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Alcon, Inc. reported global sales of $1,677 million for the second quarter of 2009, a 3.3 percent increase excluding the impact of foreign exchange fluctuations, or a decrease of 3.4 percent compared to the second quarter of 2008 on a reported basis.
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(click on the author link above to see full post)To be properly diagnosed, retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), the leading cause of childhood blindness in the United States and worldwide, requires a time intensive process and significant coordination between ophthalmologist and NICU staff. A recent study examining ROP diagnosis speed using indirect ophthalmoscopy versus telemedicine, remote medical consultation, is featured in the July issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology, published by Elsevier.
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(click on the author link above to see full post)At the annual meeting of the American Optometric Association (AOA), members voted Friday 1,126 to 887 in favor of establishing the American Board of Optometry (ABO) as the entity to develop and implement the framework for board certification and maintenance of certification.
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(click on the author link above to see full post)Each Fourth of July, thousands of people are injured from using consumer fireworks. According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, more than 9,000 fireworks-related injuries happen each year. Of these, nearly half are head-related injuries with nearly 30 percent of these injuries to the eyes. One-fourth of fireworks eye injuries result in permanent vision loss or blindness.
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(click on the author link above to see full post)A long-term care program could produce some needed dollars, at least in the short range, CQ Politics reports: “A new insurance program for long-term care that Democrats have included in a Senate health overhaul bill would produce about $58 billion in revenue for the government over the next 10 years, according to the Congressional Budget Office, helping to offset the cost of the legislation.
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(click on the author link above to see full post)A new test examining chromosomes in human eggs a few hours after fertilisation can identify those that are capable of forming a healthy baby, a researcher told the 25th annual conference of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology. Dr.
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(click on the author link above to see full post)Vision needed on blindnessCalgary HeraldLucentis costs approximately $1800 a treatment when used for the wet form of macular degeneration. It is well worth it. Macular degeneration is a …and more »
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(click on the author link above to see full post)Title: Health Tip: When Your Child Needs GlassesCategory: Health NewsCreated: 6/30/2009 7:00:00 AMLast Editorial Review: 6/30/2009
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(click on the author link above to see full post)BOSTON, June 30 (UPI) — Gene variants, ocular and environmental factors, age, smoking, body mass index, contribute to developing age-related macular degeneration, U.S. researchers say.
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(click on the author link above to see full post)Morbidly obese seniors, age 65 and over, who had laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery lost nearly 76 percent of their excess weight after two years and had low complication rates and short hospital stays comparable to younger surgical patients, according to a new study presented today at the 26th Annual Meeting of the American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).
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