George Church’s genetic information is for sale and the Harvard geneticist, who was one of the first people to ever have his genome sequenced, says personal information can be profitable. Medscape Medical News
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Ophthalmologists’ Earnings Weathered 2020 Relatively Well
Despite substantial practice changes during the COVID-19 pandemic, compensation stayed steady. Medscape Medical News
Varenicline Nasal Spray Efficacious for Dry Eye
Nasal spray reduces signs and symptoms of dry eye disease in phase 3 trial. Medscape Medical News
COVID-19 Confinement May Have Caused Myopia in Kids
The COVID-19 pandemic may have contributed to a myopia pandemic. Medscape Medical News
COVID Delay of nAMD Treatment Less Harmful than Expected
Does this suggest that ophthalmologists are overtreating their patients? Medscape Medical News
Vaping Linked to Visual Impairment
An association between e-cigarette use and visual impairment raises questions about the safety of vaping. Medscape Medical News
Faricimab Could Save Injections for AMD and DME
Faricimab is more durable than current treatments and could reduce the number of injections needed to treat macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema. Medscape Medical News
Only 1 in 3 US Adults With Diabetes Receive ADA-Recommended Care
In 2017-2018, only one in three received all of five care elements recommended by the American Diabetes Association. Medscape Medical News
Cancellation of Care Came Mostly From Patients Early in Pandemic
However, much more care was postponed or canceled because patients feared going to medical offices and hospitals. Medscape Medical News
Tebentafusp improves OS: A First in Metastatic Uveal Melanoma
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
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