A prospective controlled trial assessed the accuracy of the home-based iCare HOME tonometer in detecting IOP changes in patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension. Source: AAO
This study reviewed adverse postoperative bleeding outcomes in patients who received ketorolac during oculofacial surgeries. Source: AAO
This systematic literature review focuses on links between vitamin D deficiency, genetic polymorphisms of vitamin D, and uveitis. Source: AAO
This week in the news, home visual acuity tests improve teleophthalmology, patients express hesitancy about having cataract surgery, and few medical students are choosing ophthalmology as a specialty. Source: AAO
A subanalysis of the First-line Antimetabolites as Steroid-sparing Treatment (FAST) uveitis trial looked at outcomes in the subgroup of patients with uveitic macular edema. Source: AAO
Investigators studied visual outcomes, complications, and need for additional eye operations in the first 5 years after pediatric cataract surgery. Source: AAO
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