CK improves near vision in post-LASIK patients

Ophthalmology Times;  October 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......uncorrected visual acuity was 20/38. The patients had slight undercorrection...serve the near visual acuity needs. However, with age, these patients lost the benefit...binocular distance visual acuity. The real adjustment for these patients is in their...

Levodopa may help vision in patients with NAION

Ophthalmology Times;  March 15, 2000 ;     694 words ......proportion of patients who had received...had improved visual acuity than did controls...About 30% of patients in that study...improvement in visual acuity of at least...findings with visual acuity testing, no levodopa-treated patients experienced...

Visual prosthetic implant improves vision in patients with end-stage AMD

Ophthalmology Times;  March 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ......of the baseline visual acuity. Of the 217 patients, 206 underwent...exceeded in 90% of the patients I versus 50% target); the visual acuity endpoint was met...substantial gain in visual acuity that was seen in some patients appeared to he...

All dose groups of siRNA show positive change in visual acuity

Ophthalmology Times;  May 1, 2006 ;     700+ words ......Quinlan showed the visual acuity results for 22 patients up to 8 weeks after...five of the 22 patients the visual acuity improved by three...been observed. The visual acuity has remained stable or improved in all patients 8 weeks after treatment...

Which patients are most likely to benefit from PDT?

Ophthalmology Times;  September 15, 2000 ;     567 words ......Visudyne). The patients who had significant gains in visual acuity (VA) tended to...approximately 9 lines) of visual acuity in the affected...the subset of patients with predominant...lesion size. The patients who had large...to be the same patients who had no ...

Supplements may benefit AMD patients

Ophthalmology Times;  August 15, 2005 ;     680 words ......various treatments on patients with 20/200 or better visual acuity at baseline. As with...over time. In the patients with worse visual acuity at baseline (i.e...occurred and also in patients with visual acuity of 20/200 or better...

Patient with Macular Disease, Good Visual Acuity, and Central Visual Field...

Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness;  October 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ......appreciated that patients with macular...experience reduced visual acuity. It is not as...maintain good visual acuity. Few patients who are referred...any scotomas). Patients with ring scotomas...relatively good visual acuity but have significant...

NSAIDs provide patients with quality of vision

Ophthalmology Times;  October 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ......NSAID on the visual acuity, contrast...thickness in patients undergoing...placebo on the visual acuity, contrast...thickness in 26 patients who had the...the photopic visual acuity without glare in the patients treated with...

Better outcomes possible for keratoconus patients

Ophthalmology Times;  February 15, 2007 ;     700+ words ......addition, the visual acuity leveLs were...lime in these patients compared with...around the 20/30 visual acuity howeved, while the patients in the [laser...group, 38% of patients had 20/40 or better visual acuity 3 months after...

Positive Phase I Data for Neurotech's NT- 501 Encapsulated Cell Delivery...

PR Newswire;  May 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Futhermore, some patients experienced...improvement in their visual acuity score. These...The first 2 patients were also required to have visual acuity of 20/400...eye and the visual acuity outcomes observed in some patients are encouraging...

PRK may be an alternative for keratoconus patients

Ophthalmology Times;  March 15, 2000 ;     685 words ......best-corrected visual acuity by improving patients' vision or...believe that in patients with keratoconus...restore useful visual acuity and thus eliminate...performing PRK on patients with keratoconus...and have good visual acuity, because surgery...

Fluocinolone acetonide implant offers hope for patients with chronic...

Ophthalmology Times;  October 15, 2006 ;     700+ words ......and improved visual acuity in a significant...eyes of 19 patients enrolled in...thickness, visual acuity (ETDRS letters...eyes of 19 patients, five with...improvement in visual acuity from baseline, most patients also had improvement...

Visual acuity benefit seen with SnET2 photodynamic therapy

Ophthalmology Times;  August 1, 2004 ;     700+ words ......2 years. Patients were eligible...treatment, visual acuity was measured...benefits patients with lower visual acuity at initiation...trial, all patients benefited...benefit in patients with higher visual acuity at baseline...

Ophthalmic Assessment in Black Patients with Vitiligo

Journal of the National Medical Association;  February 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......Ibadan, Nigeria. Patients presenting with...ophthalmic evaluation. Patients were assessed by visual acuity, intraocular...A total of 26 patients were referred...consisted of visual acuity using the Snellen...two eyes of all patients. Visual fields...None of the ...

Visual acuity stabalizes after SnET2 in subfoveal CNV

Ophthalmology Times;  September 1, 1999 ;     668 words ......Endpoints included visual acuity using ETDRS...eyes in 40 patients were included...5 lines of visual acuity. Looking at all patients, there was...decrease in visual acuity and might not...data on 14 patients outside the...