http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. (Medical Xpress)—Retired entrepreneur Willis "James" Hindman, 77, always enjoyed raising and watching thoroughbred race horses run on his farm in Westminster, Md. "There is nothing more beautiful than seeing a horse in motion and at full speed. It's something very special to me," says Hindman. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-implantable-telescope-lens-macular-degeneration.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Sat, 23 Mar 2013 02:43:34 EST news283225404 A new series of studies in mouse models by Mayo Clinic researchers uncovered that the aging process is characterized by high rates of whole-chromosome losses and gains in various organs, including heart, muscle, kidney and eye, and demonstrate that reducing these rates slows age-related tissue deterioration and promotes a healthier life span. The findings appear in today's online issue of Nature Cell Biology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-unmasks-healthy-life-span.html Medical research Mon, 17 Dec 2012 12:38:32 EST news274970304 A tiny medical device no larger than an eyelash may significantly reduce eye pressure in glaucoma patients and allow some to stop using eye-drop medications, according to year-one clinical trial results for the device. Results of the HYDRUS I clinical trial, which indicate successful control of eye pressure in all study participants, will be presented today at the 116th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, jointly conducted this year with the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-ultra-small-drainage-device-eye-medications.html Ophthalmology Tue, 13 Nov 2012 09:00:16 EST news272013906 New research shows that the use of an audio therapy known as binaural beats can significantly reduce patients' anxiety during cataract surgery. The 141-patient study, conducted in Thailand, is the first of its kind in cataract surgery, which is one of the most frequently performed procedures worldwide, with more than 3 million performed annually in the United States. The research is being presented today at the 116th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, jointly conducted this year with the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-cataract-surgery-patient-anxiety.html Ophthalmology Mon, 12 Nov 2012 09:42:19 EST news271935733 Cigarette smoking is a well-known risk factor for a wide-range of diseases. Now, scientists have evidence that smoking may also increase the risk of age-related cataract, the leading cause of blindness and vision loss in the world. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-cataracts-aging-population.html Ophthalmology Fri, 12 Oct 2012 17:00:29 EST news269280020 (Medical Xpress)—A U.S. patent has been issued to the University of Rochester for technology that has boosted the eyesight of tens of thousands of people around the world to unprecedented levels and reduced the need for patients to undergo repeat surgeries. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-patent-issued-technology-eyesight.html Ophthalmology Fri, 28 Sep 2012 09:46:10 EST news268044335 A small subset of patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) account for a large proportion of all glaucoma-related charges in the United States, according to new data published by researchers at the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center and Washington University, St. Louis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-glaucoma-small-group-patients-accounts.html Ophthalmology Tue, 18 Sep 2012 17:05:16 EST news267206710 There is now strong evidence that some interventions can prevent falls in people over the age of 65 who are living in their own homes. However, the researchers who reached this conclusion say that care is needed when choosing interventions, as some have no effect. The full details are published this month in The Cochrane Library. This is an update of a previous report that contains data from 51 additional trials, enabling the authors to reach many more conclusions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-interventions-falls-people-home.html Health Tue, 11 Sep 2012 12:48:21 EST news266586469 (HealthDay) -- Statin use, which is substantially higher in patients with type 2 diabetes, correlates with an increased risk of age-related (AR) cataracts, according to a study published in the August issue of Optometry and Vision Science. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-cataract-statin-users-diabetes.html Diabetes Mon, 13 Aug 2012 17:00:01 EST news264090667 Medicare patients 65 years and older who underwent cataract surgery had a lower odds of hip fracture 1 year after the procedure when compared with patients with cataract who did not have cataract surgery, according to a study in the August 1 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-older-patients-hip-fracture-cataract.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 31 Jul 2012 16:00:01 EST news262968183 (HealthDay) -- Older Americans see better than their parents did in old age, according to a new study that finds visual impairment among the U.S. elderly has declined 58 percent since the 1980s. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-older-americans-today.html Ophthalmology Fri, 20 Jul 2012 15:10:01 EST news262008625 (HealthDay) -- An ocular stent that's designed to reduce inner-eye pressure among people with mild or moderate open-angle glaucoma has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-glaucoma-stent.html Ophthalmology Tue, 26 Jun 2012 03:07:30 EST news259898811 Phacoemulsification cataract surgery is one of the most frequently performed eye surgeries in the United States, with 1.5 million procedures performed each year. It is also one of the most complex procedures to learn. A new, highly innovative, computer-based simulation tool, the Mass. Eye and Ear Cataract Master, bridges the learning gap that residents and ophthalmologists new to phaco must navigate prior to performing actual surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-simulation-technology-users-safely-phacoemulsification.html Ophthalmology Tue, 29 May 2012 14:52:12 EST news257521899 (AP) -- At 10:25 a.m., a dark brown eye was removed from a man whose lids had closed for the last time. Five hours later, the orb was staring up at the ceiling from a stainless steel tray in an operating room with two blind patients - both waiting to give it a second life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-sri-lanka-donates-eyes-world.html Other Sun, 22 Jan 2012 11:10:23 EST news246453013 Researchers at Tenon Hospital, Paris, France, found that patients with mild Alzheimer's disease whose vision improved after cataract surgery also showed improvement in cognitive ability, mood, sleep patterns and other behaviors. Lead researcher Brigitte Girard, MD, will discuss her team's results today at the American Academy of Ophthalmology's 2011 Annual Meeting. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-mood-cognition-patterns-alzheimer-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:08:41 EST news238748909 Two new studies add to the growing body of evidence that a new approach to cataract surgery may be safer and more efficient than today's standard procedure. The new approach, using a special femtosecond laser, is FDA-approved, but not yet widely available in the United States. It's one of the hottest topics this week at the 115th Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Research reported today by William W. Culbertson, MD, of the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the University of Miami School of Medicine, and by Mark Packer, MD, of Oregon Health and Sciences University, confirms several advantages of laser cataract surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-laser-precision-simplicity-revolutionize-cataract.html Other Sun, 23 Oct 2011 11:11:49 EST news238587086 The global trend towards using fluorescent globes instead of incandescent ones as a strategy to beat climate change could be increasing eye disease, according to new research by scientists at The Australian National University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-eyes-energy-saving-fluoros.html Health Fri, 21 Oct 2011 09:03:00 EST news238406565 The innovators behind commercialising a world-first drug to slow cataract growth and to delay cataracts forming, have been named as one of five finalists in The University of Queensland (UQ) Business School's $100,000 Enterprize business plan competition. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-drug-cataracts-path.html Ophthalmology Mon, 05 Sep 2011 08:41:27 EST news234430874 A natural yellowing of the eye lens that absorbs blue light has been linked to sleep disorders in a group of test volunteers, according to a study in the September 1 issue of the journal Sleep. As this type of lens discoloration worsened with age, so did the risk of insomnia. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-aging-eyes-linked-sleepless-nights.html Health Thu, 01 Sep 2011 04:01:42 EST news234068476