Systemic Disease
Research Details Influence of Systemic Meds on Cataract
Some of the strongest associations were with tricyclic antidepressants, antiarrhythmic drugs and insulin.
01/20/2023
Fibromyalgia Signs Visible in Retina
Spectral-domain OCT parameters enabled the identification of affected eyes.
01/03/2023
COPD Associated with Ocular Changes
Most likely due to the effects of smoking, these patients showed reduced retinal vascular density on OCT-A.
12/28/2022
Certain Systemic Medications May Lower AMD Prevalence
Understanding how these drugs interfere with the condition’s pathways may lead to new therapeutic avenues.
11/10/2022
Comanaging Outside of Eye Care: Recognize These Systemic Risks
Learn how to trade expertise with doctors in other medical disciplines for the betterment of your shared patients.
10/15/2022
A Complete Analysis of COVID-19 and the Eye
From past to present, we review the impact of this disease on our patients.
10/15/2022
How Hypertension and Stroke Affect the Eye
ODs play a vital role in protecting patients from both chronic and acute vascular events. Here’s what to look for and how to react.
10/15/2022
Neuroimaging Shines Light on Chronic Ocular Surface Pain, Photophobia
New research using fMRI found that trigeminal nociceptive pathways may contribute to the conditions, and anesthesia seemed to have a modulating effect.
10/12/2022
Mild Thyroid Eye Disease May Respond to Doxycycline
More work still needs to be done, though, as the drug’s improvement rate was fairly low.
10/04/2022
Stroke Associated with Increased Prevalence of Ocular Disease
Findings also revealed a close relationship with mild to moderate and severe visual impairment in individuals with hypertension.
09/26/2022
