Ophthalmology

Students who received eyeglasses through a school-based vision program achieved better reading scores, but sustained impact not observed after 2 years.

Incidence of myopia was 7.9% higher in the exposure group, compared to the non-exposure group from grade 2 to grade 3.

The approval of ranibizumab-nuna marks the first ophthalmology biosimilar to become FDA approved in the United States.

Data show no patients in the study (n = 510) had BCVA worse than 0.3 (log MAR 0.48) due to diabetic retinopathy.

A causal relationship could not be established, but investigators note that further ocular adverse events are likely following increased vaccination rates.

Data show patients with chronic IBS had six times the odds of developing glaucoma (OR 6.58; 95% CI, 2.00 - 16.89), in comparison to those without chronic IBS.

There were 4 errors found involving wrong medications or injections in the wrong eye at KPNC in 2019 and 2020.

Though operating room-based injections are predominantly performed, investigators could not find sufficient data that confirmed it as the only safe injection site.

New research shows 9 SNPs of 4 genes were significantly associated with the anti-VEGF therapy response in patients with age-related macular degeneration.

A 0.063 mg dose had a probability of 94% to be ≥95% effective, despite being 4- to 10- times lower than common dosage levels.

Patients with 360° catheter-assisted trabeculotomy had the best success rates.

Outlook Therapeutics anticipates submitting a Biologics License Application to the FDA as early as next year.

Previous research has shown that COVID-19 can impact ocular health.

OCTA can be used as a support technique to improve patient flow and reduce number of fluorescein angiography.

More randomized controlled trials are needed to assess their long-term effectiveness, safety, and effects on health-related quality of life.

Metabolomic and preclinical studies have indicated that branched-chain amino acids may protect against neurodegenerative diseases.

Retinal laser photocoagulation may be performed by a specialist from a distance using telemedicine platforms.

According to 3x3 mm and 6x6 mm OCTA scans, there were no significant changes in mean macular intercapillary area measures for all tested regions.

An expert ophthalmologist offers lessons and insights into the rare genetic eye disorder.

Currently, there are no glaucoma-specific instruments that estimate utilities across the spectrum of glaucoma severity.

Researchers found a significant interaction between SGLT2 inhibitors based on age and eGFR.

Data presented at ADA 2021 supports the noninferiority of faricimab to aflibercept.

Stephen Russell, MD, talks about promising new data that has the potential to provide a breakthrough for treating the most common mutation of the rare genetic eye disease.

Epiretinal membrane and initial detachment of the macula are risk factors for post-operative CME.

Improvements in neovascularization and best-correct visual acuity were generally not sustained following treatment discontinuance.