A teenage male with dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa experienced significant and sustained visual improvement after topical treatment with a novel collagen-delivering gene therapy. Source: AAO
A systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the efficacy and safety of lotilaner ophthalmic solution 0.25% for the treatment of Demodex blepharitis. Source: AAO
Reading on a smartphone may induce significant IOP increases, the global burden of glaucoma-related blindness and impaired vision continues, and older adults with visual impairment struggle to use screen-based technologies. Source: AAO
A nationwide study in the United States found increasing incidence of idiopathic intracranial hypertension that seems to parallel a rise in obesity, especially among young women and certain racial or ethnic minority groups. Source: AAO
This study evaluated the performance of a deep learning (DL)–based autonomous artificial intelligence algorithm in identifying more-than-mild retinopathy of prematurity (mtm ROP) and type 1 ROP. Source: AAO
A 2-year cost analysis suggests that long-term management of geographic atrophy with every-other-month pegcetacoplan may be more cost-effective than monthly treatment, though either option is expensive. Source: AAO
Corneal abrasions may heal faster with a collagen-based bandage contact lens, patients on continuous glucose monitoring exhibit reduced risk of diabetic retinopathy, and neurology residents say they would benefit from more ophthalmoscopy training. Source: AAO
Results of a small case-control study suggest that keratoconus in young adults may be linked with increased feelings of anxiety and depression and a lower vision-related quality of life. Source: AAO
While there is ample published literature highlighting global variance in the spectrum of organisms that cause endogenous endophthalmitis (EE), there has been a lack of publications on how EE presents within different regions of the United States. Source: AAO
A heads-up 3D system may make learning vitreoretinal surgery easier, adults with childhood amblyopia could be at risk for cardiometabolic issues, excess Medicare charges are lower in ophthalmology, and more. Source: AAO