including AOL, Align Technology, Amazon. (PR Newswire)

    Logy and Graph Suffixes  Mar 24, 2008
    Ophthalmology: branch of medicine concerned with the eye and its diseases. Ornithology: study of birds. (Suite101.com)

    Eye Test Peers Into Heat-related Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms  Mar 24, 2008
    INO can serve as an easy-to-measure "canary in a coal mine," acting as a surrogate for other heat-related symptoms that are harder to measure, such as fatigue, mental confusion or bladder or bowel problems, said Dr. Elliot Frohman, professor of neurology and ophthalmology, director of the Multiple Sclerosis Program and Multiple Sclerosis Clinical Center at UT Southwestern and senior author of the study ... Dr. Elliot Frohman, professor of neurology and ophthalmology, led research demonstrating... (Science Daily)

    UH medical students learn their futures  Mar 22, 2008
    "He is the single best thing that ever happened to the medical school," said David Waters, professor of ophthalmology surgery. Honolulu Star-Bulletin. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)

    Story ideas from the Journal of Biological Chemistry  Mar 22, 2008
    Corresponding Author: K. Krishna Sharma, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Missouri School of Medicine, Columbia, MO; Phone: 573-882-8478, email. ALS Aggregates are composed of only one protein. (EurekAlert!)

    QED International Associates Announces Quarterly Rebalancing of HealthShares(TM) Indexes (As Revised)  Mar 21, 2008
    Co., Ltd. (TSE: 1720) Taisho Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (TSE: 4535) Diagnostics Index (HHD) Drop CR Bard, Inc. (NYSE: ) IDEXX Laboratories (Nasdaq: ) Add Bruker Corporation (Nasdaq: ) Halozyme Therapeutic (Nasdaq: ) Emerging Cancer Index (HHJ) Drop Adventrx Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Amex: ) Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ) Add Dyanvax Technologies (Nasdaq: ) Synta Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Nasdaq: ) Enabling Technologies Index (HHV) Drop Hillenbrand Industries (NYSE: ) Add Eurand N.V. (Nasdaq:... (PR Newswire)

    Implantable Prosthetic Could Restore Sight for the Blind  Mar 20, 2008
    The project, headed by Mark Humayun, a professor of ophthalmology and biomedical engineering at the Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, involves an implant consisting of 60 electrodes attached to the that conduct information from an external camera to the retina to provide a rudimentary form of sight to patients with the implants. Pezaris has also enlisted the help of Emad Eskandar, a neurosurgeon at MGH who specializes in deep-brain stimulation, which has been used... (Scientific American)

    Treating Macular Degeneration  Mar 19, 2008
    This is a major breakthrough in an area where the advances have been minimal, Randall J. Olson, M.D., director of the Universitys John A. Moran Eye Center and chair of Ophthalmology and Visual Science, was quoted as saying. We are excited about taking this opening and moving the frontier forward with real hope for patients who have but few, often disappointing, options. (Ivanhoe)

    New Hope For Regenerating Damaged Human Retina: Sleeping Stem Cells Successfully Awakened  Mar 19, 2008
    The discovery, published in the March issue of Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science (IOVS), offers new hope to victims of diseases that harm the retina, such as macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa. See also. (Science Daily)

    Carolina Eye Founder Dr. Gale Martin Dies  Mar 19, 2008
    These procedures were considered the cutting-edge of ophthalmology and obviated the need for a hospital stay, inpatient surgery and the old-fashioned "thick" cataract glasses ... In recent weeks an endowment was established in honor of Martin, by Medical Ministry International (MMI), a nondenominational medical ministry, which provides scholarships to train ophthalmology residents from Third World countries ... Martin's business endeavors went well beyond ophthalmology into varied fields such as... (The Pilot Newspaper)

    New clinical leads appointed for NHS IT programme  Mar 19, 2008
    The new leads practice across a variety of medical fields including ophthalmology, pathology, diabetes, mental health, public health and medication management and will represent their own professional groups ... Mr John Sparrow, a consultant ophthalmologist at the Bristol Eye Hospital since 1992, will become NCL for ophthalmology ... Ms Parul Desai, consultant in ophthalmology and public health at Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in London, and honorary senior lecturer at the... (OnMedica)

    Study Finds Potential Cause of Age-Related Macular Degeneration  Mar 19, 2008
    "I think it is very strong science," said Dr. George A. Williams, chairman of the department of ophthalmology at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich. "It identifies a promising preliminary observation that is going to require a lot more development.". (MEDLINEplus)

    Scientists successfully awaken sleeping stem cells  Mar 19, 2008
    The discovery, published in the March issue of Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science (IOVS), offers new hope to victims of diseases that harm the retina, such as macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa ... 1 The Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts 2 Department of Ophthalmology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 3 Department of Ophthalmology, Asahikawa Medical College, Asahikawa, Japan 4 Department of Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Harvard... (EurekAlert!)

    Blind vision  Mar 18, 2008
    "There's a big difference between needing glasses and not being able to see with the glasses," said Dr. John Simon, chief of the ophthalmology department at Albany Medical College. "Second, there is a big difference between being able to see 20/200, which is legally blind by the state's definition, and not being able to see anything at all.". (Albany Times Union)

    Drug to cure blindness is 'major breakthrough'  Mar 18, 2008
    "This work may eventually help those patients, 70 per cent of those diagnosed with 'wet'- AMD, in which the current treatments are still ineffective," says Prof Pete Coffey of the Institute of Ophthalmology, London. Prof Robin Ali, a colleague at the institute, adds: "A treatment based on Robo4 may well prove to have certain advantages over existing treatments based on Lucentis or Avastin - or it might even be used in combination. However, a great deal more research and development is likely to... (Telegraph.co.uk)

    Behind the Business  Mar 17, 2008
    WHY YOUR BUSINESS STANDS OUT: Our business stands out because we offer both optometry and ophthalmology services. This offers the patient full-service eye care. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    The Seeing-Eye Gene  Mar 17, 2008
    In 1993, without much data to support him, Hageman told his theory to an audience at an ophthalmology conference. "They laughed me off the stage," he says. (Forbes)

    Blood vessel protein reverses macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy in mice  Mar 17, 2008
    D., associate professor of ophthalmology and visual sciences at the University of Utahs John A. Moran Eye Center and an investigator with the Universitys Program in Human Molecular Biology and Genetics ... Randall J. Olson, M.D., director of the Universitys John A. Moran Eye Center and professor and chair of ophthalmology and visual sciences, called Lis finding historic. (EurekAlert!)

    Quick Quiz on Eye Health  Mar 15, 2008
    March 15, 2008 - 8:50 AM Sub-Navigation. A new report shows many of us aren't doing everything we can to save our sight. (WOKR13 Rochester)

    Glaucoma associated with increased risk of cardiovascular death in ...  Mar 15, 2008
    In a population of African origin, persons with diagnosed and treated glaucoma appeared to have an increased risk of death from cardiovascular causes, according to a study by Suh-Yuh Wu, and colleagues in the Departments of Preventive Medicine and Ophthalmology at Stony Brook University, the University of the West Indies, and the Cleveland Clinic Foundation. The study results are published in the March issue of Archives of Ophthalmology. (News-Medical.net)

    Glaucoma Raises Risk of Death in Blacks  Mar 15, 2008
    "Glaucoma is one of the leading causes of visual impairment worldwide," Suh-Yuh Wu and colleagues note in the journal Archives of Ophthalmology ... SOURCE: Archives of Ophthalmology, March 2008. (MEDLINEplus)

    Genetic research unveils common origins for distinct clinical diagnoses  Mar 10, 2008
    D., an associate professor of ophthalmology at the McKusick-Nathans Institute of Genetic Medicine at Hopkins. This is important progress for several reasons. (EurekAlert!)

    House to become nonprofit clinic  Mar 8, 2008
    "It will also have a pediatric physical therapy suite, and we'll have classrooms. Our goal is to have ophthalmology services in the future.". They plan to hire one more physician this summer and eventually will have four doctors when they move in. (The Augusta Chronicle)

    Leading cause of blindness creeps up silently, without warning  Mar 7, 2008
    "It's a silent disease that's asymptomatic in the early stages," said Catherine Birt, glaucoma specialist at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre and ophthalmology professor at the University of Toronto. "If caught early, it can be stopped.". (Globe and Mail)

    Glaucoma: Reading This Could Save Your Sight  Mar 6, 2008
    The disease is more frequently seen in people who are 65 and older, said Dr. Anne Louise Coleman, Frances and Ray Stark professor of ophthalmology at the Jules Stein Eye Institute at UCLA. However, it does occur in younger individuals, especially in Hispanics and African-Americans. Eye doctors recommend regular glaucoma screenings beginning at the age of 40, because if detected early enough, the disease can be treated and blindness can be prevented. (Fox News)

    National Glaucoma Day, month-long campaign to promote awareness of devastating eye disease  Mar 6, 2008
    The CNIB Glaucoma Challenge is sponsored by Pfizer Ophthalmology and is part of an award-winning series of online learning tools developed by CNIB and AXS Biomedical Animation Studios Inc. Devastating disease often goes unnoticed, can be treated if caught early Glaucoma leads to damage to the optic nerve and results in vision loss that is essentially progressive and irreversible ... Its purpose is to assure the provision of comprehensive eye care to all Canadians by promoting excellence in... (Canada Newswire)

    Newly Developed Anti-malarial Medicine Treats Toxoplasmosis  Mar 6, 2008
    "JPC-2056 has the potential to replace the standard treatment of pyrimethamine and sulfadiazine," said infectious disease specialist Rima McLeod, professor of ophthalmology at the University of Chicago and senior author of the study. "The drug, taken by mouth, is easily absorbed, bioavailable, and relatively nontoxic. In tissue culture and in mice, it was rapidly effective, markedly reducing numbers of parasites within just a few days.". (Science Daily)

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