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• Correction Factor Can Improve Refractive Outcome in Second-Eye Cataract Surgery

  In patients undergoing immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS), applying a 50% correction factor to the second eyes of patients with a first-eye prediction error within ±1.50 D of intended correction impr...  more >

• Dietary Supplements May Increase Mortality Risk in Older Women

  Several common dietary supplements may be associated with increased total mortality risk in older women, according to a study in the emArchives of Internal Medicine/em.sup1/sup Jaakko Mursu, PhD, of the University of Minnesota ...  more >

• FDA Touts Pace of Drug Approvals Compared With Europe

  Under scrutiny from many drug and device makers who find the regulatory process in the United States lengthy and burdensome, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released a statement touting its pace of drug approvals...  more >

• Heidelberg Engineering and Haag-Streit Move to Direct Distribution in the United Kingdom

  Heidelberg Engineering GmbH (Heidelberg, Germany) will move to direct distribution within the UK market, and Haag- Streit UK Ltd. (Essex, United Kingdom) will focus mainly on Haag-Streit Group products, according to a news rele...  more >

• HPV,CVD Association in Women

  Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection, specifically cancerassociated oncogenic types, may be associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD) in women, according to a study in the emJournal of the American College of Cardiology/em.s...  more >

• Long-Term Statin Use Reduced Risk of Cataract Extraction

  Recent long-term statin use reduced the risk of cataract extraction in patients aged 50 to 64 years, but short-term use was associated with an increased risk of cataract extraction, according to a study in the American emJourn...  more >

• Moderate Alcohol Consumption Linked to Breast Cancer Risk

  slight increase in breast cancer risk, according to a study in the emJournal of the American Medical Association/em.sup1/suP. Wendy Y. Chen, MD, MPH, of Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School in Boston, and c...  more >

• Mood,Cognitive Ability, and Sleep Patterns in Patients With Alzheimer Disease Improved After Cataract Surgery

  Patients with mild Alzheimer disease whose vision improved after cataract surgery also experienced improvements in cognitive ability, mood, sleep patterns, and other behaviors, according to a study presented by Brigitte Girard...  more >

• Newer Birth Control Pills May Double Risk of Venous Thromboembolism

  Users of oral contraceptives with desogestrel, gestodene, and drospirenone had at least twice the risk of venous thromboembolism compared with users of oral contraceptives with levonorgestrel, according to a study in the BMJ.su...  more >

• Positive Clinical Results for Prolensa to Treat Inflammation, Pain After Cataract Surgery

  In two phase 3 studies, bromfenac ophthalmic solution (Prolensa; Ista Pharmaceuticals Inc., Irvine, California) met the primary endpoint of an absence of ocular inflammation 14 days after cataract surgery and the secondary endp...  more >

• Prehypertension May Increase Risk of Incident Stroke

  Prehypertension may be associated with a higher risk of incident stroke, according to a study published in emNeurology/em.sup1/sup Meng Lee, MD, of the Stroke Center at the University of California in San Diego, and colleagues ...  more >

• Topcon Makes Equity Investment in LensAR

  Topcon Europe Medical BV (Rotterdam, Netherlands) has made an equity investment in LensAR, Inc. (Orlando, Florida), the companies announced in a news release. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The investment comes just wee...  more >

• Transepithelial PRK Safe,Easier to Perform Than Conventional PRK

  Transepithelial PRK for mild to moderate myopia with or without astigmatism was safe and easier to perform than conventional PRK, according to a study in the emJournal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery/em.sup1/sup Additionally...  more >

• Vitamin E May Increase Risk of Prostate Cancer in Healthy Men

  Dietary supplementation with vitamin E may be associated with a significantly increased risk of prostate cancer in healthy men, according to a study in the emJournal of the American Medical Association/em.sup1/sup Eric A. Klei...  more >