Extraocular Muscles Vulnerable to Mitochondrial DNA Alterations
Researchers suggest the susceptibility of extraocular muscle fibers to mito-chondrial DNA deletions vary with fiber type.
General Ophthalmology
General Ophthalmology
Robotic Retinal Surgery’s Impact on Scleral Forces
Researchers investigate robotic force control applications in retinal surgeries.
Pupil Area Prognostic for Heart Failure Patients
Research shows that pupil area can be used as an independent predictor of all‐cause mortality and readmission due to heart failure.
Patient Demographics, Vision Impairment Can Hinder Telehealth Use
Researchers say that telehealth, although necessary during the COVID-19 pandemic, may introduce unintentional disparities based on age, race/ethnicity, and socioeconomic status.
FDA: Risk of Methanol Toxicity With Certain Hand Sanitizers
Hand sanitizers containing methanol, or wood alcohol, present a danger to individuals as the substance can be toxic when absorbed through the skin or life-threatening if ingested.
Worse Multisensory Function May Accelerate Cognitive Aging
Faster rates of cognitive decline were seen in association with each point worse in the multisensory function score.
Perioperative Use of Gabapentinoids Reveals No Clinically Significant Analgesic Effect
Pregabalin/gabapentin observed for clinically meaningfully advantages in the management of postoperative pain in adults.
Guidelines for Care of Adults With Steven-Johnson Syndrome, Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis
Evidence-based guidelines address supportive care treatment options for adult patients with Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis.
Subconcussive Head Impacts May Affect Neuro-Ophthalmologic Function
Soccer kicking group performed faster than heading group on tests at zero, two, 24 hours after intervention.
Co-Occurring Visual Impairment, Dementia Heighten Disability Risk
Older adults with both dementia and self-reported visual impairment may be at higher risk for disability than adults with only one of these conditions.
Pupillary Light Reflex Metrics May ID Sports Concussion in Teens
Several pupillary light reflex (PLR) metrics are increased for adolescents with concussion versus healthy controls.
CLS-MFs May Impact Lacrimal Drainage System
Canalicular/lacrimal sac mucosal folds may be responsible for soft stops in lacrimal probing as well as a number of conditions affecting the lacrimal drainage system, according to new research.
Female fellows face training biases
Operating room experience is inconsistent between male and female trainees, and who is selected to perform surgery is prone to sex bias, according to the authors of a new study.
Why Emergency Ophthalmic Patients Don't Follow Up
Most patients with ophthalmic emergencies are lost to follow up. Research pinpointed economics, age and wait times as potential explanations.
What to Do When Vendors Fail
NRC Health, a software and patient satisfaction survey provider holding data from more than 25 million patients, was locked out of its computer system in February because of a ransomware attack.
Getting Patients to Pay Their Bills
By connecting on a personal level, medical practices may have better results in getting patients to settle their accounts.
Back to Basics: Focus on Risk Assessments for HIPAA Compliance
Regardless of the challenges a smaller group might have, a risk assessment is a baseline for any HIPAA program. The cost of this assessment is considerably less than a HIPAA fine.
Keeping Health Information Secure in the Cloud
Putting information in the cloud can be a good move for a physician’s practice — but only if done well.
Apologies, Properly Made, Go Far in Maintaining Doctor-Patient Relationships
From an ethical perspective, disclosing adverse events to patients is predicated on the idea that physicians have obligations to tell the truth, but physicians may worry that apologizing will incur greater responsibility for liability.
Protecting Practices From Ransomware
Hackers have penetrated healthcare providers’ computer systems to encrypt information and demand money for its release.
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