Lynda Charters

Despite the injection of intravitreal antibiotics at the end of corrective surgery, delayed-onset endophthalmitis can develop in patients who sustained open globe injuries.

Alcohol abuse is associated with significant alterations to corneal endothelial density and morphology.

Lotilaner ophthalmic solution, 0.25% is the first drug designed to treat and target the underlying cause of Demodex blepharitis, according to investigators.

Many patients with diabetes can be stabilized with anti-VEGF biologics.

Ophthalmologists have discussions about driving with glaucoma patients.

Deep learning analysis of fundus photographs has the potential to assess neurologic dysfunction in individuals with Parkinson’s disease.

Patients treated with azithromycin did not have a higher incidence of gastrointestinal adverse events.

Learning more about the early AD stages, when brain damage is limited, should allow early and more efficacious treatment, and improvements in imaging may be able to pick up changes earlier.

In a keynote lecture at the 14th Annual Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology in Lisbon, Hendrik Scholl, MD, co-founder and director of the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel, discussed its mission to unravel the mysteries of vision and human eye disease.

Maternal pregnancy-related smoking was measured using key metrics: Provider or self-reported smoking during pregnancy and cotinine and hydroxycotinine in neonatal blood.

Hurdles include limited space, handling thin sclera, choosing the right site.

Procedure integrates femto, phaco in one instrument to address issues.

Industry leaders view pegcetacoplan as most important retinal technology in 10 years.

While obesity has been associated with increased IOPs, the results to now have been inconclusive. Researchers investigated the IOP among groups with different combinations of obesity status and metabolic health status.

ICLs offer a strong surgical correction option for some patients.

Celebrating 40-year anniversary with new brand/new products.

A team of researchers compared 10-MHz and 15-MHz B-scan probes to evaluate the probes’ ability to detect and localize retinal detachments in eyes filled with silicone.

Researchers recommended that patients being treated with ethambutol should be screened regularly by an ophthalmologist for the early detection of optic neuropathy.

According to researchers, the treatment with botulinum toxin is safe, fast-acting, and improves both cosmetic appearance and quality of life, and could be considered as a choice for patients not opting for surgery.

Researchers conducted a retrospective analysis of longitudinal, clinical data from patients with high myopic MNV treated with intravitreal bevacizumab.

According to researchers, patients with chronic CSC treated with 1 fovea-involving, half-dose PTD application had a significant improvement in structure and function at the final follow-up and foveal atrophy did not develop in any patients.

According to James Chodosh MD, MPH, some corneal conditions may not be treatable with a transplant.

The new laser will allow surgeons to perform refractive correction on patients with myopia, with or without astigmatism using the SILK Procedure.

Artificial intelligence (AI) with ultra-widefield fundus autofluorescence images may be helpful to objectively estimate progression of retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and visual function.

The study compared 126 IOL injectors of 13 IOL injector systems regarding the manufacturers’ recommended preoperative incision sizes to evaluate the intraoperative incision enlargement and postoperative incision sizes.

A comparison of Hoya Vivinex and Alcon AcrySof lenses evaluated the long-term formation of posterior capsular opacification (PCO) and the rate of glistenings that developed.

The Keralink Trial was the first randomized clinical trial that tested the hypothesis that corneal cross-linking (CXL) might decrease keratoconus progression in children compared with the use of spectacles or contact lenses.

Global Pharma agrees to recall Delsam Pharma’s over-the-counter Artificial Eye Ointment due to potential bacterial contamination.

Analysis of data from the pooled Tenaya and Lucerne studies showed the faricimab achieved greater anatomic improvements compared to aflibercept during the matched-dosing period.