ALLMedicine™ Cataracts Center

May 20th, 2022 - Objective: This project, Clinical and Molecular Studies in Families with Inherited Eye Disease will study inherited eye diseases, both Mendelian and complex age related inherited eye diseases, in families of many nationalities and ethnic backgroun...

May 20th, 2022 - The Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) Follow-Up protocol allows us to continue with the follow-up of participants who were enrolled in the clinical trial of antioxidant vitamins and zinc. The AREDS study was designed in the beginning to determ...

May 18th, 2022 - It is unknown whether impaired brain structure after congenital blindness is reversible if sight is restored later in life. Using structural magnetic resonance imaging, visual cortical surface area and cortical thickness were assessed in a large g...

May 17th, 2022 - Results from studies involving cells, animal models and clinical trials have demonstrated that lutein and zeaxanthin potentially protect against chronic diseases, including age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, coronary heart disease and st...

May 17th, 2022 - Idiopathic epiretinal membrane (iERM) is a pathological fibrocellular change in the vitreoretinal junction over the macular area; however, possible pathogenic mechanisms remain unclear. Changes in the differential protein composition of the aqueou...

Feb 23rd, 2016 - Screening for Impaired Visual Acuity in Older Adults: Clinical Summary Population Adults 65 years or older who do not present with vision problems Recommendation No recommendation. Grade: I (insufficient evidence) Risk Assessment Older a...

Jul 8th, 2009 - Update of the 1996 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) recommendation statement on screening for visual impairment. The USPSTF reviewed evidence published since its last review on screening adults 65 years or older in the primary care set...

Many people turn to dietary supplements to try to prevent or slow the progression of eye conditions such as age-related macular degeneration (AMD), glaucoma, or cataracts. Here are 5 things you should know if you are considering taking dietary sup...

May 20th, 2022 - The Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) Follow-Up protocol allows us to continue with the follow-up of participants who were enrolled in the clinical trial of antioxidant vitamins and zinc. The AREDS study was designed in the beginning to determ...

May 20th, 2022 - Objective: This project, Clinical and Molecular Studies in Families with Inherited Eye Disease will study inherited eye diseases, both Mendelian and complex age related inherited eye diseases, in families of many nationalities and ethnic backgroun...

May 17th, 2022 - Results from studies involving cells, animal models and clinical trials have demonstrated that lutein and zeaxanthin potentially protect against chronic diseases, including age-related macular degeneration, cataracts, coronary heart disease and st...

Apr 25th, 2022 - Anti-inflammatory or anti-angiogenic drugs play an ever- increasing role in the treatment of diabetic macular edema (DME). The drug delivery systems, such as injections of corticosteroid and or vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) antibodies ...

Apr 20th, 2022 - Cataracts are a common condition in adults over 40 years of age, and surgical replacement of the cataractous lens with an intraocular lens (IOL) remains an effective way to restore vision to cataract patients.The objective of the study is to evalu...

May 19th, 2022 - Iqbal "Ike" K. Ahmed, MD, is a world-renowned ophthalmologist whose clinical work and research focus on glaucoma, complex cataracts, and intraocular lens complications. In 2020, The Ophthalmologist Power List named Dr Ahmed the second most influen...

Mar 20th, 2022 - Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP: Dr Klugo, I want to come back to some of the belantamab [mafodotin]-associated keratopathy. You mentioned the KVA [Keratopathy and Visual Acuity] scale as a way to measure severity. Are there any data on how to treat belama...

Mar 14th, 2022 - Sagar Lonial, MD, FACP: I’ve had cases where I treated patients and they developed keratopathy that required me to hold a dose, it resolves or completely goes away, then I retreat them, and then it’s back in a cycle or two. Then I hold again and i...

Mar 3rd, 2022 - Practice Gap The topical calcineurin inhibitors (TCIs) tacrolimus and pimecrolimus are US Food and Drug Administration approved for the treatment of atopic dermatitis. 1 In addition, these 2 drugs are utilized off label for many other dermatologic.

Dec 10th, 2021 - Older patients who undergo cataract surgery may reduce their risk of developing dementia by roughly 30%, new research shows. Dr Cecilia Lee Although previous studies have linked sensory impairment to dementia, whether correcting vision problems in...