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New Study Highlights Likelihood of Macular Retinoschisis in Elderly High Myopes

Data reveals a 27.9% prevalence among this patient population, emphasizing the need for greater awareness and monitoring of its impact on vision health.
October 10, 2024

Two Fundus Camera Candidates for DR Screening Show Promise

In a large UK initiative, ultra-widefield imaging demonstrated high sensitivity for referrable cases.
October 10, 2024

Fragmented Circadian Rhythm May Increase DR Risk

This potential relationship was tested in part due to the well-documented effect that this bodily process plays in regulating glucose homeostasis.
October 9, 2024

Study Highlights Unique Ocular Characteristics of Children with History of ROP

New research reveals that these patients have a shorter axial length, steeper cornea and thicker macula, and calls for ongoing efforts to assess the long-term impact on visual outcomes.
October 8, 2024

California Notes Improvement in ROP Care, Reducing Incidence and Racial Disparities

These trends differed from the contrasting increases seen in national trends.
October 7, 2024

Hydroxychloroquine Intake Impacts ONL Thinning

Understanding associations between this medication use and the thinning of retinal regions could serve as an early diagnostic indicator for retinal toxicity.
October 2, 2024

Adjuvant Chemo After Enucleation Reduces Recurrence, Improves Survival in Retinoblastoma

Study underscores global discrepancies in defining high-risk histopathology features, calling for a more standardized approach to improve outcomes.
October 1, 2024

Widefield OCT-A Reveals Effects of High Myopia on Retinal Vascular Structures

Recent findings show a link to decreased peripheral vascular density and altered peripapillary capillary area in response to axial length elongation.
September 27, 2024

Choroidal Drainage System Potential Imaging Biomarker for Ocular Diseases

A study found that almost half of healthy eyes had intervortex venous anastomosis, most often in the temporal quadrant, which is a feature of pachychoroid spectrum disorders.
September 27, 2024

Researchers Uncover Key Risk Factors for Central Serous Chorioretinopathy

Analysis reveals links between male sex, shift work and biomarkers like VEGF and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein in understanding the condition’s development.
September 26, 2024