Bringing Gene Therapy to Age-Related Macular Degeneration Using a viral vector to help the eye produce its own anti-VEGF proteins Dec 06, 2023 video
Atropine Drops for Kids' Myopia Fail to Boost Long-Term Visual Outcomes But docs aren't ready to ditch the treatment, which is commonly used in Asia Dec 04, 2023
Serious Syphilitic Uveitis Cases Almost Tripled Over 10-Year Period Increase comes amid a shortage of gold-standard treatment Nov 22, 2023
What to Know About Ongoing Eye Drop Recalls FDA was spurred into action by a deadly bacterial outbreak earlier this year, advocates say Nov 20, 2023
Impaired Neurodevelopment in Preemies Screened for Retinopathy: Nature or Nurture? Study highlights role of insurance type/socioeconomic factors in neurodevelopmental outcomes Nov 18, 2023
Brolucizumab Noninferior to Aflibercept for Diabetic Macular Edema At a non-approved dose, the anti-VEGF drug had similar outcomes as rival Nov 17, 2023
Study Outlines the Considerable Costs of Keratoconus Cumulative economic burden totals $3.8 billion Nov 15, 2023
At-Home Monitoring for Age-Related Macular Degeneration Gets High Marks No change in visual acuity, office-visit interval almost doubled during 6 months Nov 10, 2023
Doctors Perform First Partial-Face, Full-Eye Transplant Stem cells injected into optic nerve, but unclear whether recipient will regain his sight Nov 09, 2023
ChatGPT Created a Fake Dataset With Skewed Results Findings raise concerns about the ease of generating false medical evidence Nov 09, 2023
ADHD Tied to Keratoconus in Males Excessive eye rubbing is often the culprit behind higher rates of this corneal ectasia Nov 09, 2023
Ocular Implant Producing Neurotrophic Factor Preserves Central Vision in MacTel Significant decrease in rate of photoreceptor loss in two randomized trials Nov 08, 2023
Neuroprotective Agent Prevents Significant Vision Loss in Geographic Atrophy Consistent vision effect with complement C1q inhibitor, despite no effect on lesion size Nov 07, 2023
VEGF-Targeted Antibody Conjugate Gets a Win in Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Some degree of improvement in disease status in 70% of patients treated with tarcocimab Nov 06, 2023
Gene Therapy Controls Diabetic Eye Disease for at Least a Year All but one patient with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy had stable disease or improvement Nov 06, 2023
Eye Drops Make Bid for Role in Diabetic Macular Edema Improved visual acuity, retinal thickness at 6 and 12 weeks, but treatment burden questioned Nov 05, 2023
Regulation Gap Persists in OTC Eye Care Products Poor oversight, sketchy product information endanger public health, experts say Nov 04, 2023
What Causes Conjunctivitis? A Panoply of Pathogens, Study Shows Despite common antibiotic use, most cases were viruses -- and pus wasn't usually a bacterial sign Nov 03, 2023
Years of Progressing Facial Numbness and Deteriorating Vision Drives Diagnosis Suspect perineural recurrence of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, experts urge Nov 02, 2023
Year in Review: Age-Related Macular Degeneration Looking back at some of the year's headline-making news in AMD Nov 01, 2023
Side Benefit of Botulinum Toxin A? Reduced IOP in Hemifacial Spasm Patients with hemifacial spasm and glaucoma need eye follow-up after injection Oct 29, 2023
Diabetic Eye Screening: Reducing Frequency May Raise Retinal Risks Switching from annual to biennial exams would delay diabetic retinopathy diagnoses, study shows Oct 27, 2023
Retinal Artery Occlusion Tied to Higher Risks of Death, Vascular Events Risk appeared at 2 weeks and remained at 1 year and beyond Oct 26, 2023
Bacterial Infection Outbreak After Double Cataract Surgery Tied to Sterility Breach Danish case series details bilateral simultaneous postoperative endophthalmitis in three patients Oct 24, 2023
Highly Potent Statin Stands Out for Diabetes, Cataract Risks Head-to-head comparison of rosuvastatin vs atorvastatin in LODESTAR trial Oct 19, 2023
Eye Drops for Presbyopia Win FDA Approval Pilocarpine hydrochloride solution improved distance-corrected vision in two phase III trials Oct 18, 2023
What Caused the Pigmented Spot on Teen Boy's Eye? Authors discuss how best to diagnose and manage him, given the absence of any symptoms Oct 17, 2023
Disparities in Vision Testing for Adolescents Testing lags in clinic settings for the socioeconomically disadvantaged, but not in schools Oct 14, 2023
New Insights Into Ocular Effects of Coronavirus Infection Invasion of multiple cell types, including retinal nuclear cells, but with minimal inflammation Oct 13, 2023
Demand for Anti-VEGF Injections for Retinal Diseases Expected to Surge Danish researchers forecast 50% growth in next 5 years, driven by aging population Oct 09, 2023
CPAP Turns in Mixed Results for Patients With Diabetic Eye Disease Slower progression of retinal disease, but an increase in microhemorrhages Oct 06, 2023
Pegcetacoplan Injections for Macular Degeneration Linked to Symptomatic Floaters Researchers suspect drug is interacting with syringes to make silicone oil droplets in the eye Oct 05, 2023
Woman Develops Chorioretinal Anastomosis at Site of Photocoagulation Scar A serendipitous iatrogenic effect following laser surgery in a patient with NF1 Oct 02, 2023
Point-of-Care Eye Test Detects Aspergillus-Caused Keratitis Lateral-flow device promising as first rapid test for primary care use Sep 28, 2023
Mydriasis-Reversing Eye Drops Win FDA Approval Pupil diameter normalized significantly faster with phentolamine solution in phase III trials Sep 27, 2023
AI System Outperforms Standard Review of Imaging for Retinal Disease Offers potential to reduce current manual grading workload Sep 25, 2023
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
