Source: medscape .com

Age-related macular degeneration is significantly associated with a higher risk for all-cause mortality and death related to circulatory disease, according to the nearly 10 years of follow-up to a longitudinal randomized clinical trial, conducted by researchers from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

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Source: medscape .com

Patients with central or branch retinal vein occlusion (RVO) who received ranibizumab treatment gained a mean of 12.4 to 16.3 more words per minute (wpm) than sham-treated patients between baseline and 6 months, clinical investigators have found.

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Source: imedicalapps .com

Purpose of App Review
How well does this medical app serve as a mobile resource for physicians and residents?


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Source: bbc .co.uk

The surprise discovery may point to a new way of tackling this increasingly hard-to-treat infection, the US study authors from Yeshiva University say in Nature Communications.

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Source: ubergizmo .com

Total Immersion is more than please to announce their spanking new TryLive Eyewear, which so happens to be the company’s virtual try-on solution that is available as a fully hosted service which has been dedicated to web and mobile e-commerce applications. I suppose this unique combination of various aspects of technology such as Augmented Reality could very well prove to be a boon for businesses and organizations that are looking for more efficient ways of engaging with their target market.

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Source: medicalnewstoday .com

New research from the University of Southampton has shown that blind and visually impaired people have the potential to use echolocation, similar to that used by bats and dolphins, to determine the location of an object.

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Source: medicinenet .com

You produce tears to help keep your eyes moist and protected from irritants. But dry eye can make your eyes vulnerable and uncomfortable.

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Source: kevinmd .com

What is the measure of successful technology adoption? Is it never having to hunt for a missing chart? Is it a reduction in specific operating cost line items? Is it about access to clinical information when you need it and where you need it?

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Source: kevinmd .com

“Something bad has happened. I’ve got eyelash extensions,” singer and actress Kristin Chenoweth confessed on the “Late Show with David Letterman” last year while wearing large dark sunglasses, and visibly drowsy on Benadryl. “Here’s the problem: The glue has formaldehyde in it, and I’m allergic,” Chenoweth said. “I swelled up and I’m sneezing. . . . It looks like I have lips on my eyelids.”

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Source: kevinmd .com

A few years after I entered my practice as a newly certified internist, about two decades ago now, I started to burn out. I felt I was becoming a documentation drone and a guideline-following automaton. I was embarrassed for some of the care I gave–attempting to fit patients’ round needs into the square peg of the medical model. Patients who came to talk about depression were marched through a complete review of systems because that is what I understood it meant to be a good doctor. In a brief visit, I would try to:

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Source: emedicinehealth .com

Taking antibiotics could relieve symptoms of chronic lower back pain for up to 40% of people, according to a new study.

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Source: gigaom .com

ConsultingMD, a startup that connects patients with leading medical specialists, has raised a $10 million round of funding from Venrock Capital. The company, which launched earlier this year and previously raised $1 million from Harrison Metal, enables patients to seek second opinions from a network of top doctors, and to get referrals to specialists in their own area. With the funding, the startup said it plans to further develop its technology and build out its network of elite doctors.

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Source: college-optometrists .org

Look After Your Eyes, the College of Optometrists’ consumer-facing website, has been named website of the year by MemCom, an industry body for membership marketing professionals.

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Source: journalofvision .org

Abstract
The pupil constricts in response to light increments and dilates with light decrements. Here we show that a picture of the sun, introducing a small overall decrease in light level across the field of view, results in a pupillary constriction. Thus, the pictorial representation of a high-luminance object (the sun) can override the normal pupillary dilation elicited by a light decrement.

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Source: medicalnewstoday .com

The most common cause of failure after glaucoma surgery is scarring at the surgical site, so researchers are actively looking for ways to minimize or prevent scar formation. Previous work had suggested that vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) activates fibrosis, whereas VEGF inhibition results in reduced scar formation and better surgical results. In a series of studies using a rabbit model of glaucoma surgery, investigators have determined that VEGF probably exerts its effects through induction of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β1, which may open up a new target for therapies to improve glaucoma surgical outcomes. This study is published in the June 2013 issue of The American Journal of Pathology.

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Source: gizmodo .com

Humans see the world through a pair of high resolution, single lens eyes that allow us to adjust focus and pinpoint fine details. But simpler creatures, like insects, instead rely on compound eyes that have lower resolution but offer a much wider distortion-free field-of-view that's actually better suited for lightning fast motion perception. And as researchers work towards designing autonomous drones that will behave like futuristic artificial bugs, it's only fitting that they also work to replicate how an insect sees.

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Source: engadget .com

Universities aren't just places for students to cut classes and enjoy themselves before eventually embarking on careers. They are also places where problems get solved, like the one facing runners who find it hard to read on the jog. That bane is the focus of a group of researchers at Purdue University, who are working on a system called ReadingMate, which moves text on a display in reaction to the bobbing head of a runner to stabilize what's being seen.

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Source: mobihealthnews .com

A startup company is touting its system for remotely monitoring elderly people with chronic illnesses as having three advantages over existing products: elegant design, a focus on social connection rather than “fear of death,” as the CEO puts it, and price.

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Source: moillusions .com

Richard Wiseman’s viral clip Assumptions has been viewed more than 3 million times on YouTube, which immediately propelled him into #celebrity status. As a result of this success, Richard has been invited to create online content for various projects, including Derren Brown’s The Events, the launch of The Mentalist, and Transport For London’s campaign to promote road safety. As can be seen from this clip, Assumptions explore the power of perspective using a well known Ames Room effect.

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Source: imedicalapps .com

MyVisionTrack, an app that allows patients with degenerative eye disease to monitor their own visual function, has received 510(K) clearance from the FDA.

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Source: medscape .com

Researchers from Australia have reported new evidence suggesting that vasovagal syncope can be inherited in an autosomal dominant manner, and the gene or genes affected appear to be located on chromosome 15.

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Source: mobihealthnews .com

The MIT Media Lab’s Camera Culture Group, led by Dr. Ramesh Raskar, has innovated the smartphone eye diagnostic space before. Their NETRA software for smartphone-enabled eye exams spun off into EyeNetra, which raised $1 million in first round funding last year. Prior to that, they developed CATRA, a cheap smartphone connected device for diagnosing cataracts.

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Source: shape .com

Possibly the only thing more irritating than an itch you can't scratch, involuntary eye twitching, or myokymia, is a feeling that many of us are familiar with. Sometimes the trigger is obvious (fatigue or seasonal allergies), while other times it's a total mystery. The good news is that it's rarely a cause for concern. "Nine out of 10 times, [eye twitching] is nothing to worry about, it’s just more of an annoyance than anything else,” says Dr. Jeremy Fine, a Los Angeles-based concierge doctor. But just because it's not dangerous doesn't mean you should grin and bear it. We asked experts to share some lesser-known reasons why this happens and tips on how to quit the twitch fast.

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Source: gigaom .com

Patients typically learn from medical professionals, but a new startup wants to make it easier for patients to learn from themselves — and educate the rest of the industry in the process.

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Source: medgadget .com

A new tool for ophthalmologists and optometrists is now available online, making it easier to monitor changes in the eye. EyeIC has released a cloud-based application that allows to easily compare fundus photographs taken at different times of the same patient, or across patients.

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Source: engadget .com

When you run your own business, time is money and sometimes you don't have the excess minutes to return to your PC and tweak your Google Place Google+ Local listing, right? Fortunately, if you're carrying an iPhone in your pocket and have Google's new Places for Business app, you can adjust those opening times, verify your establishment (and more) on the go. Other features include web traffic tracking, plus the ability to beautify your Google+ listing with fresh images and handle multiple branches from one place. Google's latest business-facing software is available to US-based business owners on iTunes -- it's Apple-only for now.

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Source: engadget .com

If you thought you were driving safe when activating your voice-to-text service or starting up Siri, a survey by the Texas Transportation Institute suggests it might dull your reactions just as much as finger-based typing. The study compared traditional text messaging with voice-to-text and found that drivers still took about twice as long to react compared to when they weren't trying to communicate. According to Christine Yager, who led the research, "eye contact to the roadway" also suffered, regardless of which texting method was used.

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Source: engadget .com

We didn't find much in the way of news at the Inside 3D Printing Conference and Expo here in NYC (and, we're sad to say, our press badges were just old-fashioned 2D printed), but there was plenty to look at, thankfully. Between the slew of business and consumer devices and the boatload of printed objects, the event was part business conference, part art show. And while the real star was the still-fresh world of desktop home printers, plenty of companies brought out their big-gun industrial devices (including at least one really sweet giant 3D scanner). Peep the gallery below to check out some of the eye candy from the event.

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Source: engadget .com

One of the more unique features of Google's web browser for Chromebooks has been the ability to open and view Microsoft Office files directly in the browser (as opposed to pushing them to Drive), but that's so far remained confined to those devices. Google's decided to change that today, though, releasing a new extension for Chrome Beta that allows the same functionality in the browser for Windows and Mac. There's no indication yet as to when it will make it to the stable release of Chrome, but beta users can install the extension now at the source link below.

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Source: engadget .com

As a recovering food addict, I've been told on numerous occasions that washboard abs are created in the kitchen, not in the gym. That's why we were intrigued to take a look at Nutrino, an iOS app that promises a "virtual nutritionist" service to help slice away the adipose from our stomach. We spent some time putting the software through its paces, and if you're thinking of making the leap, head on past the break to learn more.

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Source: engadget .com

Snapzoom stole a lot of hearts at Engadget Expand, but it didn't quite steal enough votes to win our Insert Coin contest. Now you can exact some justice, as the smartphone adapter for binoculars, telescopes and microscopes is up for grabs on Kickstarter to let you zoom in on the moon, bacteria or whatever else you can think of. So far it's vacuumed up $15,000 toward its $55,000 goal, and while the early bird offer is sold out, backers can still grab one starting at $60, a hefty discount from the final $80 retail price. For $90, you'll even get a basic 10x25 compact Bushnell travel binocular tossed in, so if you want to see what made our Insert Coin judges go zoom-crazy, hit the source or video after the jump.

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Source: engadget .com

While Philips did eventually bring its Ambilight technology to PC monitors, it wasn't before others had decided to roll their own. Now you can add ambient backlighting to any computer display without any of the attendant soldering and Arduino-wrangling, thanks to the folks at Woodenshark. The team has built Lightpack, an Ambilight-esque system that'll connect to a Windows, OS X or Linux PC and project the display's colors onto the area surrounding the screen.

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Source: engadget .com

Car service Uber and New York City's Taxi and Limousine Commission (TLC) have had a rocky relationship, as the Commission banned Uber from Gotham's taxicabs last year. Susequently, the TLC greenlit a trial to test cab hailing apps and after a brief legal delay, the pilot program is back in action, and Valleywag reports that Uber is the first app approved to participate in it. Uber's co-founder Travis Kalanick is, quite naturally, excited to be back in NYC taxis with the commission's tacit explicit approval, and stated that the app will be ready for use across the city "monetarily." So, it's official, good people of Gotham, you can now legally go forth and get your Uber on.

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Source: engadget .com

If you're an Android user with a pressing need to transfer files from your phone to your computer (and vice versa), there's a good chance you've heard of AirDroid. The remote access tool, which has been widely available on the Play Store for ages, has finally received an update that makes it even more useful. First, a primer: AirDroid gives you the ability to access all of the files on your phone -- APKs, music, photos, videos and plenty more -- directly in a web app on your browser, which offers an Android-like user interface. You can view or download videos, pull up your contact lists and even send and receive messages, just as if you were using the phone itself.

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Source: engadget .com

After a false alarm, HP is keeping to its initial promise of delivering its Slate 7 Android tablet this month -- and with a few days to spare, no less. The seven-inch device, which first popped up at MWC back in February, is now on sale in the US through the company's retail site, for the low, low price of $170. Click on the source link below to get your hands on the Beats-rocking Nexus 7 competitor.

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Source: engadget .com

While perusing the code for Google Glass's companion Android app, Reddit user Fodawim chanced across several lines of code that could offer up some interesting navigation options for your Glass. Titled 'eye gestures,' it looks like the wearable's built-in sensors should be able to detect eye activity and integrate that into device input.

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Source: engadget .com

The FCC told us that an LTE ready version of the Dell XPS 10 was coming, but there's nothing like official confirmation. In any case, it's here, and it runs on AT&T. Dell officially announced the variant's availability on its blog, identifying the radio the feds uncovered as a Qualcomm Gobi modem, a natural fit for the tablet's 1.5 GHz Snapdragon S4 CPU. The LTE option is only available for the device's 64GB configuration, and adds $100 to the price. Hey, nobody said getting LTE on your Windows RT tablet was cheap.

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Source: coolest-gadgets .com

Not all scales are created equal, and the same applies to this particular scale from the folks over at Hammacher. As you very well know, the older one gets, different parts of the body start to break down, and your vision is not quite on par with that of an eagle’s during your youth. Having said that, aren’t you happy that there is modern day technology to help counter some of these aging effects? The $59.95 Extra Large Number Readout Scale answers this clarion call, where it will display whatever results garnered in giant numerals for easy reading.

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Source: medgadget .com

TEDMED was not only an exciting event full of talks rich in practicality, inspiration, and information, but an opportunity to talk with the speakers and delegates in a comfortable setting about what they’re up to. Following their on-stage presentation, we sat down (in a darkly lit room) with Ramesh Raskar and PhD student Everett Lawson of MIT’s Media Lab to discuss their latest light-based technology and how it will impact clinical care.

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Source: gizmodo .com

This collection by Romain Jacquet-Lagreze will have your head spinning in a dizzy state of confusion. The French photographer and graphic artist created Vertical Horizon as a visual exploration of Hong Kong and it's rapid growth towards the sky. Using a unique perspective, Jacquet-Lagreze presents the ever-growing city in a repetitively graphic expression of its architecture.

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Source: medpagetoday .com

Amblyopia improved significantly after a 2-week dual-eye training session with the popular video game Tetris, investigators reported.

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Source: medscape .com

A combination of 2 cutting-edge corneal procedures might give some patients with forme fruste keratoconus something to smile about.

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Source: medscape .com

We read journals, monitor research, visit poster sessions, and participate in evidence-based medicine presentations, all to keep up in our field. It strikes me just how engaged we must be to maintain the level of knowledge and performance necessary to deliver patient care in the current era. As a student, I had the mistaken idea that after I graduated and passed my board examinations, I would know it all and never look back.

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Source: medicalnewstoday .com

A winter after discovering Canada for France, Jacques Cartier's exploration crew started suffering and dying from the dreadful scurvy disease in 1535. But thanks to an Iroquoian healer, they were miraculously cured by a tea made from pine bark.

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Source: medgadget .com

At the latest TEDMED conference Medgadget partnered with Nurture by Steelcase to show off the future of a visit to the doctor. Here’s an Associated Press report about our Smartphone Physicals:

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Source: healio .com

Dry eye disease is likely more prevalent than assumed because patients can exhibit few or no symptoms but still have disease, according to a study presented here.

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Source: medgadget .com

Bodelin Technologies (Lake Oswego, OR) is about to start shipping a new microscope compatible with just about all iOS devices, including iPhones, iPads, and iPod touches of recent generations. Providing between 20X and 80X magnification, the ProScope Micro Mobile attaches to the camera of your mobile device using a matching sleeve that keeps the lenses precisely aligned.

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Source: oteurope .com

Parkinsons disease (PD) is associated with retinal nerve fibre layer (RNFL) loss and retinal thinning and can be detected by Fourier-domain OCT, claims a new study.

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Source: engadget .com

Technologists have been drawing inspiration from the insect world for a long time. And folks working on robotics really seem to love their creepy-crawlies and buzzing arthropods. Researchers at the University of Illinois are looking to our eight-legged planet mates, not for mobility lessons, but as a reference for a new camera design. The system mimics the vision of bees and mantises by combining multiple lenses on a half hemisphere to provide a 180-degree view with a nearly infinite depth of field. The optics themselves are described as "soft, rubbery" and each individual microlens is paired with its own photodiode. The work gets us a heck of a lot closer to the dream of a digital fly eye than previous efforts, though we're likely still quite a while from seeing applications outside of the lab. DARPA funding suggests the artificial compound eyes may have a future in surveillance, though the researchers also see uses for it in medicine.

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Source: engadget .com

Remember those "eye gestures" spotted in Google Glass code? Developer Mike DiGiovanni, who just released the "Bulletproof" lockscreen for Glass, has already used them to develop an app called "Winky" that snaps photos on the Explorer Edition of the AR eyewear. When activated and calibrated, a simple wink of the eye allows you to capture a still of whatever you're looking at, rather than using a voice command or tapping the side of the glasses as normally required, which DiGiovanni says "takes you out of the moment." He released the app purely as Android source code to protect users' personal info, so if you're interested, you'll need to compile and run it as an APK -- assuming you're lucky enough to have a pair of the specs, of course.

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