The AP (5/16) reports, "Warnings about the difficult season have come from allergy specialists from New York to Atlanta, Chicago to California." Heavy snow and rain in "some parts of the country have nourished a profusion of tree pollen, while a sudden shift to warm, sunny weather has made its release more robust." The deluges and … Continue reading Heavy Precipitation Prompted This Year’s Particularly Robust Allergy Season
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Implantable Retinal Prosthesis Allows 30 Legally Blind People To See Light As Phosphenes
Medscape (5/9, Osterweil) reported that "an implantable retinal prosthesis (Argus II, Second Sight Medical, Sylmar, California) has allowed 30 legally blind patients to see light as phosphenes, and has helped some improve their orientation and mobility in daily tasks, investigators reported" at a vision research meeting. Medscape explained, "The Argus II retinal prosthesis system couples … Continue reading Implantable Retinal Prosthesis Allows 30 Legally Blind People To See Light As Phosphenes
Researchers Pinpoint Factors Key To Glaucoma Progression
HealthDay (5/9, Preidt) reported, "Researchers say they've pinpointed a number of factors that may be key to the progression of the eye disease glaucoma," according to a paper published in the May issue of the journal Archives of Ophthalmology. After analyzing data on 587 patients, investigators "concluded that key risk factors for glaucoma progression included … Continue reading Researchers Pinpoint Factors Key To Glaucoma Progression
Diabetic Retinopathy May Predict All-Cause Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease In Type 1 And Type 2 Diabetes
MedWire (5/6, Albert) reported that, according to a meta-analysis published April 27 in the journal Diabetes Care, "diabetic retinopathy (DR) is a predictor for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in patients with both type 1 and type 2 diabetes." The meta-analysis, which encompassed 20 studies including 19,234 participants, found that, "compared with patients with type … Continue reading Diabetic Retinopathy May Predict All-Cause Mortality, Cardiovascular Disease In Type 1 And Type 2 Diabetes
VEGF Inhibitor Shows Promise For Treating Neovascular AMD
Medscape (5/6, Osterweil) reported that, according to a study presented at a vision research meeting, "An experimental fusion protein was safe and was associated with statistically significant improvements in visual acuity and other parameters, compared with sham injections, in patients with macular edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion, and also showed efficacy in neovascular … Continue reading VEGF Inhibitor Shows Promise For Treating Neovascular AMD