Dr Christopher Rapuano looks at new data on how an avoidable error may be costing ophthalmologists millions. Medscape Ophthalmology
Tag: Ophthalmology
Antibiotics for Viral Conjunctivitis: It’s Still Happening
According to a new study, prescription of antibiotics for viral conjunctivitis continues to be a widespread practice. ‘Sobering’ and ‘discouraging,’ says an optometrist. Medscape Optometry
Artificial Intelligence May Transform Retinal Screening
The new technology is a potential breakthrough for diabetic retinopathy screening, but is not without risks. Medscape Ophthalmology
AMD: Brolucizumab Noninferior to Aflibercept in Early Study
A small phase 2 study suggests that brolucizumab is as safe and effective as aflibercept for treating patients with age-related macular degeneration. Medscape Medical News
Breakthrough Treatments Arriving for Uveal Melanoma
Gene testing and immunotherapy have opened the door to treatments that could save the eyesight and the lives of people with uveal melanoma. Medscape Medical News
Life- and Eye-Saving New Treatments for Uveal Melanoma
Gene testing and immunotherapy have opened the door to treatments that could save the eyesight and the lives of people with uveal melanoma. Medscape Medical News
Ranibizumab Beats Laser for Diabetic Retinopathy
New trial findings are challenging the standard of care for diabetic retinopathy and are opening the door to wider use of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs. Medscape Medical News
Analysis Favors Aflibercept for Diabetic Macular Edema
Aflibercept appears to be more effective than ranibizumab, with or without laser photocoagulation, in a new meta-analysis of treatments for diabetic macular edema. Medscape Medical News
Retina Specialists Seek to Stem Myopia Epidemic
In an effort to slow the explosive increase in myopia and its subsequent progression, retina specialists are recommending early intervention. Medscape Medical News
How Well Can Glaucoma Patients Measure Their Own Intraocular Pressure?
Self-measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP) by glaucoma patients is feasible and acceptable, but it remains to be seen whether it is sufficiently accurate to guide clinical management, according to an observational study. Reuters Health Information
Smartphone App to Help Diagnose Concussions Anywhere and Without Expensive Equipment
Concussions are important to detect promptly. Much too often those that are affected go on doing what they were doing, blissfully unaware of being impaired and in serious danger for other injuries and oncoming symptoms of the brain trauma. Now a team at University of Washington has created a smartphone app that tracks the movement of [… (Read more...)
Discordance Between Dry-eye Signs and Symptoms Offers Useful Clues
When patient-reported symptoms of dry eye don’t align with measurable signs of ocular surface disease, the discordance is associated with comorbidities related to clinical pain and hyperalgesia, a new report suggests.
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Child With Increased Tearing in Right Eye
An otherwise healthy 5-year-old child has increased tearing and discharge from one eye. Can you make the diagnosis? Medscape Ophthalmology
New Directions in Dry Eye: TFOS DEWS II Report
The Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society International Dry Eye Workshop II updates our understanding of dry eye disease. Medscape spoke with the chair of this report about its clinical implications.
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European Retina Meeting Will Focus on Myopia Epidemic
Myopia, which is on the rise in the United States and nearing epidemic proportions in other countries, will be in the limelight at the Society of Retina Specialists 17th EURETINA Congress. Medscape Medical News
Three Keys to Delaying and Preventing Diabetic Retinopathy
Even moderate improvements in hyperglycemia, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia can yield substantial results. Medscape Ophthalmology
Predictors of Fungal Keratitis-related Corneal Perforation Identified
Baseline presence of hypopyon and infiltrate depth and size are significant predictors of corneal perforation and/or need for therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty (TPK) in patients with severe fungal keratitis, researchers say. Reuters Health Informa…
After Solar Eclipse, Americans’ Eyes Seem Mostly None the Worse
Eye doctors who had braced themselves for at least a few patients after a dazzling solar eclipse swept the United States cautiously exhaled on Tuesday, with some hospitals reporting zero cases of damaged vision so far. Reuters Health Information
Efficacy of Gel Microstent for Primary Open-Angle Glaucoma
Where does the gel microstent XEN® fall among emerging devices and procedures for IOP reduction in primary open-angle glaucoma?
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Retinal Imaging for Alzheimer’s Detection
A team of researchers at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and NeuroVision Imaging, a Sacramento, California firm, have developed a retinal imaging system that could allow early detection of Alzheimer’s disease. One of the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease is the accumulation of beta-amyloid protein in the brain. There are (Read more...)