Anti-VEGF drugs preserved vision in patients treated for diabetic macular edema after 5 years, but not as well as when the patients were part of a clinical trial. Medscape Medical News
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FDA OKs Satralizumab (Enspryng) for NMOSD
Satralizumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody that inhibits interleukin-6 receptor activity, believed to play a key role in the inflammation associated with NMOSD. FDA Approvals
AI Could Help Track Response to Anti-VEGF Therapy for Diabetic Macular Edema
Artificial intelligence analysis of imaging data could help monitor treatment response in patients with diabetic macular edema undergoing treatment with anti-VEGF, a new study shows. Reuters Health Information
Medicare Sticks With E/M Pay Plan Over Some Objections
Medicare officials posted two proposed rules for 2021 payments for clinicians and hospital outpatient services, including a plan to broaden the pool of clinicians who can supervise diagnostic tests. Medscape Medical News
Cardio Risk Increases With Diabetic Retinopathy Progression
The strong correlation between severity of diabetic retinopathy and cardiovascular events could help ophthalmologists motivate affected patients with type 2 diabetes to see a primary care provider. Medscape Medical News
OCT Angiography a Good Way to Detect Diabetic Retinopathy
Wide-field swept-source optical coherence tomography angiography can detect key features of diabetic retinopathy, in a much less-invasive manner than common alternatives, researchers report. Medscape Medical News
Ophthalmologists Called to Catch Cancers Earlier
Advances in the management of common eye cancers have highlighted the need for early treatment, experts say. Medscape Medical News
COVID-19 Status Should Influence Noninfectious Uveitis Treatment Decisions
In patients with noninfectious uveitis, the individual’s COVID-19 status should influence decisions regarding immunomodulatory therapy, according to a survey-based study. Reuters Health Information
Artificial Intelligence Passes Macular Degeneration Test
A deep-learning system accurately diagnosed age-related macular degeneration in a real-life population in a prospective clinical trial. Medscape Medical News
NASA Launches “Lunar Loo” Challenge to Design a Reduced Gravity Toilet
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has set an exciting, yet ambitious timeline to get us back to the moon by 2024! But instead of merely planting a flag, playing a round of golf, and collecting some rocks to bring home, NASA hopes to establish a permanent lunar base that will eventually act as […]
Nurses Developed Eye Cysts While Treating COVID-19 Patients
Nurses in Paris developed eye problems while using eye protection to care for critically ill patients in COVID-19 intensive-care wards, according to a new report by French doctors. Reuters Health Information
Diabetic Retinopathy Appears Linked to Depression
People with diabetic retinopathy are more likely to experience depression than those in the general population. Medscape Medical News
AI Systems Predict the Course of Macular Degeneration
Two new artificial intelligence algorithms can predict the development of age-related macular degeneration, researchers say. Medscape Medical News
Can You Catch COVID-19 Through Your Eyes?
To study whether SARS-CoV-2 could infect the eyes, researchers at Johns Hopkins looked at whether the eye’s surface cells had key things that made the virus more likely to enter and infect them. WebMD Health News
Conjunctivitis Can Be Sole Covid-19 Symptom
Acute, non-remitting conjunctivitis may be the only presenting symptom of COVID-19 infections in some instances, according to case reports on five patients in Italy. Reuters Health Information
Children Hold Devices Too Close, Harming Eyesight
As rates of myopia increase around the world, investigators hunt for explanations and whether chronic hyperopic defocus is in play and whether too much time spent indoors is altering eye development. Medscape Medical News
Which Specialties Are at Highest Risk for Contracting COVID-19?
Anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and ophthalmology residents had highest rates of COVID-19 in New York City, according to a new study. Medscape Medical News
Ophthalmology Practices Hit Hard by COVID-19 Closures, Changes
Ophthalmology practices are coping with challenges on multiple fronts as they care for their patients and businesses. Medscape Medical News
Two Rare Neurologic Conditions Linked to COVID-19
Two rare neurologic presentations in patients hospitalized with COVID-19 add more evidence that unusual neurologic manifestations can arise in patients infected with the virus. Medscape Medical News
Diabetic Retinopathy Approaches Refined by New Trial Results
Data from clinical trials have prompted specialists in diabetic retinopathy to make changes in their practices. Medscape Medical News