Jetrea, an intravitreal injection therapy which was previously approved by the FDA last October, has now gained approval for use in Europe. Jetrea is the only approved drug therapy used to treat vitreomacular traction (VMT). Vitreomacular traction causes holes in the macula, which then leads to irreversible vision loss. The macula is responsible for central [...]
More than 10,000 adults over the age of 20 took part in the U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2005 and 2008 and results of this study were published in the journal JAMA Ophthalmology. After analyzing the data from the survey, researchers found that people suffering from depression are more likely to have [...]
Recent research has suggested a link between Parkinson’s disease and vision loss. The study, led by Dr. Chris Elliot at the University of York’s Biology department, has associated a genetic mutation responsible for Parkinson’s disease with low visual acuity. While the neurodegenerative disorder is most often characterized by movement difficulties, slowness, and tremor, there can also [...]
Some patients suffering from retinitis pigmentosa will benefit from the Food and Drug Administration’s approval of the Argus II Retinal Prosthesis System. It is the first treatment for the inherited eye disorder and will be available for patients who are 25 years and older who have the advanced form of the disease. Retinitis pigmentosa causes [...]
New research seems to point to a link between the shorter days of winter playing a role in the progression of nearsightedness in children. Researchers examined data from a clinical trial conducted in Denmark and found that the vision of children who were nearsighted deteriorated more quickly during the winter months. Researchers believe that the [...]
It has long been postulated that the blindness of Mary Ingalls (the sister of the author of the Little House on the Prairie books Laura Ingalls Wilder), was due to scarlet fever. However, review of biographical records, historical documents and other items points the finger at another disease that causes swelling in the brain and [...]
A study published in Nature details the findings of research conducted at Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center and the University of California San Francisco, which revealed that normal fetal eye development in mice is related to light exposure during pregnancy. Researchers were able to identify a light-response pathway that controls the number of retinal neurons [...]
Seniors with low vision tend to limit their activities because of a fear of falling according to a new study, which was published recently in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science. Limiting social activities puts these seniors at risk for social isolation and disability. The study compared nearly 250 senior adults with eye disease and [...]
A recent cross-sectional study has found that an increase in visual problems that cannot be corrected with lenses may be related to a rise in prevalence of diabetes. Led by Dr. David S. Friedman of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine in Baltimore, the researchers gathered physical exam information from a set of patients in [...]
When children complain of headaches, many parents jump to the conclusion that their child needs glasses. However, researchers have determined that this is rarely the case and that usually the headaches going away on their own without vision correction. Recently a team of pediatric ophthalmologists reviewed records from 2002 to 2011 for 158 patients under [...]
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Dr. Krawitz trained in Internal Medicine at Columbia-Presbyterian Hospital, New York. He completed his Ophthalmology training at Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, and later was selected as Chief Resident of that program.
He completed an additional year of sub-specialization in Glaucoma at Mount Sinai Medical Center in New York, NY. Read more.
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