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@Bill_Kekevian
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Medical students in sexual-minority groups report increased symptoms of burnout regardless of their perceived experiences of mistreatment, according to a study published online Feb. 2 in
@JAMANetworkOpen
Wearing visors decreased the number of eye injuries players experienced during the 2010 to 2011 and 2017 to 2018 National Hockey League seasons, according to a new study in
@CanJOphth
An investigation published in the
@JOGJournal
compares the long-term outcomes of the 2 deep sclerectomy techniques, a newer method involves placing a collagen implant into the eye’s suprachoroidal pocket and the traditional placement within the sclera
Photorefractive keratectomy enhancement following primary PRK surgery is associated with both improved refractive outcomes and visual acuity, according to research published in Ophthalmology and Therapy
Researchers developed a deep learning model for segmentation of 13 features commonly found in neovascular and atrophic AMD that, they said, performed at a level comparable, and “for some features possibly better,” than independent observers
@AAOjournal
The faculty of ophthalmology departments at medical schools across the United States are among the least ethnically diverse in the nation, according to findings published in
@AAOjournal
Most patients with thyroid eye disease who underwent treatment with teprotumumab saw a number of improvements, according to a retrospective interventional case series presented at
@NANOSTweets
2021
#NANOS2021
A study published in Contact Lens & Anterior Eye helps pinpoint some of the nonadherence factors in single vision and myopia control contact lens patients
Clinicians are now facing the challenge to specifically tailor antibiotics to individual contact lens-associated keratitis cases at a time when the use of contact lenses is increasing
Survivors of Ebola virus disease experience a spectrum of ocular symptoms in the years after obtaining antibodies, according to findings published in
@JAMANetworkOpen
SMILE surgery is effective, safe, and predictable for myopic astigmatism of 2.00 D or more, according to research published in
@BioMedCentral
Ophthalmology
The growth rate of geographic atrophy area is strongly associated with mean GA perimeter, and GA perimeter-adjusted growth rate is not correlated with baseline GA area, lesion number and circularity index
Autonomous artificial intelligence systems can effectively uncover diabetic retinopathy in patients between 5 years and 12 years old, according to findings published in Diabetes Care
Laser photocoagulation can effectively prevent retinal detachment from occurring in patients with acute retinal necrosis, according to research published in Retina.
Patients who experience migraines are at greater risk of developing various types of retinal artery occlusion, according to a recent study published in
@AJOphthalmology
When compared with total peeling of internal limiting membrane for the treatment of myopic foveoschisis, fovea-sparing peeling may contribute to a better visual outcome and lower risk of postoperative myopic foveoschisis development
Julie Falardeau, MD, explains the effect bariatric surgery can have on idiopathic intracranial hypertension vs weight loss programs at the
#AAO2022
#Ophthalmology
A report now shows that brolucizumab decreases maximum height of pigment epithelial detachment in a shorter interval than aflibercept, as reported in BMC Ophthalmology.
A study shows patients with diabetic macular edema, as seen here, have superior visual results using a dexamethasone intravitreal implant than laser photocoagulation.
Outer retinal layer thickening precedes exudative macular neovascularization development by approximately 8 months, according to research results published in the
@AJOphthalmology
Repetitive subconcussive head impacts may cause short-term impairment of neuro-ophthalmologic function, according to a study published online Feb. 13 in JAMA Ophthalmology
Serum urea, diffuse retinal thickness, and epiretinal membrane can predict the progression of diabetic retinopathy, according to research published in Clinical Ophthalmology.
The risk for glaucoma-related adverse events increases during follow-up for pediatric patients who have undergone unilateral cataract removal in infancy, a study shows
A cross-sectional analysis of nearly 700 patients with genetically confirmed autosomal recessive Stargardt disease did not support a recently reported female predilection among patients with mild ABCA4 alleles, published in
@JAMAOphth
Research shows the potential for gene therapy using a recombinant adeno-associated virus as a vector to help improve vision for patients with inherited retinal dystrophy.
#AAO2020
Glaucoma treatments delivered via a bimatoprost-eluting implant can maintain reduced IOP for at least 2 years, according to results of a phase 3 trial presented at
@ARVOinfo
2021 meeting
#ARVO2021
Approximately 80% of patients who progress to neovascular age-related macular degeneration will be legally blind within 3 years unless they obtain treatment with
#intravitreal
#injections
, a new study explains.
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Preloaded corneal grafts must be applied within 4 days to avoid endothelial cell loss and early postoperative complications, according to a study published in
@AJOphthalmology
Analyzing the metabolic profile of aqueous humor using nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) spectroscopy distinguished glaucoma patients from controls with “high accuracy” in a cross-sectional study published in Experimental Eye Research
Difluprednate twice daily can manage postoperative inflammation following cataract removal at least as effectively as prednisolone acetate administered 4 times daily, a study shows.
A refractive surgery approach that combines SMILE and LASIK can match the quality of life improvements experienced by patients who received only one of the procedures in both eyes, according to findings published in the
@jcrsjournal
Researchers found a significant increase in astigmatism in participants sampled in the US during the years 1999 to 2008 compared with those in 1971 to 1975, according to an investigation published in
@jcrsjournal
#COVID19
vaccinations will soon be mandatory for staff, clients, and anyone else entering Morgan Stanley’s offices in NYC and suburban Westchester County, the company said.
Central retinal artery occlusion should be managed similarly to a cerebral stroke, and patients should be urgently referred to an emergency department with a stroke center for treatment, research presented at
@NANOSTweets
2021 Annual Meeting
#NANOS2021
Implantable intraocular lenses and telescopes can offer customized vision aids to patients with low vision associated with age-related macular degeneration.
Tap and inject is non-inferior to vitrectomy in fungal endophthalmitis treatment, according to a poster presented by Juan David Arias, MD
@aao_ophth
#AAO2023
Researchers evaluated the rates of successful identification of the natural plane of separation and completion of stromal peeling surgery in a study published in the
@AJOphthalmology
President-elect Biden will be entering the Oval Office with
#COVID19
and healthcare being major issues on the table. Read up on how he might shake up the medical field as he tackles those issues in his first 100 days
While corneal cultures are the most accurate way to diagnose bacterial keratitis, a study shows fungal and Acanthamoeba infections can be detected with greater sensitivity using confocal microscopy.
Good news for ophthalmologists with patients hoping to avoid drops: Dropless cataract surgery can provide a safe and efficacious alternative to traditional postop topicals, a study at
#AAO2020
shows.
En face optical coherence tomography can be used to quantify areas of hyperreflective lesions in macular telangiectasia type 2, according to research results published in
@ARVOiovs
Individuals with vitamin D deficiency or vitamin D insufficiency may be at increased risk for SARS-CoV-2 infection, as well as COVID-19-related severity and mortality, according to findings presented at
@ASBMR
2021 Meeting,
An AI algorithm for detection of diabetic retinopathy demonstrated safe levels of sensitivity with specificity that could halve the workload for human graders, a
@BMJ_Ophth
report suggests.
Evaluating corneal biomechanical parameters may be instrumental in determining glaucoma status, severity and subtype, according to a study published in
@AnnalsJournal
A study analyzed the immune-related genes involved in the progression of
#DiabeticRetinopathy
, and found that the most significantly enriched pathways were implicated mainly in
#ChemokineSignaling
and cytokine-cytokine receptor internations.
@BioMedCentral
A study shows that, while surgeons may have several reasons to perform eyelid repair before cataract surgery when a patient presents with both, greater risk for endophthalmitis is not among them.
Optic disc hemorrhages may indicate ongoing glaucoma progression but do not appear to cause it, according to authors of a prospective multicenter cohort study published in
@AJOphthalmology
Clinical markers, including HIV seropositivity and the presence of feeder vessels are key in identifying and differentiating invasive squamous cell carcinoma from conjunctival intraepithelial neoplasia
Neovascular age-related macular degeneration patients undergoing anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy are most likely to experience positive visual outcomes within the first 2 years after treatment, according to a study in
@JAMAOphth
The use of SS-OCT may provide findings that distinguish ocular toxoplasmosis in immunocompetent patients from etiologies of nontoxoplasmic retinochoroiditis
Lowered corneal hysteresis (CH) values may be a marker for more rapid whole image capillary density (wiCD) loss, a study published in Ophthalmology Glaucoma shows.
Patients with POAG tend to have more severe determinants to their vision-related quality of life than those with normal tension glaucoma, according to research published in
@JOGJournal
Investigators compared ARIA grading accuracy against manual diabetic retinopathy grading, based on retinal images of Indigenous Australians with type 2 diabetes in remote primary care clinical settings.
Photobiomodulation therapies for retinal disease have a CE Mark in the EU, but have yet to be available as a treatment option for US ophthalmologists. You can tell there’s strong interest just by the amount of times it’s been mentioned here
@aao_ophth
#AAO2023
Great that
#ophthalmologists
can watch go back and watch sessions On Demand at this year's
#AAO2020Virtual
meeting. We missed
@JohnBerdahl
and
@LizYeu
discuss patients "unhappy" with their IOLs, but took some time to go back and watch it after the fact. Highly recommend it!
Single-piece acrylic IOL implantation is linked to secondary visual axis opacification following cataract surgery in pediatric patients, according to a study published in Ophthalmology.