Ophthalmology

...line treatment. "But these are imperfect options because inflammation often recurs when the treatment ends," Douglas added. He is hopeful that rituximab can offer sustained improvement. The study appears online in journal Ophthalmology.

In this article: Inflammation, Rituximab, Steroid, Arthritis, Surgery, Oculoplastics, and Autoimmune disease

...who recently joined the faculty of the U-M Kellogg Eye Center, reports on the potential of the drug in the online October issue of Ophthalmology. Douglas reviewed the progress of six patients he treated while on the faculty of the...

In this article: Inflammation, Rituximab, Steroid, University of California at Los Angeles, Surgery, Oculoplastics, and B-cell lymphoma

...of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), from mild to advanced. The multicenter study, which is published in the November issue of Ophthalmology, was the work of Dr Emily Y Chew, Deputy Director, Division of Epidemiology and Clinical...

In this article: Surgery, Cataract surgery, Age-Related Eye Disease Study, Macular degeneration, Medical advice, and Zinc

...the American Academy of Ophthalmology and 2009 Annual Meeting The American Academy of Ophthalmology is the largest national membership association of ophthalmologists, medical doctors who provide comprehensive eye care, including medical,...

In this article: Lumenis, American Academy of Ophthalmology, San Francisco, California, USA, Trademark, and The American Academy

...USA. The findings are being presented at the 2009 joint meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (AAO-PAAO), San Francisco, CA (USA). One of the most severe forms of inherited retinal...

In this article: USA, Medical advice, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Leber congenital amaurosis, Surgery, American Academy of Ophthalmology, and The Lancet

...this phase 1 trial are being presented at the 2009 joint meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology (AAO-PAAO), San Francisco, CA (USA). Leber congenital amaurosis (LCA) is one of the most...

In this article: Leber's congenital amaurosis, USA, Medical advice, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Surgery, American Academy of Ophthalmology, and Rpe65

...Corey, now have better vision, their doctors told a joint meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and Pan-American Association of Ophthalmology in San Francisco on Saturday. "All 12 patients given gene therapy in one eye showed...

In this article: Leber congenital amaurosis, Surgery, Leukemia, American Academy of Ophthalmology, and Rpe65

...Trade Show News VisionCare Implantable Telescope Technology Presentations Featured at Upcoming American Academy of Ophthalmology and Ophthalmology Innovation Summit Meetings Telescope Prosthesis for End-Stage Macular Degeneration...

In this article: American Academy of Ophthalmology, Macular degeneration, FDA, San Francisco, Boston, and Maryland

...exam. That figure was 4 percent among those diagnosed in the late 1970s, according to a report of the study published in the journal Ophthalmology. The study "implies that better glycemic (blood sugar) and blood pressure control has...

In this article: Laser surgery, Type 1 diabetes, Autoimmune disease, Insulin, Hormone, University of Wisconsin-Madison, and Reuters Health

Article Date: 03 Oct 2009 - 0:00 PDT Highlights of October's Ophthalmology, the journal of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, include good news on preserving vision in people with type 1 diabetes, a warning from the Cardiovascular...

In this article: T1D, CHD, Macular degeneration, Hypertension, National Institutes of Health, Maryland, Medical advice, Beneficiary, and Unemployment