The use of visors in National Football League games can help protect against ocular injury, but they are not always consistently used. Source: AAO
Enhanced depth imaging OCT (EDI-OCT) appears to offer superior sensitivity, specificity, and accuracy in diagnosing optic disc drusen (ODD) compared to traditional imaging modalities. Source: AAO
Mobile vision screening identifies vision correction needs in preschoolers, vision impairment is common in older adults, having AMD increases the risk of renal disease, and many recipient corneas are positive for the herpes simplex virus. Source: AAO
Greater financial rewards associated with intravitreal anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) therapy over pars plana vitrectomy may lead to bias in choosing the most appropriate treatment. Source: AAO
Alternative biologic therapy has been advanced as a treatment option for children with uveitis whose disease is unresponsive to both methotrexate and conventional tumor necrosis factor inhibitors. Source: AAO
Nonvisual complications of orbital cellulitis may occur in the months following hospitalization, even when the cellulitis has resolved. Source: AAO
Women have achieved greater representation in the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) than ever before, yet a significant gender gap remains, especially in leadership roles. Source: AAO
Acupuncture may help prevent postsurgical dry eye disease, 3D printing is used to create blood-retinal barrier tissue, metformin does not prevent AMD, and corneal astigmatism may be inherited. Source: AAO
An investigation into factors that could be linked with pterygium reoperation reveals significant associations with surgeon characteristics and patient age, ethnicity, and location. Source: AAO
Zika virus infection during pregnancy is unlikely to result in Zika-related ocular anomalies in babies, with abnormalities most often seen in the retina and choroid. Source: AAO
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