Ophthalmology

• Neurosciences

• Dexamethasone shows efficacy in treating optic neuritis

• August 28, 2007
• Intravenous dexamethasone may be effective for treating patients with primary typical optic neuritis, according to a study by researchers in India.
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• Neurosciences

• High-dose corticosteroids do not improve visual recovery after traumatic optic neuropathy

• August 22, 2007
• Using intravenous high-dose corticosteroids to treat patients with recent traumatic optic neuropathy does not improve visual acuity any more than placebo,...More »

• Neurosciences

• Rehab program improved neural activity in patients with stroke-, trauma-related vision loss

• August 16, 2007
• Stroke and traumatic brain injury survivors showed increased brain activity after undergoing a vision rehabilitation treatment, according to a study by...More »

• Neurosciences

• Researchers link beta-amyloid protein to glaucomatous cell death

• August 9, 2007
• The deposition of beta-amyloid protein, which is strongly associated with the development of senile plaques and neuronal apoptosis in patients with...More »

• Neurosciences

• Drug shows neuroprotective potential in animal model of optic neuritis

• August 2, 2007
• CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Activation of the SIRT1 enzyme by a proprietary formulation of resveratrol showed a neuroprotective effect in an animal model of...More »

• Neurosciences

• Tinted contact lenses improve visual function in Bothnia dystrophy patients

• August 1, 2007
• Patients with Bothnia dystrophy showed improved visual function from wearing dark-tinted contact lenses, a small study found. The results suggest that use...More »

• Grand Rounds at the New England Eye Center

• Decreased vision in a patient with miliary tuberculosis

• Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition, August 1, 2007
  Izumi Yamamoto, MD; Thomas R. Hedges III, MD
• A 52-year-old man was referred to the New England Eye Center for progressive bilateral visual loss over the course of 2 months. His medical history was...More »

• Neurosciences

• Topical apraclonidine can cause severe lethargy in infants, researchers report

• July 17, 2007
• Using topical apraclonidine to diagnose Horner syndrome in infants can inadvertently cause severe lethargy lasting up to 10 hours, necessitating a...More »

• Neurosciences

• Patients can benefit from medical treatment of superior oblique myokymia

• July 9, 2007
• Most patients treated with carbamazepine for superior oblique myokymia reported some benefit from the drug, although the effect may not be sustained over...More »

• Neurosciences

• Radial optic neurotomy improved vision in study of CRVO patients

• July 5, 2007
• Performing radial optic neurotomy within 90 days of the onset of symptoms can improve vision in patients with central retinal vein occlusion, according to...More »

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