Industry groups seek your involvement to help protect kids from sports-related eye injuries
August 28th 2013Just in time for back-to-school, Prevent Blindness America, The Coalition to Prevent Sports Eye Injuries, and Liberty Sport support September is Sports Eye Injury Prevention Awareness Month to help educate the public on the importance of wearing proper eye protection while playing sports.
How we manage acute conjunctivitis
August 28th 2013To more efficiently manage time, a New York-based practice has increased the role of technicians to include taking a role in managing acute conjunctivitis. Implementing a dedicated red-eye protocol calls on technicians to screen patients and administer the AdenoPlus test. The results are available before the doctor enters the room.
Regeneron, Bayer report positive Phase III results for DME treatment
August 12th 2013Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Bayer HealthCare have announced that in the Phase III trials of Eylea (aflibercept) injection for treating DME, Eylea 2 mg achieved significantly greater improvement in BCVA from baseline compared with laser photocoagulation at 52 weeks.