Dr. Steve Silberberg's blog
Is the fountain of youth near??
http://www.foxnews.com/opinion/2012/01/18/factor-x-have-finally-found-fo...
Since the time of the ancient Greeks, humans have searched for the fountain of youth; the eternal spring that restores life and brings us back from the brink of death. That search has now taken us to the most unexpected of places, the laboratories of the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.
Contact lens with a microchip to spot glaucoma: New breakthrough in leading cause of blindness
n electronic contact lens with a microchip in it is being used for the first time in the fight against a leading cause of blindness. The condition, glaucoma, is thought to affect half a million Britons – yet studies show that half of all cases remain undiagnosed.
The new device, called the Triggerfish Sensor, could help experts diagnose the eye problem earlier and treat it more effectively, potentially saving the sight of thousands of patients.
Why Government Over Regulation Hurts!
Ban on used glasses hobbles eye clinic
Since 1985, the Union Gospel Mission has helped improve the vision of thousands of poor and uninsured people by dispensing donated eyeglasses at its weekly free vision clinic founded by the late optometrist and humanitarian Walt Michaelis.
Every Thursday the clinic sees eight to 10 people “who could not get glasses any other way,” said Linda Bates, a volunteer at the Mission.
National profile for our office
My eyecare philosophy in print. Scroll to page 6 and meet our office: http://idoc.net/idoc/quarterlys/q4-2011/IDOC4Q11_publr.pdf scrolldown to page 6. It will be in print shortly in IDOC quarterly
Experimental Fat-Burning Medicine May Stop Diabetes.
Mouse Study: Experimental Fat-Burning Medicine May Stop Diabetes.
Blinking may give clues for autism
http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-500368_162-57341751/blinking-may-yield-clues...
(WebMD) When and why children blink may provide researchers some important clues about how children with autism process and take in information.
Although it may not feel like it, blinking interrupts what we are watching. If a story or scene is engrossing, we can keep our eyes peeled. This is called blink inhibition. There are key differences between toddlers with and without autism spectrum disorder and when they blink their eyes.
