The PALADIN study reported the intravitreal fluocinolone acetonide implant reduced the frequency of anti-VEGF injections in patients with diabetic macular edema out to 3 years. Medscape Medical News
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FDA OKs Ninth Humira Biosimilar, With Interchangeability
The drug, adalimumab-afzb (Abrilada), is the second adalimumab biosimilar approved with interchangeability status. It will be available later this month. Medscape Medical News
ADHD in Older Adults Linked to Increased Risk of Car Crashes
A new study found a concerning link between older adults with self-reported ADHD and traffic accidents. Medscape Medical News
ADHD in Older Adults Linked to Increased Risk of Car Crashes
A new study found a concerning link between older adults with self-reported ADHD and traffic accidents. Medscape Medical News
PET Scan at Diagnosis May Help Predict Aneurysm Risk in GCA
Patients with aortic inflammation detected by PET were at greater risk for developing aortic aneurysms, particularly thoracic aortic aneurysms. Medscape Medical News
Information Underload: Device Tracking Seen Falling Short
Missed opportunities abound to spot risks with implantable devices. Physicians said identifiers should be included in electronic health records and claims for payment. Medscape Medical News
Trio Who Invented Eye Test Wins Lasker Prize
‘America’s Nobel’ for medicine recognizes three researchers who developed optical coherence imaging, now widely used in ophthalmology. Medscape Medical News
Glaucoma: A Hidden Threat to Vision Health Rising Swiftly
"Late in the disease, people may notice they’re tripping over the curb, or walking into things they didn’t see. It really is only in very advanced disease that people notice there’s anything wrong." WebMD Health News
HCQ Blood Level ‘Sweet Spot’ May Maximize Efficacy in Lupus
Researchers identified a blood-level reference range linked with 71% lower odds of active lupus. Medscape Medical News
Adolescent Eye Health Worse With Vape and Cigarette Use
Using both cigarettes and vapes are apparently much worse for eye health than either product use alone, a new study found. Medscape Medical News
Even an Hour’s Walk a Week Lowers Risk in Type 2 Diabetes
Leisure time activity equivalent to less than 1.5 hours’ walking time per week may be enough to substantially reduce the risk for neuropathy and nephropathy in type 2 diabetes, say Danish researchers. Medscape Medical News
Chatbots as Accurate as Ophthalmologists in Giving Advice
The first study of the quality of ChatGPT answers for topics in eye care has found they’re on par with answers from ophthalmologists, who could not always distinguish human from AI responses. Medscape Medical News
Avoid 2 Eye Drop Products, FDA Advises
The FDA is urging the public to avoid buying or using two different kinds of eye drops because of possible bacterial or fungal contamination. WebMD Health News
Could Retinal Changes Be a Harbinger of Parkinson’s?
Changes in retinal tissues known to be associated with Parkinson’s disease may occur up to 7 years before clinical symptoms of the disease appear. Medscape Medical News
Study Questions if Blue Light Blocking Glasses Really Work
Despite claims by their makers, blue light glasses probably don’t reduce eyestrain for people who spend a lot of time looking at computer screens or phones. WebMD Health News
Primary Care Vision Testing Rates in Children Low
Vision testing rates by primary care physicians in children were low and differed by insurance status, an anlysis of pooled data found. MDedge News
SpA-Related Diseases Share Gut Microbiota Dysbiosis
Stool samples from patients with spondyloarthritis, acute anterior uveitis, and/or Crohn’s disease showed similarly low levels of certain bacteria, compared with samples from control patients. Medscape Medical News
Long-Term Outcomes of Pegcetacoplan for GA Show Promise
Results of the 30-month data cut of the 3-year GALE open-label extension trial of pegcetacoplan for geographic atrophy showed that the drug produced clinically meaningful reductions in lesion growth. Medscape Medical News
Drug Name Confusion: List of Problem Medications Grows
The Institute for Safe Medication Practices, which is focused on preventing medication errors, added 82 new drug pairs to its list of medicines requiring special safeguards to reduce error risk. Medscape Medical News
Complications From Geographic Atrophy Drug Fuel Questions
An extension study found no cases of occlusive retinal vasculitis after 23,000 injections of pegcetacoplan, but a panel received more reports of the complication and dealt with conflicts of interest. Medscape Medical News