May 19th 2025
March 26th 2025
The study findings indicated that lifestyle changes associated with the COVID-19 pandemic were connected to an increase in childhood astigmatisms.
March 17th 2025
A total of 43 patients who recovered from the SARS-CoV-2 infection with mild pneumonia were included along with 45 healthy individuals.
August 21st 2024
Specular microscopy showed that the ocular symptoms in the patients who had had COVID-19 included conjunctival hyperemia, foreign body sensation, tearing, ocular secretion, and chemosis.
May 3rd 2024
The almost 474,000 participants in the study had been diagnosed with uveitis between January 1, 2015, and February 25, 2021 in South Korea.
Lessons learned from COVID-19: How to prepare for the next public health emergency
How eye care practices and doctors can prepare for the next pandemic
This week in optometry: March 20-March 24
A look back on what happened in optometry during the week of March 20-March 24.
Long COVID plays role in severe and selective neuropsychological impairments
Self-reported survey data “showed that a majority reported reductions in visual recognition and navigation abilities,” the researchers reported.
Don’t let your patients fall behind: The future of AMD care
The eye care community is moving toward a more disruption-resistant system of care, from wearable tech to VEGF-eluting implants.
A look back: Optometry in 2022
As 2022 comes to a close, check out some of the hottest and most-liked stories from the year!
Study: Inconclusive results on glasses wear and coronavirus infection
The jury is still out on whether wearing glasses is associated with a decreased risk of COVID-19 infections.
Accessible at-home COVID-19 tests are designed with visually impaired, blind individuals in mind
These new testing kits permit more equitable access to coronavirus testing.
COVID-19 vaccination can contribute to corneal allograft rejection
Japanese researchers conducted a systematic review that identified clinical features and host factors associated with corneal allograft rejection after COVID-19 vaccination.
Study: Hearing, visually impaired adults less likely to be vaccinated for COVID-19
A recent study shows US adults with hearing and visual impairments have lower rates of vaccination for the coronavirus.
Contact lens regimen crucial in removing coronavirus traces
A new study has found that having a contact lens regimen makes a difference when removing coronavirus particles, as well as the type of lens care solution that is used.
COVID-19: ocular symptoms studied in symptomatic patients
Researchers in Poland investigated the presence and duration of ocular symptoms of patients with symptomatic COVID-19 infections.
COVID-19: Increased incidence of RVOs post-diagnosis
Researchers report that the incidence of retinal vein occlusions increased in the 6 months following COVID-19 diagnosis.
Study: Effect of lockdowns on outcomes of retinal diseases treated with anti-VEGF therapy
Researchers found that patients with nAMD lost vision as a result of the lockdown and reduced number of treatments during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Higher risk of dry eye disease linked to post-COVID-19 patients
Fully recovered COVID-19 patients have a higher prevalence for developing dry eye disease, researchers report.
At-home vision testing by patients compares favorably to in-office evaluations during the COVID-19 pandemic
At-home visual acuity tests compare favorably within 1 line of vision to VA measurements performed during a standard office visit.
Decreased retinal vascular density associated with moderate/severe COVID-19 pneumonia
Vascular density might be a biomarker for microvascular abnormalities following COVID-19
Corneal sensitivity unaffected by COVID-19 in the acute phase
Acute infection did not impact the ability to obtain reliable test results
6 daily habits destroying your eyes
These habits wreak havoc on your vision
COVID-19 associated with a purtscher-like retinopathy
OCT showed inner retinal hyperreflectivity, diffuse retinal thickening with intraretinal fluid, and a serous macular detachment.
Chronic bilateral dacryoadenitis related to COVID-19
SARS-CoV-2 may target lacrimal gland tissue and manifest as chronic inflammation
COVID-19 associated with maternal deaths/morbidity
Complementary approach to control development of symptomatic COVID-19
Glaucoma drugs and drug delivery: Arising from the pandemic
The future is sustained-release injectables
Full vaccination status superior to no/partial vaccination status for COVID-19
Israel: 4th COVID-19 shot shows major benefits for patients over 60
Israeli researchers find a second booster shot was especially effective in individuals over 60 years of age, and “made them three times more resistant to serious illness."
COVID-19 rapid testing linked to low rate of false positive results
Canadian researchers have found that rapid antigen tests to detect the SARS-CoV-2 virus are associated with a very low rate of false positive results.
A faster path to more rapid COVID-19 diagnosis
Diagnosing COVID-19 just got faster with a test that claims to provide rapid virus detection markedly faster than reverse-transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) testing.
IgG antibodies persistent in COVID-19 patients on hemodialysis
Investigators report that maintenance hemodialysis does not seem to impact the effectiveness of vaccines against the COVID-19 virus in most study patients.
COVID-19: new omicron BA.2 variant signals caution
The WHO alerted the public to a new version of Omicron, BA. 2, following its predecessor, Omicron BA.1.
Pupillary size variations in cases of active and resolved COVID-19
Significant differences were found in the pupillary diameters between when the virus was active and 3 months later, Turkish investigators report.
