by Hillary Smith, University of Kentucky An article recently published in The Journal of Rheumatology by UK Health care’s Jagannadha (Jay) Avasarala, M.D., Ph.D., professor of neurology, outlines the promise of point of care ultrasound (POCUS) in the diagnosis of Giant Cell Arteritis (GCA). Misdiagnosis or a missed diagnosis of GCA can result in blindness...
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AEYE Health gets FDA approval to screen diabetics to prevent blindness
November 15, 2022 7:06 AM MST Signage is seen outside of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) headquarters in White Oak, Maryland, U.S., August 29, 2020. REUTERS/Andrew Kelly JERUSALEM, Nov 15 (Reuters) – Israeli digital health firm AEYE Health said on Tuesday it received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to market...
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New treatment discovered for rare eye disease may prevent blindness
Cedars-Sinai research published in the New England Journal of Medicine supports FDA approval of drug for thyroid eye disease CEDARS-SINAI MEDICAL CENTER LOS ANGELES (Feb. 9, 2020) — Patients with thyroid eye disease who used the minimally invasive insulin-like growth factor I blocking antibody, teprotumumab, experienced improvement in their symptoms, appearance and quality of life,...