Semaglutide May Be Linked to Condition That Causes Blindness Association with optic neuropathy in observational data needs further study to assess causality Jul 03, 2024
Uveitis in Kids Linked With Risk of Cataracts Over 20 Years Use of steroid eye drops, methotrexate appeared to be risk factors Jul 01, 2024
Most Kids Getting Antibiotics for Pink Eye Against Guideline Advice "There are more supportive measures we can take without resorting to antibiotic eye drops" Jun 28, 2024
Eyes Off the Prize: Prior Auth Snags Force Delays in Ocular Treatment While insurers rarely reject requests, they can take weeks to approve anti-VEGF injections Jun 27, 2024
Fenofibrate Slows Diabetic Retinopathy Progression Randomized trial shows a benefit of an inexpensive cholesterol drug Jun 22, 2024
Antibiotics May Not Be Necessary to Prevent Endophthalmitis After Cataract Surgery Infections were extremely rare when surgeons relied only on low-strength povidone iodine Jun 20, 2024
Train Eyes So Myopia Doesn't Get Worse? Nurse Intervention for BP Post-Stroke Also in TTHealthWatch: cancers subsequent to CAR-T therapy Jun 15, 2024 podcast
Stereotactic Radiotherapy Reduces Use of Anti-VEGF Therapy in Neovascular AMD No loss in visual acuity, with reduced cost of treatment Jun 14, 2024
Melatonin Use Tied to Decreased Risk of Age-Related Macular Degeneration Retrospective research isn't definitive but cheap supplement has been linked to better eye health Jun 07, 2024
Complete Success Rate Not as High as Expected With Gel Stent Implant for Glaucoma Furthermore, re-operations, bleb needling were needed in 28% and 18% of patients May 30, 2024
FDA Urged to Relax Tissue Donation Restrictions for Gay, Bisexual Men Advocates say policy should be based on individualized risk assessments, "not historic bias" May 28, 2024
Daily Low-Dose Aspirin Fails to Prevent AMD in Older Adults However, aspirin was only given for 3 years, "a relatively short" time in the evolution of AMD May 23, 2024
FDA Approves First Interchangeable Biosimilars to Aflibercept for AMD Yesafili and Opuviz can be substituted at a pharmacy without consulting the prescriber May 20, 2024
Another Study Debunks Benefits of Omega-3 Supplements for Dry Eye Disease While they don't seem to cause any harm, the supplements failed to improve symptoms May 16, 2024
Avian Flu Update: U.S. Announces More Than $175 Million to Track, Contain H5N1 "The risk to the public from this outbreak remains low," HHS Secretary says May 10, 2024
Teprotumumab Improves Thyroid Eye Disease Across Phenotypes Both younger and older patients had similar overall improvements May 10, 2024
Retinopathy With Long-Term HCQ Use: Large Study IDs Risk Factors Hint: it's not just the cumulative dose May 09, 2024
Gene Editing Improves Vision in Rare and Devastating Retinal Disorder Therapy improved best corrected visual acuity in four of 14 patients, and others benefited too May 07, 2024
Can At-Home Vision Tests Detect Active Neovascular AMD? Report suggests several tools are inadequate, but app developers question the findings May 02, 2024
Uveitis History Linked to Recurrence After COVID Vaccination Commentators say it's important to keep findings in perspective in light of vaccine benefits Apr 25, 2024
Underweight, but Not Obesity, Linked to Glaucoma Progression Meanwhile, tobacco/alcohol use had no significant links to changes in retinal nerve fiber layer Apr 22, 2024
Science Journals Under Fire; Infusion System Recall; Visual Impairment and Suicide Health news and commentary from around the Web gathered by 51³ΙΘΛΆ―Βώ staff Apr 18, 2024
Pediatric Eye Care 'Deserts' Pervasive in the U.S. 87% of counties don't have a single pediatric ophthalmologist or pediatric optometrist Apr 15, 2024
Growing Eye Mass Leads to a Rare Diagnosis Tropical parasitic disease is often asymptomatic, but beware of unexplained ocular symptoms Apr 13, 2024
No Difference in Kidney Failure Risk Between Three Anti-VEGF Agents for Eye Disease "We can let other factors guide our treatment," researcher says Apr 10, 2024
How to Safely Watch a Solar Eclipse The American Academy of Ophthalmology recommends glasses with a special ISO code Apr 04, 2024
Anti-Bias Tools Might Be Helping Boost Diversity in Ophthalmology Programs But some strategies appeared to have no effect or even a negative impact Apr 01, 2024
Here's What to Look for During an Eclipse-Related Eye Visit Full ocular exams are crucial, ophthalmologists say, even though solar retinopathy is untreatable Mar 26, 2024
Past U.S. Solar Eclipse Saw Rise in Deadly Traffic Crashes There were more fatal crashes around the 2017 total eclipse than during comparable periods Mar 25, 2024
Face Distortions Appear 'Demonic' to Man With Rare Neurologic Disorder Unusual case shows faces through the eyes of someone with PMO for the first time Mar 22, 2024
Higher Polygenic Risk Score Tied to Increased Risk for Glaucoma Risk scores may allow action before irreversible damage occurs in those with ocular hypertension Mar 19, 2024
Use of CGM Linked to Lower Risk of Retinopathy in Type 1 Diabetes Use of CGM devices, either solo or with insulin pumps, tied to lower odds of the complication Mar 08, 2024
Cardiometabolic Disorders Tend to Accompany a 'Lazy Eye' Persistent amblyopia associated with myocardial infarction and death Mar 08, 2024
'Eye Opening': Chatbot Outperforms Ophthalmologists "There's no place where people did better" in response to prompts about glaucoma, retinal health Feb 23, 2024
Net Danger? Ophthalmologists Have Their Eyes on Pickleball While it's not as risky as many other sports, growing pastime still spawns optical injuries Feb 21, 2024
Shingrix Tied to Higher Risk of Ophthalmic Shingles Recurrence Patients with a history of herpes zoster ophthalmicus who get the vaccine need careful monitoring Feb 15, 2024
When Clock's Ticking on Vision Loss, New Protocol Speeds Eye Stroke Diagnoses Hospitals picked up pace by using OCT scanners and embracing virtual diagnoses Feb 14, 2024
Rapid Weight Loss a Diabetic Retinopathy Risk? While research is conflicting, GLP-1 therapies might cause transient worsening of retinal disease Feb 12, 2024
New Gene Therapy for Skin Wounds Improved Vision in Young Boy Future studies must ensure the approach is safe, without serious side effects, expert says Feb 08, 2024
Expanding Photoscreening Tied to Increased Rates of Vision Screening in Tots However, Asian, Black, and Hispanic kids were less likely to be screened versus white kids Feb 05, 2024
