The eyes are the window into the soul – or at least the mind, according to a new paper published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Measuring the diameter of the pupil, the part of the eye that changes size to let in more light, can show what a person is paying attention to. Pupillometry, as it’s called, has been used in social psychology, clinical psychology, humans, animals, children, infants – and it should be used even more, the authors say.

Pupil measurement might also be useful for studying babies. Tiny infants can’t tell you what they’re paying attention to. “Developmental psychologists have used all kinds of methods to get this information without using language,” Laeng says. Seeing what babies are interested in can give clues to what they’re able to recognize – different shapes or sounds, for example.  A researcher might show a child two images side by side and see which one they look at for longer. Measuring the size of a baby’s pupils could do the same without needing a comparison.

Two New Independent Studies Each Demonstrate Superiority
of Wavefront Guided Over Wavefront Optimized Laser Vision Correction
Two new influential, prospective, bilateral random eye
studies each re-affirm that VISX Customvue Wavefront Guided laser vision
correction (the only technology used at Dell Laser Consultants) produces better
contrast sensitivity and visual acuities than Wavefront Optimized laser vision
correction using the Wavelight Allegretto laser). In a study of 140 eyes in 70
subjects, a Stanford team led by Dr. Ed Manche found that overall quality of
vision, higher-order aberrations (HOAs) and contrast sensitivity were all
superior with the VISX Customvue Wavefront Guided platform.   http://www.modernmedicine.com/modernmedicine/article/articleDetail.jsp?id=756854&cid=OPHT

 
In a separate study, researchers at the University of
Utah also found VISX Customvue Wavefront Guided Laser Vision Correction
superior in performance as measured by higher order aberration values. This
data agrees well with original the FDA study of the VISX Customvue Wavefront
Guided laser, and with the results we have observed over the past six years at
Dell Laser Consultants. The VISX Customvue Wavefront Guided laser remains our
laser of choice.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22034553

Biologists at Tufts University were able to make tadpoles grow eyes on their backs and tails by genetically manipulating the membrane voltage of cells in frog embryos.

This new mechanism could have great potential in the formation of complex organs for transplantation and regenerative medicine applications.

FreshKote eye drops are currently unavailable.  They are experiencing some issues with labeling
and distribution.  If you are a DLC patient
that is currently using FreshKote eyedrops, they are still safe to use, but you
will need to contact us for an alternative when you run out.

This underscores the importance of routine eye examinations because glaucoma is often undetectable by the patient until the severe stages of the disease.

Although cataract surgery is generally painless and well tolerated by patients,
continued drug advancements have served to ensure a pleasant experience for the
vast majority of patients. Both Dr. Dell and Dr. Cunningham have served as
advisors in the development of this new medication.

The ACOS Summer Symposium brings together an all-star cast of physician

thought-leaders and innovators from industry in a unique forum.

Dr. Dell (President-elect of the American College of Ophthamic Surgery) will be chairing the Sumer Symposium of the ACOS.  Dr. Dell is hounored to be leading the information exchange of the top refractive surgeons in the country.

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