Nonanterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) has been noted in patients taking semaglutide, low birth weight may not be linked with adult hypertensive retinopathy, and Case Western Reserve University receives a research grant to study an oral retinitis pigmentosa therapy. Source: AAO
Teaching fellows how to repair primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD) requires significantly more time, but Medicare reimbursements appear to cover only a portion of the additional costs. Source: AAO
Favorable clinical trial results suggest that Corneal Tissue Addition Keratoplasty (CTAK) may be a promising alternative to artificial inlays for patients with corneal ectasia. Source: AAO
For patients with Fuchs dystrophy, a second-eye Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) surgery shortly after the first does not appear to negatively impact outcomes for either eye. Source: AAO
Infants who undergo cataract surgery soon after birth are at risk of developing glaucoma following cataract surgery, even many years after the procedure. Source: AAO
A study specifically designed to assess the effects of teprotumumab therapy on menstruation has found a high rate of menstrual irregularities, though these effects largely reversed after 3 months of treatment cessation. Source: AAO
Pars plana vitrectomy, vitreous hemorrhage, and tractional retinal detachment may be more likely after monotherapy with panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) vs anti-VEGF agents for proliferative diabetic retinopathy (PDR). Source: AAO
Traditionally, adults with esotropia who are treated with bilateral medial rectus recessions usually receive doses based on Marshall Parks’ tables; however, patients undergoing these surgeries for divergence insufficiency-type esotropia may need larger doses. Source: AAO
Subthreshold micropulse laser therapy and half-dose photodynamic therapy appear to yield similar 12-month outcomes in the treatment of chronic central serous chorioretinopathy. Source: AAO
Handheld OCT has the potential to simplify the evaluation of children with infantile nystagmus and diagnose retinal abnormalities without the use of more invasive procedures. Source: AAO
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