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Latest (2) Full Text Articles (58)1 Glaucoma drug can cause droopy eyelids Full Text ScienceDaily, May 23, 2013
2 Doctors and hospitals’ use of health IT more than doubles since 2012 HHS News Releases, May 23, 2013
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3 9 'Cs' lead to accountable care Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 22, 2013
4 Better care not always better business Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 22, 2013
5 Stem-cell treatment restores sight to blind man New Scientist, May 22, 2013
6 URAC standards put to the test Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 21, 2013
7 Breakup of physician, drug company relationship could improve health care, cut cost Full Text EurekAlert!, May 21, 2013
8 New study finds blind people have the potential to use their inner bat to locate objects Full Text EurekAlert!, May 21, 2013
9 In the Age of Apps, Can You Protect Your Privacy? U.S. News & World Report - Health, May 17, 2013
10 Tiny implant provides drug-free way to treat glaucoma Full Text USA Today, May 17, 2013
11 Docs still lag with health IT adoption Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 16, 2013
12 Post-discharge plans get mobile boost Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 16, 2013
13 Administration announces $1 billion initiative to launch Health Care Innovation Awards to provide better health care and lower costs HHS News Releases, May 16, 2013
14 Mostashari urges healthcare change Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 15, 2013
15 New BUSM study explores providers perceptions of parental concerns about HPV vaccination Full Text EurekAlert!, May 15, 2013
16 Value-based payment models expected to reach tipping point by 2018, study finds Full Text Healthcare IT News, May 14, 2013
17 Research on cilia heats up: Implications for hearing, vision loss and kidney disease Full Text ScienceDaily, May 14, 2013
18 Brain, not eye mechanisms keep color vision constant across lifespan Full Text ScienceDaily, May 13, 2013
19 QuickStats: Average Annual Rate of Eye-Related Emergency Department Visits for Injuries and Medical Conditions, by Age Group - United States, 2007-2010 Full Text Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, May 13, 2013
20 Hospital charges vary widely across region, nation. New site lets patients compare prices Full Text Orlando Sentinel, May 13, 2013
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- MITF-M is a melanocyte-specific isoform expressed in adult corneal pigment epithelium.
- Eyeglasses for myopia correction are independently associated with lower risk of medial canthal basal cell carcinoma.
- Preretinal hemorrhages are a feature of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, whereas blot hemorrhages, retinal microaneurysms, cotton wool spots and hard exudates are all characteristics of nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy
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Optimal dose of ranibizumab for AMD
As published in Ophthalmology, 0.5 mg of ranibizumab (intravitreal) monthly was shown to be the optimal dose for treatment of subfoveal wet AMD. The study involved 1098 patients > 50 years of age who were treated with 0.5 or 2.0 mg of ranibizumab monthly x 12 mos or 0.5 or 2.0 mg of ranibizumab prn after 3 doses. The mean change in baseline BCVA was +10.1, + 8.2, +9.2, and +8.6 letters, respectively. The percentage of patients who increased > 15 letters from baseline was 34.5%, 30.2%, 36.1%, and 33.0%, respectively.
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