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It is noteworthy that patients with mild TBI often report visual issues despite normal results of visual acuity measurements and fundus examinations.

The multi-institutional found that a genetic variation common in people of African ancestry is linked with an increased risk of complications from diabetes, including diabetic retinopathy, which has previously been linked to genetic variations called single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs, but these associations have been studied primarily in individuals of European and Asian ancestry.

Donahue will serve as president until June 30, 2025, when he will host the AAPOS 2025 annual meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah. He previously had served as vice president since July 2023.

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

The Vanderbilt University Medical Center study contradicts earlier studies from East Asia that showed the small dose of atropine is effective in slowing progression of myopia.

The event is a forum for the exchange of ideas between leading scientists in diverse fields to bring their knowledge to the challenges of glaucoma and help set the course for future glaucoma research.

David Wallace, MD, MPH, the Marilyn K. Glick Professor and chair of the Department of Ophthalmology for Indiana University School of Medicine, is new chairman of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences and director of the Vanderbilt Eye Institute for Vanderbilt University Medical Center.

According to a Vanderbilt University news release, the International Retinal Research Foundation has extended a $10 million gift to establish a center dedicated to retinal vision research at the Vanderbilt Eye Institute and a directorship to support a physician-scientist leader in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences.

Vanderbilt’s David Calkins, PhD, was honored with the 2022 President’s Award, presented by the Glaucoma Research Foundation, at the Glaucoma 360 Annual Gala last month.