Rimegepant Bests Placebo for Preventing Migraine
MONDAY, Dec. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Taken every other day, rimegepant demonstrates...
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Long-Term Care Workers Often Hold Multiple Jobs
MONDAY, Dec. 21, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Long-term care workers in nursing homes commonly...
What Can Be Done about Doctors Who Spread Misinformation?
Especially in a pandemic. By Physician’s Weekly blogger, Skeptical Scalpel The Oregon...
Rapid assessment of avoidable blindness-based healthcare costs of diabetic retinopathy in Hungary and its projection for the year 2045
The purpose of this study was to estimate the total healthcare cost associated with DR in the population aged 18 years and older in Hungary, and its projection for the year 2045. A cost model was developed based on the...
Ultra-wide-field scanning laser ophthalmoscopy and optical coherence tomography in FEVR: findings and its diagnostic ability
The study was done to describe some novel vitreoretinal microstructural findings in patients with mild FEVR on UWF-SLO and UWF optical coherence tomography (UWF-OCT) and to evaluate their clinical significance. 32 patients and...
Outcomes of gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy in pseudoexfoliative glaucoma: 24-month follow-up
The study was done to report on outcomes of gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) in eyes with PXG. 103 eyes from 84 patients with PXG were enrolled to undergo a 360-degree ab interno trabeculotomy with...
National approaches to trichiasis surgical follow-up, outcome assessment and surgeon audit in trachoma-endemic countries in Africa
The study was done to assess national approaches to trichiasis surgical follow-up, outcome assessment and audit, and identify national targets for good surgical outcome. A cross-sectional survey was carried out involving all 29...
Genetic associations of myopia severities and endophenotypes in children
The study was done to investigate the associations of multiple SNPs with the severities and endophenotypes of myopia in children. 3300 children aged were recruited. 13 SNPs in 13 genes/loci were selected for genotyping in all...
Female Hormone Rx Not Tied to Retinal Vascular Occlusion
TUESDAY, Nov. 17, 2020 (HealthDay News) — Filling a prescription for female hormone therapy...
Children with Myopia See Slower Progression Rate with Soft Contact Lens
But is this corrective approach ready for prime-time? Soft dual focus contact lenses significantly...
Children with Myopia See Slower Progression Rate with Soft Contact Lens
But is this corrective approach ready for prime-time? Soft dual focus contact lenses...
Managing Patient Expectations in Dry Eye Disease
When managing dry eye disease (DED), ensuring realistic patient expectations is critical to...
