Lynda Charters

The Russian study also found that the aging of a young myopic generation may result in even more visual impairment and blindness as the result of myopic macular degeneration.

While ocular injuries sustained as the result of MVAs is generally mild, researchers found that patients' ability to drive and work following the ocular injury was impacted.

The South Korean study found that those with age-related macular degeneration may be more at risk of developing some cancers, like renal and thyroid.

Switching produced an additional 25% IOP reduction in mild-to-moderate OAG and OHT.

Ferroptosis is a form of cell death that depends on the presence of iron in the cells.

The authors suggested genetic mutation may relax the body’s defenses and allow harmful bacteria to reach the eye.

The treatment is a minimally invasive intravitreal injection that can be performed with a topical anesthetic.

Urban particulate matter contains a variety of heavy metals, endotoxin, nitrogen oxides, and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, which have been found to be genotoxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic.

New treatments for geographic atrophy coming down the pike has the potential to change eye care providers' approach to identifying and managing the disease.

The prevailing message is that physicians have “a long way to go” in the optimization of management and prevention of myopic vitreoretinal disease.

Oluwatosin U Smith, MD, urges consideration of the interaction between corneal and glaucomatous disease whenever treating glaucoma or corneal issues during the annual Glaucoma 360 meeting in San Francisco, California.

A new treatment option may be on the horizon for glaucoma patients.

Robert L Stamper, MD, raises the question of physician liability for allowing the patient to drive.

A new study found that only a little over half of school-aged children participants underwent vision screening within the past two years, highlighting gaps in eye care access.

The study further defined the relationship between delayed rod-mediated dark adaptation and the status of outer retinal bands on optical coherence tomography.

There may not be a standard regime to eradicate the parasites, but treatment options do exist.

A new study out of Guangzhou, China found that individuals younger than 18 years of age and experiencing high myopia are at a high risk of progressively worsening myopic maculopathy.

Retinal imaging and genetics data was used to predict future disease risk in a recent study.

A collaborative study has found that pupillometry as a clinical test may help identify biomarkers for major depressive disorder. The test identifies a subgroup of patients with anticipatory hypo-arousal subserving anhedonia symptomatology.

Dry eye disease incidence rates vary markedly depending on the eye care practice.

Larger 0.6-mm temporary plug features a tapered edge.

The kidney and eye are structurally and functionally similar, and the diseases of the organs may present similarly and via common pathways.

Between 2010 and 2019, this study retrospectively examined and identified all patients diagnosed with syphilitic uveitis who were admitted to inpatient facilities in the United States.

An anchored matching-adjusted indirect comparison may aid therapeutic decision-making.

The investigators use mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on patients who have never previously practiced the technique, with the aim of possibly re-training their brains to remove their static-type images.

A multicenter study in Japan examined patients to understand geographic atrophy characteristics and progression rate.