Rachel Lutz

Despite decreasing tobacco use in the US, the prevalence of COPD has not dropped.

In a 15-year study, investigators found that moderate consumption of eggs can significantly reduce a patient’s risk of developing incident, late-stage age related-macular degeneration

Certified respiratory educators helped a COPD intervention group of patients achieve improved symptom results.

A comparison of hospitalized COPD patients treated with either short-acting or long-acting bronchodilator showed the latter had no influence on 30-day readmission rates.

After a Mendelian analysis, investigators found that the genetic variants examined explained 4.4% of the variance in refractive error in their patient sample.

One month after ripasudil treatment, investigators saw the mean foveal thickness decrease significantly and noted decreases in intraocular pressure.

Study finds that patients who received as-needed injections saw a significant anatomical and functional improvement.

Investigators found that intravitreal administration of aflibercept might alter the corneal endothelium within 6 months of their first injection.

Retrospective study assesses real-world outcomes of treating patients with chronic DME with Iluvien implant.

About 1000 people in the United States have RPE65 gene mutations and inherited retinal diseases.

The best way to diagnose diabetic macular edema is using optical coherence tomography, but it is costly.

Though it has been shown to not be harmful to patients at risk for the opitcal condition, calcium may still play a protective role in these patients.

Investigators from Johns Hopkins examined 16 RCTs to determine efficacy of three anti-VEGF agents for patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

Patients who drank two cans of soda per day were 5 times more likely to have severe symptoms than those who "seldom" consumed it.

How soon could support vector machine learning be integrated into a retina specialist’s clinical practice?

Rehabilitative approaches seem promising for managing cognitive problems in multiple sclerosis.

How can emergency department doctors best be prepared to identify and treat seizures in the ER?

While the diseases appear to be unrelated, there may be underlying factors that link them together.

Investigators studied patients from 5 unrelated families to determine the genetic mutations causing the condition.

Both entrectinib and polatuzumab vedotin target hard-to-treat cancers.

There has been a debate about whether retina specialists under-treat with anti-VEGF therapy in the real-world setting.

Investigators found an association between disease progression change in done dark adaptation, yellow-blue, chromatic threshold and foveal thickness.

The investigators also examined patients who had 3 or more injections in the year prior to their cardiac event.

Female sex on its own was a risk for arrhythmic events, but only for certain LQTS genotypes.

Characterizing these pediatric epilepsy readmissions is the first step in reducing readmissions, study authors said.

Pigment epithelial detachment is less responsive to anti-VEGF treatment, compared to subretinal fluid or intraretinal cysts in nAMD, investigators observed.

MPN— myeloproliferative neoplasm—involves the production of too many red blood cells, white blood cells, or platelets in the body.

Sustained virologic response was achieved regardless of the hepatitis C genotype.

Results suggest that pediatric patients with epilepsy should have genomic test results reinterpreted at least every 2 years and before further genetic testing.

Investigators examined the interaction between the proteins TSP1 and C7 to look for a potential molecule to treat fibrosis in patients with butterfly syndrome.