Portable Artificial Vision Device May Be an Effective Aid for Patients with Low Vision

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, MAY 5, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Mark J. Mannis, M.D., call Phyllis Brown at 916-291-4500 or email pkbrown@ucdavis.edu.   Note: Images of the portable artificial vision device are available for use and can be found below.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in…

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Higher Ozone, Lower Humidity Levels Associated With Dry Eye Disease, Although No Link with Certain Particulate Matter Level

  EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, MARCH 10, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Dong Hyun Kim, M.D., email amidfree@gmail.com. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2016.0139   JAMA Ophthalmology In a study published online by JAMA Ophthalmology, Dong Hyun Kim,…

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Eye Abnormalities in Infants with Microcephaly Associated with Zika Virus

Vision-threatening eye abnormalities in infants in Brazil with microcephaly (a birth defect characterized by an abnormally small head) may be associated with presumed intrauterine infection with Zika virus, according to a study published online by JAMA Ophthalmology. An epidemic of Zika virus has been happening in Brazil since April 2015. Six months after the onset…

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Higher Dietary Nitrate and Green Leafy Vegetable Intake Associated With Lower Risk of Glaucoma

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, JANUARY 14, 2016 Media Advisory: To contact Jae H. Kang, Sc.D., call Elaine St. Peter at 617-525-6375 or email estpeter@partners.org. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.5601   JAMA Ophthalmology Greater intake of dietary nitrate…

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Study Examines Intent of Glaucoma Patients to Use Marijuana for Treatment in a City With Legalized Medical Use

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact David A. Belyea, M.D., M.B.A., call Anne Banner at 202-994-2261 or email abanner@gwu.edu. To contact commentary co-author Eve J. Higginbotham, S.M., M.D., call Lee-Ann Donegan at 267-240-2448 or email Leeann.Donegan@uphs.upenn.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your…

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Test May Help Identify Patients Appropriate for Home Monitoring Device for Progression of AMD

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Neil M. Bressler, M.D., email Marin Hedin at mhedin2@jhmi.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.3684   JAMA Ophthalmology Use of a qualification test within a retinal practice…

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Higher Intake of Carotenoids Associated With Reduced Risk of Advanced AMD

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2015 To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.3590 Author interview: An author audio interview will be available when the embargo lifts on the JAMA Ophthalmology website: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/multimedia.aspx   JAMA Ophthalmology Two decades of…

First-Born in Family More Likely to be Nearsighted; Priority of Education May Be Factor

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Jeremy A. Guggenheim, Ph.D., email GuggenheimJ1@cardiff.ac.uk. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.3556   JAMA Ophthalmology First-born individuals in a sample of adults in the United Kingdom were…

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Study Finds Association Between Blood Levels of Trace Metals and Risk of Glaucoma

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, AUGUST 6, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact Shan C. Lin, M.D., call Scott Maier at 415-476-3595 or email Scott.Maier@ucsf.edu.   To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.2438   JAMA Ophthalmology   In an analysis that…

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Author Audio Interview: Cost-Related Medication Nonadherence

Listen to this author interview in JAMA Ophthalmology on cost-related medication nonadherence and cost-saving behaviors before and after Medicare Part D implementation.  

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Metformin Use Associated with Reduced Risk of Developing Open-Angle Glaucoma

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, MAY 28, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Julia E. Richards, Ph.D., call Aimee S. Bergquist at 734-763-4660 or email aimeesb@umich.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2015.1440 JAMA Ophthalmology Taking the medication metformin…

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Personalized Care During Eye Visits Didn’t Lower HbA1c Levels for Diabetics

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, MAY 21, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Allison R. Ayala, M.S., call Lloyd Paul Aiello, M.D., Ph.D., at 617-309-2520 or email LPAiello@joslin.harvard.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmology.2015.1312 JAMA Ophthalmology Providing personalized…

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Study Estimates Prevalence of Glaucoma Among Singapore Chinese

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 11 A.M. (ET), THURSDAY, MAY 14, 2015 Media Advisory: To contact corresponding author Tin Aung, Ph.D., F.R.C.Ophth., email aung.tin@snec.com.sg To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmology.2015.1110 JAMA Ophthalmology A study of Chinese adults in Singapore suggests the prevalence of…

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Teleophthalmology for Screening, Recurrence of Age-Related Macular Degeneration

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, DECEMBER 4, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Bo Li, M.D., call 226-268-0533 or email bolihere@gmail.com. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmology.2014.5014. JAMA Ophthalmology No relevant delay between referral and treatment was found when…

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Telemedicine Screening for Diabetic Retinopathy Finds Condition in 1 of 5 Patients

EMBARGOED FOR RELEASE: 3 P.M. (CT), THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2014 Media Advisory: To contact author Cynthia Owsley, Ph.D., call Bob Shepard at 205-934-8934 or email bshep@uab.edu. To place an electronic embedded link to this study in your story: Link will be live at the embargo time: http://archopht.jamanetwork.com/article.aspx?doi=10.1001/jamaophthalmology.2014.4652. JAMA Ophthalmology A telemedicine program to screen for diabetic…

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