The repurposing of duloxetine into locally administered eye drops could restore mutant limbal stem cells (LSC) via enhancement of PAX6 expression and be a potential treatment for aniridia-related keratopathy (ARK). Source: AAO
In vivo laser scanning confocal microscopy (IVCM) and anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) can be used to quantify cellular changes in the cornea and limbus in limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD). Source: AAO
Investigators evaluated whether aspherical lenses slowed myopia progression throughout 2 years of use and whether the level of lens asphericity affected myopia control efficacy. Source: AAO
This week in the news, patients with dry eye can keep drinking coffee, fenofibrate may slow diabetic retinopathy progression, and surgeon satisfaction with ocular anesthesia doesn’t translate into patient satisfaction. Source: AAO
A trial examines the difference between a single treatment of TearCare or Lipiflow to treat patients with meibomian gland disease and dry eye. Source: AAO
With Optisol in short supply in the United States, the FDA and Eye Bank Association of America have arranged for the import and distribution of a substitute corneal preservation medium, EusolC. Source: AAO
Women of child-bearing age who regularly took hormone contraceptives were more likely to develop dry eye disease, and the risk was greater in women who took more than 1 type of hormonal contraceptive. Source: AAO
In this retrospective study conducted in Canada, immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) yielded visual outcomes similar to that of traditional delayed bilateral cataract surgery. Source: AAO
This week in the news, the University of Michigan receives a grant for dry AMD research, protocols can improve intravitreal injection safety, and asynchronous teleophthalmology is embraced by patients with glaucoma. Source: AAO
Vitrectomy combined with scleral buckle achieved results superior to vitrectomy alone in the treatment of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with vitreous hemorrhage. Source: AAO
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