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This week in the news, a smartphone video game targets early glaucoma, a new gene therapy for dry AMD shows promise, and anxiety during cataract surgery is eased with nitrous oxide. Source: AAO

• Posted on: Sep 2 2022
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The shade of irides in patients with uveal melanoma was compared for metastasis and survival outcomes. Source: AAO

• Posted on: Sep 2 2022
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Omega-3 supplements were assessed for their potential to prevent, rather than treat, dry eye disease with data from a study primarily focused on cancer and cardiovascular disease. Source: AAO

• Posted on: Sep 1 2022
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Topical insulin is assessed as an agent of reepithelialization in patients with stage 2 or 3 refractory neurotrophic keratitis. Source: AAO

• Posted on: Sep 1 2022
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This study compared the outcomes of patients who received aflibercept from the outset of treatment for DME to those who first received bevacizumab and then were switched after 12 weeks. Source: AAO

• Posted on: Aug 30 2022
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Investigators at a single center in the United States reviewed real-world patient data on otologic issues related to teprotumumab treatment for thyroid eye disease. Source: AAO

• Posted on: Aug 29 2022
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As possible markers of autoimmune retinopathy (AIR), 6 anti-retinal autoantibodies were examined for their presence in patients with AIR, with retinitis pigmentosa, and in normal control patients. Source: AAO

• Posted on: Aug 26 2022
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Investigators evaluated the use of alternative biologic agents in children with chronic anterior uveitis who had failed treatment with methotrexate and at least one tumor necrosis factor inhibitor. Source: AAO

• Posted on: Aug 25 2022
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This week in the news, drive-by paintball shootings cause ocular injuries, asthma and cataract are linked, and researchers study the effects of salt on glaucoma risk. Source: AAO

• Posted on: Aug 25 2022
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This cohort study examined Danish registry-based data on thyroid eye disease (TED) to determine the national incidence of TED, strabismus, strabismus surgery, and orbital decompression surgery. Source: AAO

• Posted on: Aug 24 2022
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