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11/20/2008

Retina's Rods And Cones Team Up For Better Night Sight

COLUMBUS, Ohio - Scientists have long believed that the eye uses the retina's rod cells for vision at night and cone cells to see during the day. New research at The Ohio State University Medical Center, however, shows that rods and cones team up to boost night vision.

Source: Media-Newswire.com

11/19/2008

New Clinical Ocular Toxicology Book Identifies 96 Drugs Detectable By Selected Color Vision Testing

Albuquerque, NM – 14 October 2008. A new book, entitled Clinical Ocular Toxicology – Drugs, Chemicals and Herbs, discusses in detail chemical and herbal medicines that cause or may cause adverse ocular effects. Among such effects are those that can be detected by some color vision tests. The book is authored by three eminent university professors of ophthalmology - Frederick T. Fraunfelder MD, Frederick W. Fraunfelder MD and Wiley A. Chambers MD.

Source: Richmond Products, Inc.

Featured Articles

Video: Bradley Randleman, MD, Describes A New Ectasia Risk Assessment Model

AAO 2008: Dr. J. Bradley Randleman discusses a new model for assessing post-LASIK ectasia risk in an interview with refractive editor David Goldman, MD. Five risk factors were identified and are discussed here. Current treatments for ectasia are reviewed and preliminary clinical trial data from studies around the world are presented.

Hurry Up! - Section 179 Tax Deductions Are Better Than Ever

By Ryan D. Alfonso, MPH
Are you still on the fence about that new digital fundus camera or anterior segment imaging system you’ve seen at the last three academy meetings? Is your neck sore from cranking your head around that old phoroptor? Well, stop procrastinating and make those purchases now. 2008 is the year to do it, because Section 179 has been significantly enhanced by the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008.