Eye washing is linked to less severe ocular symptoms of hay fever, fewer flares, and more days without symptoms, according to a digital prospective study. Medscape Medical News
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Consider progression risk when deciding to start GA therapy
NEW YORK — Patients need to be motivated before beginning therapy for geographic atrophy, according to a speaker at OSN New York Retina.Christina Y. Weng, MD, MBA, FASRS, said clinical factors, like risk for fast progression, are an important part of h…
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VIDEO: New technologies advance wet AMD treatment space
ORLANDO — In this video from the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Arshad M. Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS, discusses developments in the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration.Khanani delved into tyrosine kinase inhibitors, includ…
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Language barriers may limit patient portal access
The design of hospital patient portals may prevent millions of people with limited English proficiency from fully participating in their health care, according to cross-sectional study results.A review of portals offered by several hundred U.S. hospita…
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Robotic cataract surgery represents a transformative change
Uday Devgan, MD, is an expert cataract, glaucoma and refractive surgeon who is dedicated to teaching others the many hard-earned lessons learned during his decades of eye surgery.While he is best known for his free teaching resource Cataract Coach, he …
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Man presents with weight loss, fatigue, nausea
A 42-year-old man presented to the emergency department with complaints of difficulty ambulating, fatigue, unintentional weight loss and progressively worsening near vision.His medical history was notable only for Bell’s palsy. He denied any surgical h…