Neurosciences News

Children with Down syndrome had significantly more refractive error and oblique astigmatism than control subjects in a study.

PARIS — The approach to arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy and other forms of ischemia of the optic nerve head necessitates an urgent, complete investigation of possible causes and a multidisciplinary approach.

PARIS — Neuronavigation applied to the orbit allows surgeons to reach posterior orbital tumors in a safe, precise, less invasive manner with encouraging results, according to a study carried out at the Rothschild Foundation in Paris.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Open-angle glaucoma patients are at an increased risk of developing Alzheimer's disease over time, a review of 12 years of Medicare claims found.

John A. Hovanesian, MD: Today we’re joined by Karl C. Golnik, MD, a professor of ophthalmology, neurology and neurosurgery at the University of Cincinnati and the Cincinnati Eye Institute. Dr. Golnik, thanks for joining us.

SAN FRANCISCO — Continually engaging the mind to avoid "mental autopilot" helps stimulate brain activity that benefits the brain in slowing down the aging process.

PHILADELPHIA — Optical coherence tomography is gaining acceptance in the analysis of axonal loss associated with multiple sclerosis, a speaker said here.

A 33-year-old man of Indian origin presented with a 10-day history of increased floaters and blurry vision in his left eye. He denied photopsias, eye redness or pain.

Co-existing cognitive impairment appeared to have little influence on the already negative impact that vision impairment had on the health-related quality of life in nursing home patients, a study found.

Some motorists with hemianopia or quadrantanopia proved capable of driving safely in a controlled driving test compared with age-matched controls with normal visual fields.