Practice News

Ophthalmology News

September 18th, 2008

We have just announced the dates of our next educational Cataract Seminars!

Tuesday Sept 30th, 7 - 8 pm

Thursday Oct 2nd, 7 - 8 pm

Saturday Oct 18th, 10 - 11 am

Saturday Oct 18th, 12 - 1 pm

These seminars are designed to inform cataract patients and their families about the treatment options. You may sign up by calling our office at (919) 256 2500 or by filling out this form here.

To learn more about our seminars, click here!

September 2nd, 2008

Triangle Eye Physicians PA has been selected for the 2008 Best of Raleigh Award in the Laser Vision Correction category by the U.S. Local Business Association. Click here to read the press release!

August, 2008 | Source: Ophthalmology (Magazine)

Many patients diagnosed with glaucoma go untreated
This is the first longitudinal, nationally representative study using patient-reported interviewer-verified data on glaucoma medication utilization rates for elderly Americans with primary open-angle glaucoma. It found that nearly 30 percent of patients diagnosed with primary open-angle glaucoma continue to go untreated in any given year after diagnosis. Click to learn more about Glaucoma!

August, 2008 | Source: Ophthalmology (Magazine)

Outdoor activity linked to lower incidence of myopia in children
This population-based study found that higher levels of total time spent outdoors were associated with less myopia and a more hyperopic mean refraction, after adjusting for near work, parental myopia and ethnicity. The authors suggest that light intensity may be an important factor. Pupils would be more constricted outdoors, resulting in a greater depth of field and less image blur. Alternatively, release of dopamine from the retina is known to be stimulated by light, and dopamine can act as an inhibitor of eye growth.