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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…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, AUGUST 1, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Jelle Vehof, Ph.D., email j.vehof@umcg.nl.   JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights   High Pain Sensitivity and Low Pain Tolerance Appear to be Associated with Symptoms of Dry Eye Disease   High pain sensitivity and low pain tolerance appear to be…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, JULY 18, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact study author Xinzhi Zhang, M.D., Ph.D., call Kester Williams at 301-402- or email williake@ncmhd.nih.gov.    CHICAGO – Significant differences in the use of eye care services by socioeconomic position (SEP) persist among U.S. adults with eye diseases, according to a report…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, JULY 11, 2013   JAMA Ophthalmology Viewpoint Highlights   The JAMA Network specialty journals are now publishing Viewpoint articles. Below are the Viewpoints to be published July 11 in JAMA Ophthalmology.     Combination Therapy to Reduce Conjunctival Scarring After Glaucoma Surgery by Marco A. Zarbin, M.D., Ph.D.,…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, JUNE 11, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Irene Gottlob, M.D., email Ig15@le.ac.uk.     JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights   Genetic and Environmental Factors Appear Related to Comitant Strabismus, Study Suggests   Certain subgroups within the population appears to be at higher risk of developing comitant strabismus…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, MAY 30, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Mark A. Slabaugh, M.D., call Elizabeth Hunter at 206-616-3192 or email elh415@uw.edu. CHICAGO – A study at a Seattle hospital suggests that supervised, resident-performed cataract surgery is successful and cost-effective in an underserved patient population, according to a report…

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, MAY 23, 2013 Media Advisory: To contact contributing author Edward Hall Jaccoma, M.D., call 207-324-7946 or email ejaccaoma@aol.com. JAMA Ophthalmology Study Highlights In a research letter, Ryan K. Murphy, D.O., M.A., of the University of New England College of Osteopathic Medicine, Biddeford, Maine, and colleagues examined the relationship…