Two new artificial intelligence algorithms can predict the development of age-related macular degeneration, researchers say. Medscape Medical News
Tag: Ophthalmology
Novel Anti-VEGF Delivery System Aims to Reshape AMD Treatment
Early results highlight the promise of a permanent, refillable port implant, which allows sustained delivery of ranibizumab. Medscape Ophthalmology
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
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
Is Kahook Dual Blade Goniotomy a Better Option for Glaucoma?
Dr Shuchi Patel on how this novel single-use ophthalmic device stacks up against conventional goniotomy and trabectome. Medscape Ophthalmology
Smart Contact Lenses Measure Glucose, Deliver Drugs
Researchers at the Pohang University of Science and Technology (POSTECH) report development of smart contact lenses for simultaneous glucose measurement and controlled drug delivery. The research, led by Professor Sei Kwang Han, found the contact lenses resulted in low irritation in rabbits, were able to reliably detect glucose levels in tears, and (Read more...)
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
COVID-19 Precautions Needed in Ophthalmology
Consensus recommendations are needed to prevent the spread of COVID-19 within the ophthalmology profession, doctors conclude in an editorial published in Ophthalmology. Reuters Health Information
Differences in Microaneurysm Detection Technologies Affect Diabetic Retinopathy Grading
In eyes with diabetic retinopathy (DR), microaneurysm detection varies between ultrawide field color imaging and ultrawide field fluorescein angiography, potentially affecting assessments of DR severity, researchers say. Reuters Health Information
JINS SCREEN Lenses Now Free During At-Home Season
All kinds of organizations, institutions, and companies are trying their best to help alleviate stresses created by the ongoing COVID-19 epidemic. Companies are giving away free data, and at-home eye tests, and insurance companies are lowering their rates temporarily, and others are offering their services free of charge. Our friends at JINS, a Jap (Read more...)
Hydroxychloroquine: Possible COVID Drug Can Be Toxic to Retinas
Before it was a potential COVID-19 therapy, it was a well-studied treatment with an established risk for retinal toxicity. Medscape Ophthalmology
ASRS Guidance on Managing COVID-19 Risk in Retinal Procedures
Retinal specialists need to weigh the risk for vision loss against the risk for COVID-19 when deciding which patients need to be seen urgently vs those whose treatment can be delayed. Medscape Medical News
Microfluidic Device Simulates Blinking to Study Eye Drugs
Drugs that are used to treat conditions of the eyes, or ones that simply use the eyes as a route into the rest of the body, can be very difficult to test in pre-clinical trials. Rabbits are often utilized for this, as they lack tear ducts and so don’t blink very often, allowing substances to […]
seeBOOST Electronic Glasses Improve Central Vision: Interview with CEO Patrick Antaki
Central vision loss is a devastating complication of diseases such as diabetes and macular degeneration. Because central vision is responsible for visual acuity, loss of it can severely affect one’s independence and overall interaction with the world. seeBOOST is a pair of prescription glasses that improve central vision. The device consists (Read more...)
An Ophthalmologist’s View of COVID-19
Dr Sumit (Sam) Garg on the tough questions the field must ask itself in this ever-growing pandemic. Medscape Ophthalmology
AAO Urges Ophthalmologists to Provide Emergency Care Only
The American Academy of Ophthalmology has updated recommendations during the global COVID-19 pandemic, urging ophthalmologists to provide only urgent care. Medscape Medical News
More Adults at Risk for Vision Loss, Glasses Less Affordable
The number of US adults at risk of losing their vision has increased in the past 15 years, yet at the same time eyeglasses have become less affordable, new data showed. Medscape Medical News
Accurate Eye-Tracking and AI to Detect Neurological Diseases: Interview with Co-Founders of C. Light
Being diagnosed with any number of neurological diseases can be scary, not only due to the progressive nature of many of these conditions, but also because they often cannot be detected until their later stages of progression. Following the failure of a variety of potential therapies for Alzheimer’s within clinical trials in the past few [&he (Read more...)
Contact Lenses to Correct Color Blindness
Deuteranomaly is a color blindness that causes green light photoreceptors to react to redder light. Red objects seem greener for patients with the condition, but it has been known for a while that blocking some of the light in the red color range can improve proper color perception. There are glasses that do this, a […]