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Foveal Microvasculature Most Affected in Parkinson’s

Compared with healthy controls, patients with the disease had a lower vessel density in the superficial capillary plexus on OCT-A.
March 23, 2023

IIH Missed or Prematurely Diagnosed in Literature by Almost 20%

Be sure to use the full set of established criteria when encountering suspects in your practice, findings argue.
March 21, 2023

OCT Angiography May Be Good Diagnostic Tool for Amblyopia

The device was able to identify retinal vessel density in these patients to be lower than in controls.
March 17, 2023

Close Monitoring During Year One of Anti-VEGF Advised

Severe vision loss—three or more lines of ETDRS acuity—during treatment may be linked to the number of injections.
March 16, 2023

Optic Nerve Most Vulnerable to Tobacco During Fetal, Early Life

Patients whose mothers smoked during pregnancy had thinner peripapillary RNFLs.
March 15, 2023

Observation Sufficient for Majority of Valsalva Retinopathy Cases

Most hemorrhages resolved on their own within three months.
March 14, 2023

DR Toll in American Indian Populations Has Improved in Recent Decades

Analysis of recent data suggests extending follow-up intervals for retinopathy assessment in the healthier cohorts of this patient demographic.
March 13, 2023

Retinal Vessel Diameters Correlate to Uveitis Activity

Dilation increased in inflamed eyes but regressed when the disease became inactive.
March 9, 2023

Three in Four Patients Experience a Lapse in DR Care

These populations tend to be Black or Hispanic, recent study finds.
March 8, 2023

Physical Activity Protects Against Macular Thinning

Even glaucoma suspects who exercised more showed improved metrics in this multi-cohort observational study.
March 8, 2023