Hockey-related ocular injuries are on the rise, and patients with glaucoma often experience difficulty reading. Source: AAO
Patients who worry that having a biopsy of their uveal melanoma might spread cancer can be reassured, as this study found no added risk of local recurrence or metastasis after biopsy. Source: AAO
Study findings indicate that reduced corneal sensation is the most likely predictor of severe corneal epitheliopathy in patients with facial nerve palsy. Source: AAO
Comparison of imaging methods to identify diabetic retinopathy, endophthalmitis is a rare complication of eye surgery, remote fundus imaging for ROP screening, keratoconus detection with a machine learning model, genetic mutations in patients with high myopia. Source: AAO
In this post hoc analysis of the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group (PEDIG) randomized clinical trial, investigators assessed the effect of esodeviation immediately after exotropia surgery on long-term outcomes. Source: AAO
A corneal membrane allograft achieved durable epithelial healing in most eyes with treatment-resistant epithelial defects, neurotropic keratopathy, or limbal cell deficiency. Source: AAO
NSAIDs may be associated with reduced risk of AMD, tirzepatide may be associated with lower glaucoma rates than GLP-1 RAs, phakic eyes undergoing PPV could need cataract surgery within 2 years, nicotinamide may improve inner retinal function in NTG, 2 patterns of retinal change seen in CSCR. Source: AAO
Blepharoplasty patients continuing certain anticoagulant or antiplatelet agents after surgery did not appear to be at additional risk of developing postoperative complications. Source: AAO
Concomitant tarsorrhaphy during penetrating keratoplasty (PK) in patients with neurotrophic keratopathy (NK) may support epithelial healing, with more than 88% of eyes achieving complete epithelial closure and low rates of postoperative complications. Source: AAO
Projectiles of fast-absorbing water beads can cause eye injuries such as hyphema, a process to print customized contact lenses is being tested, and greater odds of poor vision is seen in Hispanic/Latino adults with multiple cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors. Source: AAO
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