INTERESTING EYE NEWS & CLINICAL PEARLS

Xanthelasmata Identified as Independent CV Risk Factor - Forbes "The authors conclude that the presence of xanthelasmata could help clinicians when they diagnose heart disease and associated conditions. And they add that their findings “could be of particular value in societies where access to laboratory facilities and thus lipid profile measurement is difficult.” An accompanying editorial concludes that, overall, the evidence highlights the importance of a comprehensive physical examination and suggests that xanthelasmata could be used by general clinicians to help identify people at higher risk of cardiovascular disease."

Access : Reconsidering the connection between vitamin D levels and age-related macular degeneration : Eye According to this study there is no correlation between vitamin D levels and macular degeneration progression.

European Journal of Ophthalmology Oral antioxidant supplementation could be a useful adjunctive long-term therapy in the treatment of nonproliferative DR.

Most eye doctors believe amblyopia can't be improved past 11 years old.  This study suggests that 40 hours of video game play with the good eye patched will improve visual acuity 30% in patients with ambloypia who are older than 11 years old.