(MedPage Today) — Mothers with opioid dependencies have unmet needs
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Publication Exclusive: Updates on surgical techniques for pediatric cataract surgery
Globally, congenital cataracts account for 5% to 20% of blindness in children, and these numbers differ in various countries. In the U.S., the prevalence of visually significant infantile cataract was estimated to be three or four per 10,000 live birth…
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VIDEO: Choroidal graft transplantation for patients with AMD
NICE, France — At the Euretina meeting, Grazia Pertile, MD, talks about choroidal graft transplantation, a surgical option for AMD patients who cannot benefit from anti-VEGF therapy.
Amiodarone Confers a Small Risk for Optic Neuropathy
Physicians should monitor visual symptoms in amiodarone users. Medscape Medical News
Laser Speckle Flowgraphy Can Assist in CRVO Prognosis
Correlating blood flow velocity to aqueous vascular endothelial growth factor concentrations offers insight into outcomes from central retinal vein occlusion. Medscape Medical News
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Study: Only half of patients undergo appropriate screening for hydroxychloroquine toxicity
Slightly more than half of patients who presented for hydroxychloroquine toxicity screening received appropriate evaluation, according to a study.The American Academy of Ophthalmology released revised guidelines in 2011 regarding screening for hydroxychloroquine retinal toxicity, with the goal of detecting “functional and anatomic abnormalities related to toxicity at an early stage, with the hope of minimizing irrevocable central blindness,” the study authors said.