Lynda Charters

DED incidence rates vary markedly depending on the ophthalmic practice.

Anchored matching-adjusted indirect comparison may aid decision-making

The kidney and eye are structurally and functionally similar, and the diseases of the organs may present similarly and via common pathways.

Additional testing is needed to ensure accuracy across different groups.

Japanese investigators may have found a way of predicting which patients will develop intraocular inflammation in retrospective study.

MACs categorize goniotomy, canaloplasty, cyclophotocoagulation as experimental; glaucoma specialists speak out.

Investigators pointed out that spondyloarthritis (SpA) and Behçet’s disease are typical diseases that require the expertise of rheumatologists and ophthalmologists.

A retrospective observational study shows BCVA was maintained after 6 months for patients with neovascular AMD

The investigators wanted to determine if subclinical changes in the blood–aqueous barrier and the retinal physiology developed after anti-VEGF treatments with aflibercept, brolucizumab, and or faricimab .

This retrospective, cross-sectional study identified all inpatients diagnosed with syphilitic uveitis in the US between 2010 and 2019.

Korean researchers reported Ptosis was associated with COVID-19 vaccination, while Guillain-Barré syndrome/Miller Fisher syndrome was associated with the COVID-19 infection.

Moving toward eliminating drug and chemical safety testing in animals.

Orbis advances cataract surgery training in low-resource areas with technology

The Kingfisher Study found that the visual outcomes after 1 year of brolucizumab, 6 mg, (Beovu, Novartis) in participants with diabetic macular edema (DME) did not differ significantly from those obtained with aflibercept

Slit lamp evaluation can provide valuable information for treatment course.

The aim of the MBCT was possibly re-training patient brains to remove their static-type images.

NYU Langone Health performs landmark procedure called “major paradigm shift for potential vision therapies”

The study underscores the potential benefits of early detection of pathological changes in the retina and choroid before ocular symptoms manifest, particularly highlighting the promise of choroidal vascularity index as a robust evaluation tool.

First-in-human feasibility study.

The Women in Ophthalmology (WIO) survey by Johnson & Johnson Vision uncovers barriers faced by female ophthalmologists.

This retrospective, multicenter, observational study examined Japanese patients with GA to determine the clinical characteristics and GA progression rate associated with AMD in an Asian population.

Sterile corneal ulceration is a rare complication of rheumatoid arthritis and may lead to corneal perforation. However, surgeries performed to restore vision often are not successful.

Cataract surgery can alleviate the risk of dementia in visually impaired patients, especially those who are younger and male.

Ab-interno implantation of a supraciliary allograft bio-tissue successfully reduced intraocular pressure (IOP) with comparable safety to other minimally invasive glaucoma surgical (MIGS) procedures

Results showed that IZERVAY met the primary objective of reducing the rate of geographic atrophy (GA) growth in patients treated monthly compared to sham-treated patients

The American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) 2023 annual meeting is returning home to San Francisco on Friday November 3 through Monday November 6.

Ayush Parikh, MD, and colleagues conducted a retrospective review of and found that spontaneous closure and surgical treatment yielded comparable rates of closure and visual outcomes.

The purpose of this investigation was 2-fold: to estimate the costs of treating GA with pegcetacoplan and to identify possible utility measures to compare treatments for GA.

The goal is to evaluate neonates with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) who met only 1 screening criterion with the goal of easing the burden of ROP screening.

Researchers conducted a study on 145 patients with night vision problems, testing the effects of 0.75% phentolamine ophthalmic solution. The trial demonstrated substantial improvement in visual acuity on both evaluation days.