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The Premium Cataract Experience: Innovations in Phaco and IOL
Monograph to the November 10, 2008 issue Richard L.Lindstrom, MD Sponsored as an educational service by Bausch & Lomb The development of premium IOL technology has given patients more options when selecting an IOL to best fit...
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Baylor Opens First Building on New Campus
Baylor College of Medicine The first building on the McNair Campus of Baylor College of Medicine has opened, with the physicians of the Baylor Eye Clinic seeing patients beginning Nov.The entire Baylor Eye Clinic practice,...
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Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Contact versus Peribulbar Anaesthesia in Combined Eye Surgery
Pablo LE et al.- The application of contact anaesthesia in the phacotrabeculectomy procedure provides a level of comfort and safety that is comparable to that achieved with peribulbar anaesthesia. Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety...
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Downturn adding wrinkle to consumersEUR decisions on plastic surgery
After medical school and eight additional years of surgical training, Dr.Jeffrey Donaldson is ready to start his first practice. In plastic surgery. One of the specialties suffering most acutely from the nations anemic discretionary...
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Vitrectomy Tips in Diabetics
American Diabetes Association Diabetes Statistics.http://www.diabetes.org/diabetes-statistics.jsp. Accessed September 1, 2008. Goodart R, Blankenship G. Panretinal photocoagulation influence on vitrectomy results for complications...
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Man Struggles To Get Vision Loss Drugs
Man Facing Blindness Waits Months For Drugs UPDATED: 9:15 am EST November 20, 2008 BALTIMORE -- The WBAL TV 11 News I-Team has been tracking the journey of a man caught in the middle of a battle between two medical giants who were trying to...
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Man Struggles To Get Vision Loss Drugs
BALTIMORE -- The WBAL TV 11 News I-Team has been tracking the journey of a man caught in the middle of a battle between two medical giants who were trying to figure out how to give him a free drug that could save his sight.Link: When the...
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Broccoli Reduces Lung Cancer Risk in Sm
Weight Loss Surgery Before Pregnancy Beneficial For Both Mother and Child(7 min ago) Breakthrough Research Could Lead to Effective Treatments for Itching(25 min ago) Depression or Schizophrenia Afflicted People at High Risk of Re...
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Before and After Photos: Brad Pitt Plastic Surgery?!
Ex-husband to Jennifer Aniston and lover to actress and baby mama Angelina Jolie, Brad Pitt, may have had some 'treatments' done to make him look younger.Walden explains: 'Before, Brad's skin was ruddy, a result of aging from stress and...
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World's superfast Excimer laser Amaris launched in Mumbai
Amaris, the world's superfast Excimer laser, has been launched in Mumbai at 'Mehta International Eye Institute', Colaba.The institute is the first in South East Asia to get this advanced facility. It is the latest in Lasik....
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Future Looks Bright For Non-Invasive Diagnosis Of Skin Cancer; Study Shows Novel Light Device Detects Cancerou
Researchers report promising results for the viability of a portable, handheld device using a specialized light technique that may enhance the differential diagnosis of non-melanoma skin cancers, inflamed scar tissue and normal skin in vivo....
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MedX(R) Announces Manufacturing and Distribution Agreement with US-based Medical Device Company Naimco/Rich-Ma
Med X's Low Level Laser Technology Will Enhance Benefits of Naimco/Rich- Mar E-Stim and Ultrasound Devices While Gaining Greater Access to International Markets MISSISSAUGA, ON, Nov.17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MedX Health Corp. ,...
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REMINDER: Cosmetic Patients: Are We Meeting Their Needs? Providing Optimal Satisfaction in Facial Rejuvenation
Join a 70-minute demonstration on the evaluation and cosmetic treatment of the face.The session will be hosted by dermatologists Susan H. Weinkle, MD, FAAD, Ashish C. Bhatia, MD, FAAD, and Wm. Philip Werschler, MD, FAAD, FAACS, who...
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MedX(R) Announces Manufacturing and Distribution Agreement with US-based Medical Device Company Naimco/Rich-Ma
MISSISSAUGA, ON, Nov.17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - MedX Health Corp. (TSXV: MDX), a global leader in developing drug free, non-invasive therapeutics for tissue repair and pain relief, today announced that the company has entered into a co...
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Medicines Used to treat Eye Diseases
Glaucoma is a condition in which the tension inside the eyeball is raised causing damage to the innermost layer of eye i.e.retina. Major risk factors for the development of glaucomatous optic nerve damage include the level of intra...
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Gene therapy may be an option for restoring vision in congenital blindness
Some low-light sensitivity was restored in a trial of three patients with Lebers congenital amaurosis.Gene replacement therapy restored some visual sensitivity in low-light conditions in a trial of three patients with Lebers congenital...
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The Laparotomy Incision: A Technique to Facilitate Capsulorhexis in Microincision Cataract Surgery
OPHTHALMIC SURGERY, LASERS AND IMAGING Vol.39 No. 6 November/December 2008 Jeremy C. OConnor , FRCSI (Ophth), MRCOphth (UK); Eamon D. OConnell, AFRCSI, MRCOphth (UK); Andrea Sciscio, FRCOphth; Mark G. Mulhern, FRCSI...
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Alcaligenes xylosoxidans Endophthalmitis Following Phacoemulsification and Intraocular Lens Implantation
OPHTHALMIC SURGERY, LASERS AND IMAGING Vol.39 No. 6 November/December 2008 Pierre-Yves Robert, MD, PhD; Delphine Chainier ; Fabien Garnier, MD, PhD; Marie-Ccile Ploy, MD, PhD; Pierre Parneix, MD; Jean-Paul Adenis, MD;...
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External Refinement of the Donor Lenticule Position During Descemet's Stripping and Automated Endothelial Kera
OPHTHALMIC SURGERY, LASERS AND IMAGING Vol.39 No. 6 November/December 2008 External Refinement of the Donor Lenticule Position During Descemets Stripping and Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty Steven B. Koenig, MD; David M...
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Cataract/IOL Surgery in a Significantly Hyperopic, Glaucomatous Eye
A 53-year-old white male was referred to me by his glaucoma specialist for possible cataract surgery.The motivation for the referral was the patient's significant degree of hyperopia and likely need for a high-powered PCIOL versus a...
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Effect of Thin Femtosecond LASIK Flaps on Corneal Sensitivity and Tear Function
Irina S.Barequet, MD; Ami Hirsh, MD; Samuel Levinger, MD To evaluate changes in corneal sensitivity and tear function following myopic LASIK with thin femto-second flaps. A retrospective study was performed to compare corneal...
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Subchoroidal Hemorrhage in a Nanophthalmic Eye
My experience with several patients whose cataract surgeries were complicated by subchoroidal hemorrhages has convinced me of the importance of preventing spikes in blood pressure during this procedure.I first suspected that seemingly...
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Measurement of LASIK Flap Thickness With Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography
Arthur C.K.Cheng, MRCS, FCOphth(HK); Thomas Ho, MRCOphth; Silvania Lau, BSc; Amy L. Wong, MRCS; Chris Leung, MD; Dennis S.C. Lam, MD, FRCS, FRCOphth To assess the interobserver variability and agreement of anterior segment optical...
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State of the art: New technologies target emmetropic presbyopia
Richard L.Lindstrom, MD, discusses corneal inlays and their use in the growing baby boomer population. John A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS: Today we are joined by Ocular Surgery News Chief Medical Editor Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, who...
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Sagar Hospitals Offers Latest Technology in Bloodless Laser Prostate Surgery
In a path-breaking solution to all prostate gland related urological problems, Sagar Hospital, Bangalore introduced out-patient Laser procedure for the treatment of Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia (BPH), a non-cancerous enlargement of the...
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