Refractive correction followed by patching helped kids with a particularly difficult-to-treat form of amblyopia, said researchers who conducted a small, prospective trial.
Nearly 90% of children with amblyopia associated with myopic anisometropia gained at least two lines of visual acuity in the amblyopic eye when they wore fully corrective glasses or contact lenses for 16 weeks, and the...
Replacing the currently recommended visual acuity screening at the time of enrollment in Medicare with coverage for a dilated eye examination would be very cost effective, a simulation model suggested.
In the model, for patients with no previously diagnosed eye conditions or diabetes, dilated eye examinations performed by health professionals increased quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs)...
Men and heavier patients who have spine surgery may be at a greater risk for postoperative blindness, researchers found.
In a case-control study, male sex, obesity, and several other procedural factors were associated with significantly higher risks of ischemic optic neuropathy following spinal fusion surgery, Lori Lee, MD, of the University of Washington, and colleagues reported online...
WASHINGTON -- A rare but potentially serious complication of cataract surgery has caught the attention of the FDA, which has launched a monitoring program to prevent outbreaks of toxic anterior segment syndrome (TASS).
In cooperation with the CDC and the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO), the FDA has established a registry for devices used in cataract surgery and a program for id...
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