First-line tebentafusp significantly improved overall survival (OS) when compared with immunotherapy or chemotherapy in patients with metastatic uveal melanoma in a phase 3 trial. Medscape Medical News
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Ocular Hypertension Trial Supports Watching and Waiting
Clinicians don’t always need to treat ocular hypertension, but should closely monitor patients with this condition, which sometimes progresses to glaucoma, a long-term study suggests. Medscape Medical News
Alcohol Consumption Linked to Reduced Cataract Risk
Red wine had the strongest association with reduced risk of cataract, followed by white wine and champagne and then beer. Medscape Medical News
Aflibercept Won’t Help Vision in Early Diabetic Retinopathy
People with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy don’t gain visual acuity from aflibercept injections, although their risk for complications is reduced. Medscape Medical News
How Dr Glaucomflecken Overcame Death to Get Internet Laughs
Will Flanary, MD, is the ophthalmologist behind the internet sensation Dr Glaucomflecken. His humor not only brings smiles to those in medicine, it helped him survive cancer (twice) and briefly dying. Medscape Medical News
Erythropoietin Falls Short of Neuroprotection in Optic Neuritis
A higher rate of conversion to multiple sclerosis in the placebo group offered a glimmer of hope for treatment in TONE, a phase 3 randomized trial, but caveats loom large. Medscape Medical News
HDL Mimetic Restores Kidney Function, Vision in Rare Disorder
The HDL mimetic CER-001 may arrest the decline in kidney function and improve the vision of patients with familial lecithin–cholesterol acyltransferase deficiency, suggests a French case report. Medscape Medical News
Societies Issue Joint Statement on Safe Use of HCQ
Hydroxychloroquine can be used safely and effectively with attention to dosing, risk factors, and screening, but communication among physicians, patients, and eye care specialists is key. Medscape Medical News
ASDS Issues First Filler Safety Recommendations
"Truthfully, a lot of people don’t know what they’re doing," lead author Derek Jones, MD, of Skin Care and Laser Physicians of Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, said in an interview. Medscape Medical News
Nystagmus From Living in the Dark Cured With Light Exposure
A new case report of so-called miner’s nystagmus demonstrates the remarkable plasticity of the brain, the authors say, and suggests that historical reports of this condition by miners were genuine. Medscape Medical News
Frozen Sections Can Guide Biopsies for Giant Cell Arteritis
Second TAB procedures are often performed in patients with a high level of suspicion for GCA, which may result in unnecessary treatments and complications, Devon A. Cohen, MD wrote. Medscape Medical News
Influence of Patient Mask Wearing on Ocular Injection-Related Infection Unclear
Pre-pandemic research suggests that mask wearing by clinicians may reduce infectious endophthalmitis in patients receiving ocular injections, and that a no-talking policy can also help. But the influence of mask wearing by patients themselves still rem…
Influence of Patient Mask Wearing on Ocular Injection-Related Infection Unclear
Pre-pandemic research suggests that mask wearing by clinicians may reduce infectious endophthalmitis in patients receiving ocular injections, and that a no-talking policy can also help. But the influence of mask wearing by patients themselves still rem…
New AHA Scientific Statement on Mind-Heart-Body Connection
Mental health is important to the heart and overall health, the American Heart Association says in a new statement encouraging providers to consider the psychological health of their patients. Medscape Medical News
Trump Pardons a Handful of Physicians on His Way Out
One of those pardoned was sentenced in a $70 million Medicare fraud scheme. Medscape Medical News
Pandemic Screen Time: Will Blue Light Glasses Help?
As people in lockdown spend more time staring at laptops and other digital screens, they’re ordering more blue light glasses, despite a lack of conclusive evidence. WebMD Health News
Smart Contact Lens Targets Vision Improvement
The device, which is like a smartphone in the eye, took home an award at the year’s biggest tech conference, but it’s not quite ready for prime time. Medscape Medical News
Smart Contact Lens Targets Vision Improvement
The device, which is like a smartphone in the eye, took home an award at the year’s biggest tech conference, but it’s not quite ready for prime time. Medscape Medical News
Brain-Machine Interface and Exoskeleton Improve Stroke Rehab
Stroke rehabilitation as a field of research holds great promise in improving how patients recover. Unlike other organs, the brain’s neuroplasticity allows it to functionally reshape itself in beneficial ways. But it doesn’t do it on its own, so targeted interventions that require patient participation are key to optimal outcomes. There (Read more...)
Eye Changes May Identify Parkinson’s Disease
Researchers have identified changes in the eye in patients with Parkinson’s disease that can be seen with noninvasive, inexpensive imaging equipment. Medscape Medical News