Clinical Diagnosis

Investigators searched PubMed over the past 2 decades for clinical trials on eyelid ptosis using the terms blepharoptosis or upper eyelid ptosis or eyelid ptosis” and the filters “randomized controlled trial (RCT), clinical trial, and humans.”

Randomly assigned controlled trials key in increasing understanding of disease.

Advances help gain clearer image, enhancing decision-making process.

Tool for quantifying measures may predict outcomes for patients.

Substantial weight loss can help patients’ eye health, study results show.

The Research to Prevent Blindness (RPB), the Association of University Professors of Ophthalmology (AUPO) and an anonymous donor have recognized Donald Zack, MD, PhD, for ground-breaking contributions to the field of vision research.

According to Oculus, its Myopia Master saves space and can be mounted on a workstation or an ophthalmic table. The software is operated directly via an inbuilt display.

The company is evaluating topical cyclosporine to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.

According to the Refractive Surgery Council, patients continue to have a high level of interest in laser vision correction procedures.

pVerify's Vision Benefits API allows front-office staff to handle vision eligibility verifications seamlessly in their own EHR.

Most patients with allergic disorder are children, adolescents, or young adults.

Llama nanobodies may be key to beating COVID-19 variants.

Edward Manche, MD, discusses results from his presentation regarding outcomes of corneal crosslinking keratoconus in a pediatric population.

Outlook Therapeutics has reported positive efficacy and safety data from Phase 3 NORSE TWO trial of bevacizumab-vikg.

Focus on maximizing visual examination by combining methods of detection-based testing.

The organization hopes to help 1 billion people worldwide, committing the international community to improve vision for 1.1 billion people living with preventable vision loss by 2030.

Perhaps the most important consideration is understanding the neuromuscular pathway that retracts and protracts the eyelid.

Use of a drug to correct the eyelid position could eliminate the complications associated with surgery.

First step is ruling out ocular nystagmus, saccadic disorder.

Jonathan D. Shader, DO, CPA, presents a case study involving an uncommon cause of posterior-intermediate uveitis: the black ink used to create a tattoo.

Case study looks at a 90-year-old patient with a sebaceous gland carcinoma with corneal and bulbar conjunctival involvement, but the eyelid was spared.

Case study of 2 sisters with Leber’s congenital amaurosis (LCA) analyzes ocular findings, connection.

This research was a finalist in the 2020 Ophthalmology Times® Research Scholar Honoree Program.

New strategies are needed to rethink how we treat glaucoma to do more than just manage eye pressure—to actually restore vision by promoting the survival of retinal ganglion cells and their axons.