The simple gesture of providing nursing home residents with corrective eyeglasses not only improves their vision but also reduces depressive symptoms and improves psychological well-being. Medscape Medical News
Imaging of the eye allows changes in its anatomy and physiology to be observed and assessed. This article details some of the recent advances in ocular imaging. Expert Review of Ophthalmology
In this interview from AAO 2007, Dr. David Boyer discusses some of the controversy involved in the use of anti-VEGF therapy for AMD and other retinal diseases. Medscape Ophthalmology
Does the presence of uveitis has an impact on the risk of complications from intravitreal steroid therapy in patients with macular edema? Medscape Ophthalmology
An automated system that tags digital retinal images as positive or negative for disease would greatly facilitate widespread screening for diabetic retinopathy, researchers report. Reuters Health Information
The risk of impairment of the vision in both eyes is nearly doubled in patients with amblyopia compared with individuals without it, according to data from the Rotterdam Study. Reuters Health Information
