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Retinal Sensitivity Varies Across Macula in Early, Intermediate AMD

A recent study correlated microperimetry and contrast sensitivity findings with disease stage, suggesting potential news ways to tracking progression.
July 26, 2024

Optic Nerve Blood Flow Altered in Patients with Sleep Disorder, Study Finds

Measuring vascular density via OCT-A may help clinicians diagnose and monitor obstructive sleep apnea-hypopnea syndrome.
July 26, 2024

Allergic Conjunctivitis Complicates, Diminishes Ortho-K Intervention

Affected children experienced greater axial elongation after three years, study finds. Suspension of lens wear and the impact of inflammation both likely contributed.
July 26, 2024

Vitamin D Supplement Could Improve DED Symptoms

Its anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory properties may improve some tear film parameters and subjective ratings, meta-analysis concludes.
July 25, 2024

Non-white Patients More Likely to Present with Worse VA at Time of Cataract Surgery

Language barriers and socioeconomic disadvantages shown to delay timely access to care, extending the burden of visual impairment prior to intervention.
July 25, 2024

Severe Atopic Dermatitis Increases Glaucoma Patient’s Risk of Needing Surgery

This stage of the condition may influence an individual’s clinical features by increasing the frequency of blunt ocular trauma and the degree of intraocular inflammation.
July 25, 2024

Dystrophies Comprise Two-Thirds of All Corneal Opacity Presentations

Fuchs’ was the most common etiology for such findings in a recent IRIS Registry analysis.
July 24, 2024

Women with Prediabetes Have Decreased Odds of Retinopathy

National survey data also revealed that underrepresented ethnic populations may have increased risk.
July 24, 2024

Older Age Associated with Retreatment in Thyroid Eye Disease

At one year, roughly one in four patients in this study had received a second course of teprotumumab.
July 24, 2024

Study Finds Red Light Therapy Cuts Ocular Elongation Rate and SER Increase

Fourteen months of TID application saved 0.28mm of AL growth and -0.64D of refractive progression in treated subjects.
July 23, 2024