Speaker calls for prospective studies of donor diabetes and keratoplasty outcomes

LAS VEGAS — Because the effect of donor diabetes history on keratoplasty outcomes is unknown, there is a need for prospective studies to manage its impact, according to a presentation here. Jonathan Lass, MD, discussed the growing problem of the impact of donor diabetes on the future of the cornea donor pool and patients requiring keratoplasty at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.

Contact lens wearers at greater risk for Acanthamoeba keratitis than non-lens wearers

LAS VEGAS — In patients who are diagnosed with Acanthamoeba keratitis, 85% to 100% are contact lens wearers and 33% are orthokeratology patients, according to a speaker here. “The rates of risk are the same or very similar for hard and soft contact lens wearers. Orthokeratology patients are especially high risk… luckily, if you are a noncontact lens wearer, the risk is fairly low,” Elmer Y. Tu, MD, said at Cornea Subspecialty Day preceding the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.

OASIS: Single Jetrea injection results in long-term resolution of vitreomacular adhesion

LAS VEGAS — A single intravitreal injection of 0.125 mg of ocriplasmin can result in long-term resolution of vitreomacular adhesion, according to a presentation here. At the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, Peter K. Kaiser, MD, presented results from the OASIS study evaluating a single injection of Jetrea (ocriplasmin, Thrombogenics) in patients with vitreomacular adhesion (VMA), including macular hole, and vitreomacular traction (VMT) at 24 months.

Speaker: Prevention key to managing neurotrophic keratopathy

LAS VEGAS — Prevention is key to managing varicella zoster virus neurotrophic keratopathy, according to a speaker here. “This is the diabetic foot ulcer of the eye,” Todd Margolis, MD, PhD, said at Cornea Subspecialty Day preceding the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting. Neurotrophic keratopathy is characterized by decreased corneal sensation and poor corneal healing.