New Drug Research Could Prevent Secondary Cataract supriya kashyap kashyap29 April 2016 2:47 PM ISTScientists at the University of East Anglia may have found a way to prevent complications from surgery to treat cataract the world’s leading cause of...
FDA Alert for Blindness Risk From Compounded Vancomycin Eye Injections Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli6 Oct 2017 10:20 AM ISTMany ophthalmologists use intraocular vancomycin during cataract surgery with the intent of preventing postoperative endophthalmitis. FDA is unaware...
Cataract surgery in older women associated with decreased mortality Anjali Nimesh Nimesh30 Oct 2017 7:05 PM ISTIn older women with cataracts in the Women's Health Initiative, cataract surgery was associated with a lower risk for overall and cause-specific...
Now auto adjustable lens after cataract surgery Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Nov 2017 8:00 PM ISTThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved the RxSight Inc. Light Adjustable Lens and Light Delivery Device, the first medical device system that...
KIMS Doctors perform Total Hip Replacement Surgery Successfully on a Somalia Patient Anjali Nimesh Nimesh28 Nov 2017 7:02 PM ISTKIMS doctors have enabled a bedridden patient from Somalia with broken hip walk freely by performing a Total Hip Replacement Surgery successfully. The...
Take a patient-centred approach to treating cataracts, says NICE Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli9 Dec 2017 7:22 PM ISTThe decision to have cataract surgery should be based on whether the patient thinks surgery is right for them says NICE in new guidance.The guideline...
Generalized seizures during cataract surgery following peribulbar block: A case report Anjali Nimesh Nimesh1 Jan 2018 7:01 PM ISTLocal anesthesia techniques are commonly used to perform the cataract surgery. Among these techniques, peribulbar anesthesia (PBA), when compared to...
Oral corticosteroid supplementation improves clinical outcomes of isolated corneal bee sting injury Medical Dialogues Bureau5 Feb 2018 7:20 PM ISTDr.N.Venkatesh Prajna and associates of Aravind Eye Hospital, Madurai, Tamil Nadu conducted a study is to describe the presenting features,...
Updated ESA guidelines for pre-operative evaluation in Obesity Medha Baranwal Baranwal17 May 2018 7:01 PM ISTEuropean Society of Anaesthesiology (ESA) has released its latest recommendations on the preoperative evaluation of the adult undergoing noncardiac...
Cataract associated with higher risks of osteoporosis and fracture Hina Zahid6 Oct 2018 7:15 PM ISTResearchers have found in a new study that Cataract was independently associated with increased risks of osteoporosis and fracture.Dr. Huei‐Kai Huang...
Prevent use of Depo-Medrol in eye surgeries, it may lead to vision loss Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 April 2019 7:07 PM ISTUSA: Methylprednisolone acetate, known by trade name Depo-Medrol should no longer be used in ophthalmological surgeries as its intraocular use can...
Preoperative dry eye treatment with Xiidra improved outcomes of cataract surgery Medha Baranwal Baranwal28 May 2019 7:10 PM ISTTreating dry eye preoperatively with Xiidra (lifitegrast ophthalmic solution 5%, Takeda) led to improved outcomes in patients scheduled for cataract...
