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Choroidal Vasculopathy - Reports from Kyoto University, Medical Department describe recent advances in choroid
In this recently published article, scientists in Kyoto, Japan conducted a study 'To report on the two-year visual outcomes of indocyanine green angiography-guided (PDT) for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) patients.
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Biopsy - Study findings on biopsy are outlined in reports from Moorfields Eye Hospital
In this recent article published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, scientists in London, the United Kingdom conducted a study 'To evaluate a new technique in large retinal and choroidal biopsies in patients with uveitis of...
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Monoclonal Antibodies - University of Lubeck details research in monoclonal antibodies
In this recent report, researchers in Lubeck, Germany conducted a study 'To investigate the vitreous levels of and vascular growth factor-A (VEGF-A) after intravitreal injection of the drug in patients with choroidal neovascularization...
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Targeting Angiogenesis in Neovascular AMD
DELIA N.SANG, MD, FACS MARK S. HUGHES, MD, FACS Neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a complex condition with a multifactorial pathogenesis that has yet to be completely characterized. The development of choroidal...
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The State of Gene Therapy With Viral Vectors for AMD
A look at how new modalities might transform our approach to drug delivery.HANI SALEHI-HAD, MD JOAN W. MILLER, MD Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is the leading cause of vision loss in people in the developed world over the age...
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Choroidal neovascularization future treatment may be combination therapy
Key Points The use of combination therapy seems to be the future of the treatment of choroidal neovascularization (CNV) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD); results of a study of adjuvant use of bromfenac ophthalmic...
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Cousin's cancer inspires youngster
Jacob Myrick is 8 years old.His cousin, Logan, is 7 years old. Logan has brain cancer and Jacob has been leading his school, Dalraida Elementary, in an effort to help him. Logan has a rare form of cancer, choroid plexus...
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Poor Night Vision May Predict Age-Related Eye Disease
THURSDAY, Nov.13 (HealthDay News) -- Poor night vision might be a predictor of age-related macular degeneration (AMD), a new study says. More than 1,000 people with early signs of AMD were given a 10-item questionnaire asking them to...
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Controlled hypotension in adults undergoing choroidal melanoma resection: comparison between the efficacy of n
These authors aimed to investigate whether magnesium sulphate could induce controlled hypotension, reduce choroidal blood flow and provide a dry operative field, and would be comparable with sodium nitroprusside in the use of...
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Primary intravitreal bevacizumab for subfoveal choroidal neovascularization in age-related macular degeneratio
Arevalo JF et al.- Primary intravitreal bevacizumab at doses of 1.25 mg or 2.5 mg seems to provide stability or improvement in BCVA, optical coherence tomography, and fluorescein angiography in subfoveal choroidal neovascularization...
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Study findings on biopsy are outlined in reports from Moorfields Eye Hospital
- (NewsRx.com) -- In this recent article published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology, scientists in London, the United Kingdom conducted a study 'To evaluate a new technique in large retinal and choroidal biopsies in patients...
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Adult Eyes With a 5.5-mm Corneal Diameter
A 42-year-old female was referred to me for cataract surgery.She had a history of microcornea, nystagmus, and an iris and choroidal coloboma with involvement of the optic nerve. She had developed dense bilateral cataracts. On...
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Expulsive Hemorrhage
In 1978, I participated in a symposium that focused on techniques for extracapsular cataract extraction.I had been asked to perform a corneal transplant, cataract extraction, and cyclodialysis on a female patient with congenital...
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Uniocular Patient With Cataract, Inferior Coloboma, and Congenital Microcornea
When choosing my most difficult cataract case to present for this article, I pondered what case type would constitute 'difficult.' Would it be the nature of the individual, perhaps an esteemed colleague, a family member, a close personal...
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Promising Proof-of-Concept Data for Lpath's Ocular Drug Candidate iSONEP(TM) Published
Lpath, Inc.(OTCBB: LPTN) today announced that the laboratory of Peter Campochiaro, MD at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine(1) recently published peer-reviewed findings of a research study of iSONEP(TM), Lpath's Phase 1 anti-S1P...
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Agreement among canadian retina specialists in the determination of treatment eligibility for photodynamic the
Muni RH et al.- There was moderate interobserver agreement for choroidal neovascularization categorization and poor agreement among Canadian retina specialists for decision to treat with photodynamic therapy. There was moderate...
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Plaque Radiotherapy for Juxtapapillary Choroidal Melanoma Overhanging the Optic Disc in 141 Consecutive Patien
Sagoo MS et al.- Using plaque radiotherapy for choroidal melanoma overhanging the optic disc, local tumor control was achieved in 90% of cases. Tumor and radiation effects led to poor visual acuity in 77% of eyes. The metastatic...
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Analysis of Major Alleles Associated With Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Patients With Multifocal Choroid
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Gene Therapy - Recent findings from University of Oklahoma highlight research in gene therapy
'Visually guided growth is facilitated by scleral remodeling at the pole of the eye.Coincident with scleral remodeling, significant changes in choroidal , blood flow, and synthesis have been shown to occur in eyes undergoing ocular...
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Poor Night Vision May Predict Age-Related Eye Disease
THURSDAY, Nov.13 (HealthDay News) -- Poor night vision might be a predictor of (AMD), a new study says. More than 1,000 people with early signs of AMD were given a 10-item questionnaire asking them to rate their difficulties with night...
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Flexible Dosing of Ranibizumab Safe, Maintains Efficacy in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Presented at AAO
-- A flexible dosing schedule for ranibizumab maintains efficacy outcomes in treatment-nave patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to research presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO)...
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Large Analysis Supports Safety of Ranibizumab in Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration: Presented at AA
-- Ranibizumab appears to be safe for use in the treatment of neovascular ('wet') age-related macular degeneration (AMD), although the occurrence of sterile inflammation was evident, according to an analysis of 4 large phase 3 trials,...
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Researchers discover link between gene and cause of blindness
Date2008-11-10 Macular degeneration is one of the leading causes of blindness in people over the age of 60 and a trans-Atlantic study may have found the culprit behind this problem.Researchers from the University of Southampton in the UK...
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Future directions in development of VEGF antagonists
Source: Ophthalmology Times Meeting E-News Email|Print| Del.icio.us Digg Reddit Facebook |Save|License |Discuss On Sermo Ranibizumab (Lucentis, Genentech) has revolutionized the treatment of age-related macular degeneration, but the...
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Uveal melanoma
Iris melanoma usually presents as a discrete, dark, nodular mass arising from the iris (note contrast with iris melanoma in cats which may present as a diffuse infiltrative change or as a discrete mass).Ciliary body melanoma usually...
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