An augmented version of the Knapp procedure had better outcomes for patients with double elevator palsy, including greater postoperative reduction in hypertropia and a lower re-operation rate. Source: AAO
To expedite postsurgical healing, surgeons at a single center in France created a technique for single-stage repair following total orbital exenteration. Source: AAO
This study compares intraocular pressure (IOP) measured with and without use of a Barraquer wire eyelid speculum in newborns. Source: AAO
A cross-sectional cohort study in Turkey evaluated the effect of vitamin D deficiency on retinal structural parameters in children. Source: AAO
This week in the news, rheumatoid arthritis in older adults increases the risk of glaucoma, the first suprachoroidal injectable for macular edema is on the market, and eye bank donations are up from 2020 levels. Source: AAO
Ophthalmologists specializing in glaucoma were surveyed about their attitudes toward the use of medical marijuana (MMJ) to treat glaucoma. Source: AAO
This week in the news, the FDA rules that ophthalmic dispensers packaged with drugs are now devices, revised UK glaucoma guidelines recommend first-line SLT for ocular hypertension, and visual impairment and psychologic distress are linked in older adults. Source: AAO
Teprotumumab has proven efficacy in patients with thyroid eye disease (TED) and potential in treating compressive optic neuropathy, but adverse events have been noted. Source: AAO
A meta-analysis estimated the overall incidence of sympathetic ophthalmia (SO) and the rate of SO development after open globe injury. Source: AAO
Investigators studied myopia prevalence in young Taiwanese children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, after implementation of a school- and outdoors-based myopia prevention policy. Source: AAO
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