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Top Medical News
In survivors of uveal melanoma, worry about recurrent disease (WREC) and post-treatment symptoms appear to contribute to long-term anxiety and depression, according to a recent study.
The use of microscope-integrated intraoperative optical coherence tomography (iOCT) is feasible and helpful during ophthalmic surgery based on the surgeon-reported impact on surgical decision-making, reports a study.
Treatment with adalimumab leads to quiescence, improved visual acuity and reduced daily uveitis-related systemic corticosteroid use in patients with active uveitis and sustained quiescence without a systemic corticosteroid dose increase among those with inactive uveitis at study entry, results of the VISUAL III trial have shown. Additionally, no new safety signals are found.
Low-dose bevacizumab yields excellent retinal structural outcomes in the treatment of retinopathy of prematurity, although a number of infants may still require additional treatment, as shown in a study.
Depressive symptoms and exposure to intimate partner violence in mothers appear to have adverse effects on nutritional and developmental outcomes in children, a study reports.
Intravitreal aflibercept injection appears to be safe and effective in the treatment of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy, producing improvements in visual and/or functional outcomes without any signs of leakage lesions in most patients, according to the results of the PLANET study.
More years spent in education contributes to the rising prevalence of myopia, a recent study has found.
Special Reports
The latest research, clinical data and innovations in ophthalmology were presented at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) in New Orleans, USA, held on 11−14 November 2017. As in previous years, an international panel of renowned ophthalmologists were supported by Pfizer to attend the meeting and contribute articles to create the Eye on AAO 2017 e-Bulletins. Delivered immediately after each meeting day, and developed with full editorial independence, these e-bulletins feature conference highlights of the latest research, hot topics in ophthalmology and their relevance to the Asia Pacific region.
The e-Bulletins are now collected together and available for download from this page; they are sure to be of significant interest to those seeking the latest advances in ophthalmology.
The e-Bulletins are now collected together and available for download from this page; they are sure to be of significant interest to those seeking the latest advances in ophthalmology.
At the recent Alcon launch symposium of Systane® Hydration in Kuala Lumpur, three prominent speakers shared their experiences on the management of ocular dryness and highlighted the role of the new therapy.
The 2016 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) was held in Chicago, USA, from 15−18 October 2016. A panel of renowned international clinicians in the field of ophthalmology contributed the articles for the Eye on AAO 2016 e-Bulletins, which feature conference highlights, reviews of hot topics discussed at the meeting, Asian and clinical relevance of few of the important topics.
At the 7th Annual Congress of the Malaysian Endocrine & Metabolic Society (MAC7), Professor Dr Chan Siew Pheng and Dr Gavin Tan spoke on the recent evidence to improve residual CV risk and DR respectively, in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Highlights of their presentations are summarized below.
In conjunction with World Glaucoma Week, MIMS Doctor brings you highlights of recent discoveries in glaucoma research, with topics ranging from stem cell manipulation to the physics of pancake making.
Eye on AAO 2015 is a series of daily e-Bulletins from the 2015 Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology which took place in Las Vegas, USA from 14–17 November 2015. These e-Bulletins feature reviews and opinions of presentations and workshops by an international panel of renowned clinicians in ophthalmology.
We hope you find the bulletins interesting and informative, adding to your knowledge of advances in ophthalmology, and supportive of your clinical practice endeavours. You can download copies of the e-Bulletins from this page.
We hope you find the bulletins interesting and informative, adding to your knowledge of advances in ophthalmology, and supportive of your clinical practice endeavours. You can download copies of the e-Bulletins from this page.
