INTERESTING EYE NEWS & CLINICAL PEARLS

Arch Ophthalmol -- Abstract: Diabetes Mellitus and Early Age-related Macular Degeneration, February 2011, Choi et al. 129 (2): 196 Subjects with diabetes mellitus were more likely to have early AMD than were those without diabetes mellitus.

:: YMJ :: Yonsei Medical Journal Central corneal thickness and endothelial cell density is more affected by diabetes mellitus, and corneal endothelial cell morphology is more affected by contact lens use, when compared with normal subjects.

Arch Ophthalmol -- Abstract: Hemoglobin A1c and Fasting Plasma Glucose Levels as Predictors of Retinopathy at 10 Years: The French DESIR Study, February 2011, Massin et al. 129 (2): 188

Cambridge Journals Online - Abstract - Association of age-related macular degeneration with age-related hearing loss Age-related hearing loss is more common in patients with age-related macular degeneration. Such patients should be questioned regarding hearing difficulty, and referred to an otolaryngologist if appropriate.

Quality of life of eye amputated patients - Rasmussen - 2011 - Acta Ophthalmologica - Wiley Online Library The impact of an eye amputation is considerable. The quality of life, perceived stress and self-rated health of many eye-amputated patients are drastically changed. Eye amputation has a marked negative influence on job separation because of illness or disability and on socioeconomic position.

Omega-3 supplement decreases dry eye symptoms in clinical trial - - ModernMedicine Patients taking an omega–3 supplement had a self–reported reduction in dry eye symptoms and an increase in tear volume and tear flow compared with a group of controls who received placebos.

Effect of Dual-Focus Soft Contact Lens Wear on Axial Myopia Progression in Children Myopia progression and eye elongation were reduced significantly in eyes wearing DF lenses. The data suggest that sustained myopic defocus, even when presented to the retina simultaneously with a clear image, can act to slow myopia progression without compromising visual function.