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Week in review: Healing corneas, enophthalmos mystery, gorilla gains

This week, researchers develop a new model to study corneal injury, a woman develops enophthalmos from an unexpected source and (human) ophthalmologists team up with veterinarians to perform cataract surgery on a gorilla. Source: AAO

Posted on: Jan 10 2020
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Dry eye more likely to develop after LASIK than PRK

Investigators examined factors associated with clinically significant dry eye after keratorefractive surgery. Source: AAO

Posted on: Jan 9 2020
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DSEK offers promise for pediatric congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy

This study reports the long-term outcomes of Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) in children with congenital hereditary endothelial dystrophy. Source: AAO

Posted on: Jan 8 2020
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Vitrectomy without vitreous base shaving can yield good outcomes for RRD

This retrospective study describes the outcomes of small-gauge pars plana vitrectomy for treating rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) without scleral-depressed shaving of the vitreous base. Source: AAO

Posted on: Jan 7 2020
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Study supports eight edition AJCC staging system for conjunctival melanoma

This case series assesses the accuracy of the 8th of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Cancer Staging Manual for estimating mortality rates of conjunctival melanoma. Source: AAO

Posted on: Jan 6 2020
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Phacoemulsification can be considered as a first-line treatment for angle-closure glaucoma

The authors of this prospective trial evaluated the benefits of adding trabeculectomy during phacoemulsification in patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma. Source: AAO

Posted on: Jan 3 2020
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Week in review: Blepharitis relief, stem-cell cure, seeing reindeer

This week, Nicox’s blepharitis drug shows promise, a novel stem cell-based therapy for geographic atrophy heads to clinical trials and a mother-daughter reindeer duo undergo cataract surgery. Source: AAO

Posted on: Jan 3 2020
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Eyes with subclinical MNV should be closely monitored for exudation

In this prospective analysis, swept source OCTA was used to study the prevalence, incidence and natural history of subclinical macular neovascularization (MNV). Source: AAO

Posted on: Jan 2 2020
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Does CXL change the need for corneal transplants in patients with keratoconus?

This retrospective study assessed whether the introduction of corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) in Canada affected the number of corneal transplants performed for keratoconus. Source: AAO

Posted on: Dec 31 2019
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Novel multiplex test may streamline infectious uveitis diagnosis

In this study, investigators developed and tested a novel multiplex PCR test (Strip PCR) for 24 common ocular infectious-disease pathogens. Source: AAO