Timolol Concentrations in Breast Milk of a Woman Treated for Glaucoma: Calculation of Neonatal Exposure.
Page: 329 DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e31815c3a5b Authors: Madadi, Parvaz BMSc * +; Koren, Gideon MD + ++; Freeman, David J. PhD [S]; Oertel, Reinhard PhD [//]; Campbell, Robert J. MD, MSc [P]; Trope, Graham E. MB, PhD [sharp]
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Video Games Can Cause More Than Virtual Eyestrain, According To The Minnesota Optometric Association
When video game enthusiasts become engrossed in the game, their eyes are glued to the screen. The Minnesota Optometric Association (MOA) says that gamers of all ages often suffer from Computer Vision Syndrome (CVS). Without giving up the hugely popular pastime, players can avoid eyestrain and other symptoms of CVS.
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Glaucoma Report Points To Increased Costs
A new Centre for Eye Research Australia/ Access Economics report shows the cost of glaucoma will more than double in the next two decades.'Tunnel Vision: the Economic Impact of Primary Open Angle Glaucoma', shows associated healthcare costs totaled $1.9 billion in 2005 and costs are expected to climb to $4.3 billion per annum by 2025, if no changes are made to current practices.
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National Glaucoma Awareness Week: 9th - 15th June 2008
Are you over 40? Is glaucoma in your family? Are you African-Caribbean? Are you short sighted? Do you have diabetes? If the answer is yes to any of these questions, you definitely should have your eyes tested regularly. Primary open angle glaucoma (POAG) has no symptoms, but slowly and painlessly it destroys sight if it is not detected and treated. The loss of vision cannot be reversed.
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Protect Your Eyes And Attend Professional Fireworks Displays
This year for the 4th of July celebrations, the American Optometric Association (AOA) suggests that families and friends stay away from private firework use and instead enjoy professional displays to protect and preserve eyesight. Each year over the holiday, thousands of adults and children are seriously injured as a result of fireworks and pyrotechnic devices. Many burns and injuries affect eyesight, permanently damaging and in some cases blinding the victims.
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Doctors Of Optometry Urge Contact Lens Wearers To Be Vigilant With Lens Hygiene And Compliance In Flood Areas
As flooding continues to expand across much of the Midwest, the American Optometric Association (AOA) reminds contact lens wearers to closely follow hygiene and compliance instructions issued by their eye doctor. Higher temperatures combined with standing water can mean an increase in the number of cases of eye infections. In particular, the Acanthamoeba parasite and other micro-organisms can contaminate the lens case and infect the cornea.
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Observer Agreement Using the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph: The Bridlington Eye Assessment Project.
Page: 280 DOI: 10.1097/IJG.0b013e31815c3a33 Authors: Hawker, Matthew J. BMedSci(Hons), MRCOphth; Ainsworth, Gerard MRCOphth; Vernon, Stephen A. DM, FRCS; Dua, Harminder S. MD, PhD
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Technique good for detecting, classifying glaucomatous optic neuropathy vision loss
Evaluating retinal asymmetry using pupillometry can rapidly detect and classify visual field defects caused by glaucomatous optic neuropathy, a small study suggests.
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Corneal Inflammation Inhibited By Case Western Reserve And Penn State Investigators
Researchers from the Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine and Penn State Hershey College of Medicine identified a novel therapeutic that reduces sterile inflammation within the cornea. Published in the June issue of the Journal of Leukocyte Biology, Dr. Eric Pearlman and Dr. Mark Kester identified a novel ceramide, a natural compound that when delivered in nano-sized packages reduces corneal haze, corneal thickening and inflammation.
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