Face-down orientation does not appear to significantly influence clinical outcomes in most cases of macular hole repair. Source: AAO
Results from a Danish study indicate that ultrasound is potentially a companion test to temporal artery biopsy in diagnosing giant cell arteritis. Source: AAO
Pediatric glaucoma is a post-lensectomy complication, the first treatment for geographic atrophy secondary to AMD is approved, and uveitis exacerbates psoriatic arthritis. Source: AAO
Due to potential bacterial contamination, the FDA is warning clinicians and patients not to use Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Eye Ointment. This is in addition to their prior warnings about not using EzriCare Artificial Tears and Delsam Pharma’s Artificial Tears. Source: AAO
In this phase 3 trial, Allergan’s AGN-190584 topical pilocarpine drops show promise for the treatment of presbyopia. Source: AAO
Investigators set out to assess the geographical distribution (number and location) of pediatric ophthalmologists in the US in relation to population demographic characteristics. Source: AAO
Performing cataract surgery could lead to clinician burnout, a healthy lifestyle offsets risk of glaucoma-related cardiovascular disease, and extracellular vesicles may be a keratoconus marker. Source: AAO
Corneal crosslinking appears to show long-term effectiveness in slowing keratoconus progression in a pediatric population. Source: AAO
Inflammatory ocular adverse events are a rare but not unknown complication of treatment with checkpoint inhibitors. Source: AAO
To date, there have been few data published focusing on the effectiveness of oral fluorescein angiography for differentiating papilledema from pseudopapilledema Source: AAO