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EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, OCTOBER 23, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Ronald Klein, M.D., M.P.H., call Emily Kumlien at 608-265-8199   or email EKumlien@uwhealth.org.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmology.2014.4252.   JAMA Ophthalmology…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author William G. Christen, Sc.D., call Jessica Maki at 617-525-6373 or email jmaki3@partners.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmology.2014.3478. JAMA Ophthalmology Bottom Line:…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 4, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Louis R. Pasquale, M.D., call Mary Leach at (617) 573-4170 or email Mary_Leach@meei.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmology.2014.3326. JAMA Ophthalmology Bottom…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, AUGUST 21, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Sharon L. Christ, Ph.D., call Amy Patterson Neubert at 765-494-9723 or email apatterson@purdue.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmology.2014.2847. JAMA Ophthalmology Bottom Line:…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, AUGUST 14, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Rohit Varma, M.D., M.P.H., call Alison Trinidad at 323-442-3941 or email alison.trinidad@usc.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmology.2014.2854. JAMA Ophthalmology Prevalence,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, JULY 17, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Pradeep Y. Ramulu, M.D., M.H.S., Ph.D., call Audrey M. Huang at 410-614-5105 or email audrey@jhmi.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: The link for this study will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmology.2014.2213. JAMA…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, MAY 15,, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Michael V. Boland, M.D., Ph.D., call Stephanie Desmon at 410-955-8665 or email sdesmon1@jhmi.edu.   JAMA Ophthalmology 2 JAMA Ophthalmology Studies Focus on Glaucoma Medication Adherence Electronic Monitoring Documents Lack of Medication Adherence in Patients with Glaucoma    Bottom Line: Electronic monitoring to…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, JANUARY 30, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Joshua D. Stein, M.D., M.S., call Betsy Nisbet at 734-647-5586 or email bsnisbet@umich.edu.   CHICAGO – Using postmenopausal hormones (PMH) containing estrogen may reduce a woman’s risk for primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), a common form of the disease related…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, JANUARY 2, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact study author Birgitta Ejdervik Lindblad, M.D., Ph.D., email birgitta.ejdervik.lindblad@swipnet.se.   CHICAGO – Quitting smoking appears to decrease the risk of developing cataracts, according to a report published by JAMA Ophthalmology, a JAMA Network publication.   Smoking is a risk factor for…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, DECEMBER 19, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Neil M. Bressler, M.D., call JAMA Network media relations at 312-464-5262 or email mediarelations@jamanetwork.org.   CHICAGO – Less than half of adults with diabetic macular edema (DME, a thickening of the center of the retina that can cause blindness)…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Paul A. MacLennan, Ph.D., call Bob Shepard at 205-934-8934 or email bshep@uab.edu.   JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights   Eye care rates were low among poor, mostly black patients with diabetes seen at a large, public safety-net hospital, according to…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Anjali M. Bhorade, M.D., MSCI, call Jim Dryden at 314-286-0110 or email jdryden@wustl.edu.     JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights   Adults have better vision in clinics rather than at home, due to poor home lighting, according to a study…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Tiarnan D.L. Keenan, M.R.C.Opth., email tiarnan.keenan@doctors.org.uk. CHICAGO – A study of patients in England with the eye disease age-related macular degeneration (AMD) found no association between having AMD and subsequently developing dementia or Alzheimer disease (AD), according to a report…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, OCTOBER 17, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Glenn C. Cockerham, M.D., call Ndidi Mojay at 202-461-0476 or email Ndidi.mojay@va.gov.   JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights   Veterans with Blast-Induced Traumatic Brain Injury Report Poorer Vision Quality   Veterans with blast-induced traumatic brain injury (TBI) reported poorer vision…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Megan M. McLaughlin, M.S., call Melinda Stubbee at 919-491-0831 or email melinda.s.stubbee@gsk.com.     JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights   Clinical Trial Examines Oral Supplementation in Age-Related Macular Degeneration   A daily 15 mg dose of the oral medication pazopanib…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Ishak Mansi, M.D., call Debbie Bolles at 214-648-3404 or email Debbie.Bolles@utsouthwestern.edu.   Higher Cataract Risk Appears Associated With Statin Use   CHICAGO – An increased risk of cataracts, a main cause of poor vision and blindness, appears to be…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2013   JAMA Ophthalmology Viewpoint Highlights   24 Hour Intraocular Pressure Monitoring … It’s About Time Ahmad A. Aref, M.D., of the University of Illinois at Chicago, and Ingrid U. Scott, M.D., M.P.H., of Penn State College of Medicine, Hershey, Pa., write: “The lowering of intraocular…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact author Frank C. Curriero, Ph.D., call Tim Parsons at 410-955-7619 or email tmparson@jhsph.edu.     JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights   Travel Patterns of Older Adults Impacted by Visual Impairment   Visual impairment in older adults because of age-related macular degeneration (AMD),…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Nisha R. Acharya, M.D., M.S., call Leland Kim at 415-502-9553 or email leland.kim@ucsf.edu.     JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights   Study Examines Uveitis in a Hawaiian Population   A study by Nisha R. Acharya, M.D., M.S., of the University…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2013   JAMA Ophthalmology Viewpoint Highlights   What Is The Optimal Timing For Retinal Detachment Repair? Charles C. Wykoff, M.D., Ph.D., of Retina Consultants of Houston, Texas, and colleagues write, “while animal models and simple logic may lead one to believe that earlier repair of fovea-involving…