Diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma, and ocular hypertension may be linked, ocular biomarkers may predict Alzheimer’s disease, ARVO announces its Advocacy Award winners, and the first preservative-free formulation of latanoprost wins FDA approval. Source: AAO
This study evaluated the potential advantage of adding immunomodulatory therapy to corticosteroid treatment for Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada syndrome within 3 months of syndrome onset. Source: AAO
Using both breath guards and face masks protects against aerosolized droplets, ocular mpox is rare but potentially sight threatening, and trabeculectomy appears to reduce the rate of visual field loss progression. Source: AAO
Investigators used retrospective data to identify which uveitis-related diseases might be linked to COVID-19 vaccination. Source: AAO
Nutritional supplements such as pumpkin seed oil capsules have been discussed as having potential for helping people with hair loss, with no serious adverse events. Source: AAO
The presence of subretinal drusenoid deposits increases vascular disease risk, asynchronous testing augments telehealth encounters, stress may accelerate retinal aging, and the preclinical detectable phase of glaucoma is often long. Source: AAO
The short-term efficacy and safety of doxycycline vs placebo for mild thyroid-associated orbitopathy was assessed in a prospective, randomized, double-masked, parallel-group trial conducted in China. Source: AAO
Magnetic resonance imaging findings were used to assess which ones predicted mortality and visual outcomes in acute invasive fungal rhinosinusitis. Source: AAO
For children with anisometropic amblyogenic refractive errors, laser refractive surgery may offer a safe treatment option with equal or better outcomes than standard amblyopia therapies. Source: AAO
Some patients undergoing voretigene neparvovec treatment for RPE65-related retinal dystrophy may have increased risk of post-treatment inflammation, including those with high BMIs or a family history of inflammatory responses to gene therapy. Source: AAO