This week in the news, mental illness disorders are prevalent in children with strabismus, volunteering at a community clinic gives medical students more confidence in their eye care, and an academic ophthalmology department reviews how it met the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: AAO
Recent findings point to a significant decline in surgical procedures performed by ophthalmology residents during the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic. Source: AAO
The Kali Drop device was used to measure adherence to using corticosteroid drops following glaucoma surgery and to compare adherence rates with target IOP outcomes. Source: AAO
Investigators assessed the efficacy and safety of mycophenolate mofetil plus oral prednisolone for Graves orbitopathy in a real-world setting. Source: AAO
Investigators analyzed data from the US FDA Adverse Event Reporting System over a 7-year period to evaluate spontaneous reports of retinal complications linked to pentosan polysulfate sodium use. Source: AAO
Investigators conducted a retrospective review of long-term data to identify risk factors affecting graft survival in eyes undergoing Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) for corneal conditions, as well as the significance of endothelial cell density. Source: AAO
This week in the news, increases in myopia may lead to increased myopic macular degeneration, severe chronic kidney disease puts patients at risk for glaucoma, and glaucoma medication adherence is linked to racial and ethnic disparities. Source: AAO
A murine study used induced hyperlipidemia to investigate the effects of a high-fat diet on the meibomian gland in mice. Source: AAO
A recent study of healthy adults reporting red desaturation may indicate that the specificity of the red desaturation test for asymmetric optic neuropathy may not be as high as previously thought. Source: AAO
A Taiwanese national population-based longitudinal cohort study evaluated the incidence of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in patients with ankylosing spondylitis with or without comorbid uveitis. Source: AAO