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Fungal keratitis patients pretreated with antifungal medication appear to have worse outcomes

No Response to First Antifungals Tied to Worse Keratitis Outcomes

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Findings in fungal keratitis patients presenting for tertiary care after antifungal pretreatment
Transcutaneous skin-muscle lower eyelid blepharoplasty is associated with a small increase in distance from the pupil and lateral limbus to the lower eyelid margin

Eyelid Position Changes With Transcutaneous Blepharoplasty

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Mean increase in distance from pupil and lateral limbus to lower eyelid margin
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs is appealing to physicians to join the agency as part of its recovery from a 2014 scandal linked to excessive wait times

VA Appealing to Physicians to Join Agency

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Key efforts in response to 2014 scandal include reducing wait times, engaging employees
Short-term survival of heritable retinoblastoma is high

Retinoblastoma Mortality Up With Eye-Preserving Radiotherapy

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Second malignancies remain major cause of death in retinoblastoma survivors
Nurses and doctors commonly report problems as a result of surgical smoke exposure

Nurses, Doctors Report Health Issues Tied to Surgical Smoke

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Headache, watery eyes, and cough reported by large percentage of respondents
Legalization of medical marijuana and its associated availability have affected prescribing patterns and spending in Medicare Part D

Medical Marijuana Laws Affect Medicare Part D Spending

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Implementation of medical marijuana laws linked to reductions in Medicare program, enrollee spending
Severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy or proliferative diabetic retinopathy

Diabetic Retinopathy Independently Tied to Depression

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Severe nonproliferative/proliferative diabetic retinopathy linked to greater depressive symptoms
Only about half of trials registered at ClinicalTrials.gov are listed in the largest data-sharing repository

Many Clinical Trials Are Not Listed in Data-Sharing Repository

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Fifty-three percent of randomized clinical trials were listed at Clinical Study Data Request website
Electrical pulses to the brain may help restore vision in some partially blind patients

Brain Stimulation Could Restore Vision in Glaucoma Patients

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Small study found 10 days of electrical stimulation restored some lost vision for some patients

June 2016 Briefing – Ophthalmology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Ophthalmology for June 2016. This roundup includes the latest...