Ophthalmology

• Practice Management

• Communication critical in management of patients with cancer

• Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition, November 1, 2006
  Erin L. Boyle
• As cancer patient care becomes more coordinated and highly specialized, ophthalmologists, ophthalmic oncologists and oncologists are forging new...More »

• Neurosciences

• Intravenous dexamethasone improved visual function in idiopathic optic neuritis

• October 10, 2006
• Administering intravenous dexamethasone to patients with acute optic neuritis resulted in rapid recovery of vision, an Indian study found.
  Tandon Radhika,...More »

• Books

• Everyday OCT: A Handbook for Clinicians and Technicians

• Joel S. Schuman, MD; Carmen A. Puliafito, MD, MBA; James G. Fujimoto, PhD
  2006; ISBN 1-55642-781-6
• 160 Soft Cover Spiral wire, ISBN 978-1-55642-781-7, Order# 67816, $103.95...More »

• Neurosciences

• Botox injections above 100 U appear effective for some refractory blepharospasm patients

• September 27, 2006
• Patients with refractory essential blepharospasm may benefit from treatment with botulinum toxin type A at doses higher than the standard 100 U...More »

• Neurosciences

• Video-linked glasses may ease effects of tunnel vision

• September 5, 2006
• A new device that projects a visual display on a pair of eyeglasses may help improve the visual abilities of patients with tunnel vision, a study found.
  ...More »

• Neurosciences

• Infants with reduced occipital brain volume at higher risk for visual impairment

• September 1, 2006
• Premature infants with smaller volume in the occipital region of the brain are more likely to have impaired oculomotor control in early childhood,...More »

• Neurosciences

• Neuroimaging studies help to diagnose cerebral visual impairment in children

• August 18, 2006
• Neuroimaging studies and visual field testing can help prevent a delayed diagnosis of mild cerebral visual impairment in children, a study found.
  Scott...More »

• Neurosciences

• Optic nerve decompression surgery plays adjuvant role to radiation

• August 15, 2006
• Optic nerve decompression may have an important adjuvant role to radiation for treating patients with optic nerve sheath meningioma, a recent study...More »

• Neurosciences

• Artificial vision research builds to a ‘critical mass’

• Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition, August 15, 2006
  Erin L. Boyle
• Retinal implants that enable blind individuals to see light and simple patterns, and even to regain lost visual function, are in clinical trials, and one...More »

• Neurosciences

• Migraine, blepharospasm patients similarly sensitive to light

• August 4, 2006
• Patients with benign essential blepharospasm can be as sensitive to light as migraine patients, a study found.
  Wesley H. Adams, MD, and colleagues at the...More »

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