Smaller Lesions, Better Baseline Visual Acuity Bode Well for Submacular Hemorrhage Non-surgical treatment associated with superior outcomes in small study Sep 25, 2023
Smartphone App May Be a Simple Tool to Measure Abnormal Eyeball Protrusion Device currently used was developed over a century ago and isn't very accurate, experts say Sep 21, 2023
'Dr. Google' Meets Its Match: Dr. ChatGPT But questions remain about how to integrate AI into health systems Sep 17, 2023
Slight Gender Gap Detected in Ophthalmology Education Evaluations Women lagged a bit 6 months before graduation, but then caught up Sep 14, 2023
FDA Warns Companies About Unapproved Ophthalmic Products Walgreens and CVS among companies accused of marketing products with "heightened risk of harm" Sep 13, 2023
Optimal BP After Stroke; Psilocybin for Depression Also in TTHealthWatch: culprit vessel or complete revascularization? Sep 09, 2023 podcast
Combo Anesthesia During Retinal Laser Treatment Reduced Pain Perception Topical and subconjunctival technique also reduced treatment interruptions Sep 08, 2023
Calcium Channel Blockers Again Linked to Glaucoma But researcher says there's no need to switch most users to other antihypertensive drugs Sep 07, 2023
Black, Hispanic Applicants Underrepresented in Ophthalmology Fellowships However, women and men had similar match rates Sep 06, 2023
Pain, Blurriness: Severe Ocular Symptoms Hit 'Dual Use' Smokers Study finds risks for teens and young adults who both vape and smoke traditional cigarettes Aug 31, 2023
Cornea Stem Cell Transplants Helped Restore Vision After Chemical Burns Autologous transplants show early promise in first U.S. patients treated Aug 23, 2023
FDA OKs First Liver-Directed Treatment for Metastatic Uveal Melanoma Hepzato Kit melphalan delivery system produced objective responses in 36% of patients Aug 15, 2023
Second Drug for Geographic Atrophy Gets Green Light From FDA Avacincaptad pegol reduced the rate of disease progression by as much as 35% after 12 months Aug 07, 2023
When It Comes to Eye Care, AI Couldn't See Straight ChatGPT gave bogus and even potentially harmful answers to retinal disease questions, study shows Aug 04, 2023
Mixed Results With Senolytic Agent for Retinal Disease Positive outcome with UBX-1325 in diabetic macular edema but not wet AMD Aug 02, 2023
Early Enthusiasm for Cancer Drug Reformulated for Ophthalmic Use AMD treatment burden reduced by 80-90% by implant, intrachoroidal axitinib Aug 02, 2023
Sticker Shock: Ophthalmic Bevacizumab Biosimilar Could Drive Up Costs Medicare expenditures could jump 15-30%, with similar increases in patients' out-of-pocket costs Aug 01, 2023
Studies Examine Links Between Diabetes and Eye Disease, Treatment, Adverse Events Anti-VEGF therapy raises risk of systemic events; retinal effects of diabetes drugs differ Jul 31, 2023
Pegcetacoplan-Related Eye Inflammation: The Search Is on for Answers More than a half dozen reports in the last month point to no clear etiology Jul 31, 2023
Hallucination, Fake References: Cautionary Tale About AI-Generated Abstracts Tripped up by nuanced decision-making, chatbots still produced "average-quality" abstracts Jul 28, 2023
First Treatment for Demodex Blepharitis Wins FDA Approval Lotilaner ophthalmic solution reduced eyelash collarettes, increased mite eradication Jul 26, 2023
Retinal OCT Shows Promise as Diagnostic Aid for Mild Cognitive Impairment Matched scans exhibit good repeatability, distinguish normal cognition from mild impairment Jul 17, 2023
Low-Dose Atropine Eye Drops Flop for Slowing Kids' Myopia Differences in participant race, ethnicity may contribute to conflicting trial findings Jul 13, 2023
More Insight Into Link Between Uveitis, Cataract Prospective data show high rate of cataract surgery at 7 years Jul 12, 2023
A Young Girl's Sudden Bilateral Mydriasis and Abnormal Gait An infection treated 2 weeks earlier may have been the culprit Jul 10, 2023
Retirement Projections Suggest Looming Pediatric Eye Doc Shortage Compounded by fewer residents and higher retirement rates Jul 10, 2023
Favorable Long-Term Results With Ranibizumab Implant for Neovascular AMD Noninferiority versus monthly injections maintained at 2 years, as recall remains in effect Jul 07, 2023
At $20K, Stem Cell Eye Injections May Also Cost Patients Their Sight Patients claim vision got worse after "clinical trial" at Florida stem cell clinic Jun 26, 2023
Serious Complications Uncommon After Primary Lens Implantation in Children Low rates of retinal detachment, endophthalmitis, but frequent reoperation for opacification Jun 22, 2023
Steroid Prevails Over Methotrexate, Ranibizumab for Uveitic Macular Edema Greater reduction in retinal thickness, improvement in visual acuity with dexamethasone implant Jun 14, 2023
New Evidence Links Calcium Channel Blockers to Increased Risk of Glaucoma Meta-analysis shows highest glaucoma risk with CCB monotherapy, reduced IOP with beta-blockers Jun 13, 2023
A Vision for the Future of Medicine Michael Chiang, MD, describes the elegant intricacies of the human eye and what's next Jun 13, 2023 podcast
AMA Delegates Make Short Work of Proposals on Abortion But a bid to add vision, hearing coverage to Medicare lasted longer in the spotlight Jun 13, 2023
Anti-VEGF Injections for Diabetic Retinopathy Linked to Systemic Adverse Events But question of associated adverse effects is still far from settled, editorialist says Jun 02, 2023
What Is Causing Progressive Vision Problems in a 32-Year-Old Woman? A glaucoma diagnosis at a young age should prompt timely genetic testing May 24, 2023
Study Throws Shade on Cost, Benefits of Laser-Assisted Cataract Surgery Higher cost, less quality-adjusted benefit with FLACS versus standard phacoemulsification May 19, 2023
What Caused Visual Disturbance in Kidney Transplant Patient? Genetic testing identified PAX2 gene variant May 15, 2023
Foam Bullets Tied to Growing Number of Kids' Eye Injuries Researchers at Parisian ED tally potential sight-threatening injuries over the past decade May 11, 2023
Novel Drug Checks All the Boxes as Dry Eye Treatment Also: combination tops cyclosporine, nasal spray misses mark in dry eye May 10, 2023
Low-Dose Pilocarpine Improves Vision in Vehicle-Controlled Presbyopia Trials Twice as many patients had at least three lines of improvement in distance-corrected near vision May 10, 2023
