INTERESTING EYE NEWS & CLINICAL PEARLS

This interesting study concludes: A sub group of individuals with OAG display impaired auditory temporal processing concurrent with signs of visual temporal processing impairment. 

This study reported in Health Day seems to contradict other studies by saying: " there appears to be an increased risk among people taking statins as far as getting cataracts".

This study reported in Ophthalmology concludes: Statin use was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of OAG among persons with hyperlipidemia. Given the mounting evidence of statin protection against OAG including both basic science and observational clinical studies, an interventional prospective study might provide additional insights into the role of statins in the prevention of early OAG.

This study in JAMA tested a contact lens for use in monitoring intra-ocular pressure and concluded: Repeated use of the contact lens sensor demonstrated good safety and tolerability. The recorded IOP patterns showed fair to good reproducibility, suggesting that data from continuous 24-hour IOP monitoring may be useful in the management of patients with glaucoma.

According to this study in Ophthalmology:  cataract surgery was associated with incidence of late AMD 

According to this article in Opthalmology : Among patients with early AMD, supplementation with lutein and zeaxanthin improved macular pigment, which played a causative role in boosting visual function and might prevent the progression of AMD. Future studies are required to evaluate the effect of these carotenoids on the incidence of late AMD.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/health/healthnews/9446404/Outdoor-play-halves-chance-of-being-short-sighted.html Academics at Bristol University discovered that those who regularly played outdoors when they were eight and nine were almost half as likely to be shortsighted by the age of 15 as those who did not.