No Response to First Antifungals Tied to Worse Keratitis Outcomes
Findings in fungal keratitis patients presenting for tertiary care after antifungal pretreatment
Eyelid Position Changes With Transcutaneous Blepharoplasty
Mean increase in distance from pupil and lateral limbus to lower eyelid margin
VA Appealing to Physicians to Join Agency
Key efforts in response to 2014 scandal include reducing wait times, engaging employees
Retinoblastoma Mortality Up With Eye-Preserving Radiotherapy
Second malignancies remain major cause of death in retinoblastoma survivors
Nurses, Doctors Report Health Issues Tied to Surgical Smoke
Headache, watery eyes, and cough reported by large percentage of respondents
Medical Marijuana Laws Affect Medicare Part D Spending
Implementation of medical marijuana laws linked to reductions in Medicare program, enrollee spending
Diabetic Retinopathy Independently Tied to Depression
Severe nonproliferative/proliferative diabetic retinopathy linked to greater depressive symptoms
Many Clinical Trials Are Not Listed in Data-Sharing Repository
Fifty-three percent of randomized clinical trials were listed at Clinical Study Data Request website
Brain Stimulation Could Restore Vision in Glaucoma Patients
Small study found 10 days of electrical stimulation restored some lost vision for some patients
June 2016 Briefing – Ophthalmology
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Ophthalmology for June 2016. This roundup includes the latest...