Investigators wanted to determine why patients who have retinal diseases such as diabetic retinopathy (DR) or age-related macular degeneration (AMD) can undergo cataract surgeries without experiencing a worsening of their retinal disease, while some patients do.
Researchers conducted a retrospective chart review spanning from January 2015 to January 2021 to compare the incidence rates of infectious keratitis before and during the pandemic among PRK patients.
Authors reported that increasing the number of intense pulsed light (IPL) sessions is beneficial for patients with moderate-to-severe meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) to increase the response rate of treatment.
The technology uses a superelastic, memory-shaped nitinol guide that facilitates up to 360-degree guided circumferential removal of the trabecular meshwork.
The investigators conducted a multicenter, prospective, open-label, phase 4 study in which they evaluated the patients’ and investigators’ impressions of the drug.
Authors looked at 6 unexpected cases of endophthalmitis after cataract extraction during 1 day of cataract surgeries.
A recent study showed that adjunctive fragmentation pre-treatment of the crystalline lens using the miLoop showed improved lensectomy time and fluidic efficiency
Diabetic macular edema is often treated with dexamethasone intravitreal implant, and bevacizumab. While they both treat the same disease, they work in different ways.
Extended treatment intervals with bevacizumab preserved vision of many patients with high baseline vision.
While the change is mostly a result of improved recognition of in situ cases, authors wanted to identify any changes in the incidence and mortality of conjunctival melanoma in Australia from 1982 to 2014.
Ocular toxicity from breast cancer chemotherapy, head and neck cancer radiation and targeted therapy.
Conference defines the future of anterior segment surgery.
The prevalence of AMD features in Republic of Korea Air Force pilots was higher than in other general populations studied.
Indiana University and local public safety officials combine safety and educational efforts.
Electrophysiologic testing combined with structural imaging to zero in on issues.
NR1D1 and NR2E3 orphan nuclear receptors were found to have low levels of expression in patients with advanced retinoblastoma.
Patients who underwent LASIK had undergone phacoemulsification 7 years earlier compared to a matched control group, according to the study authors.
Investigators emphasized that the data does not indicate a causal relationship between eye disorder and systemic diseases.
Their machine-learning multistage system predicts the expected disease progression of patients and their VA with age-related macular degeneration (AMD), diabetic macular edema (DME), and retinal vein occlusion (RVO).
Study concluded that the short-term results of LBN to treat mild-to-modern OAG and OHT was safe and efficacious.
Investigators believe that AMD and cancer may have similar risk factors in common.
ChatGPT-4 (OpenAI) had an overall “fair” performance when answering multiple-choice ophthalmic questions unrelated to multifocal imaging.
Early detection of the disease is key to optimal patient outcomes
Repetitive exercises before drop instillation, may decrease difficulty and improve the successful instillation of eye drops.
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