INTERESTING EYE NEWS & CLINICAL PEARLS

This interesting  study  concludes that there is: "spectacles’ wear superiority in personal satisfaction when compared to contact lenses".  This was "related to a satisfactory functional vision for daily living. The contact lenses wearers were facing difficulty especially while driving at night, seeing steps, as well as doing fine handwork (i.e. sewing, knitting or carpentry)."

Ophthalmology News Article | The Association between Time Spent Outdoors and Myopia in Children and Adolescents: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis |4147595 The overall findings indicate that increasing time spent outdoors may be a simple strategy by which to reduce the risk of developing myopia and its progression in children and adolescents. Read more:  http://www.mdlinx.com/ophthalmology/news-article.cfm/4147595/myopia#ixzz21gH0Fryy

Is low dose of Estrogen beneficial for prevention of glaucoma  Medical Hypotheses, 07/02/2012   Clinical Article Wei X et al. – The authors hypothesize that estrogen at proper dosage can be considered as a potential therapy for glaucoma since it is able to prevent the eye from glaucomatous damage and lower intraocular pressure, especially for those menopausal women with glaucoma. Read more:  http://www.mdlinx.com/ophthalmology/news-article.cfm/4119001/glaucoma#ixzz20H3WNuwN

Acta Ophthalmologica, 07/10/2012   Clinical Article Pinto LA et al. – Glaucoma patients have a decrease in central retinal vein velocities. Spontaneous venous pulsation is less prevalent in glaucoma patients than in healthy individuals. This phenomenon apparently reflects different hemodynamic patterns in the central retinal vessels. This variable may be of particular importance in normal tension glaucoma patients, where it may be associated with more advanced functional damage. Read more:  http://www.mdlinx.com/ophthalmology/news-article.cfm/4133910/glaucoma#ixzz20H2f7zUO

Heat waves and other extreme heat exposures during an embryo's critical period were positively associated with congenital cataracts, results of a population-based case control study showed.

Passive smoke exposure could lead to long-sightedness in children, show Egyptian study results.

FRIDAY, June 29 ( HealthDay News ) -- The reason why women tend to need reading glasses sooner than men has been unclear, but a new report may shed light on the issue. Researchers say it isn't because eyesight starts to deteriorate earlier in women than in men. Instead, they suggest that because women's arms are shorter, they tend to hold reading materials closer to their eyes, which may affect focusing ability.