Ophthalmology News

• Prediabetes Linked to Macular Thinning Prediabetes is associated with significant thinning of the macula and with decreases in retinal-artery diameters, according to a population-based study.
  Reuters Health Information, November 19, 2020
• AAO 2020 Pilocarpine Promising as Presbyopia Treatment A new formulation of pilocarpine has shown promise as a treatment for presbyopia. The treatment works through dynamic pupil modulation.
  Medscape Medical News, November 18, 2020
• AAO 2020 Fluocinolone Implant Real-World Experience Matches DME Trials Patients who had not benefited from anti-VEGF intravitreal injections experienced improved vision and sustained it for 3 years.
  Medscape Medical News, November 16, 2020
• EMA Panel Backs Roclanda Eyedrops, New Option for Glaucoma The fixed-dose combination of latanoprost and netarsudil is for adults with primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension for whom monotherapy fails.
  International Approvals, November 16, 2020
• AAO 2020 Collagen Crosslinking Shows Promise for Keratitis Collagen crosslinking, a procedure developed for keratoconus, offers new hope in treating difficult cases of keratitis.
  Medscape Medical News, November 15, 2020
• AAO 2020 Useful Wet AMD Images Obtained With Home OCT Images obtained with a home OCT device matched standard OCT scans in detecting retinal fluid.
  Medscape Medical News, November 14, 2020
• Digital Text Parameters for Low-Vision Readers Quantified Digital text must include a minimum number of characters per line to be read easily, and that minimum is smaller for readers with low vision, new research shows.
  Reuters Health Information, November 10, 2020
• Drug Use-Induced Endophthalmitis Rises Exponentially in US Drug use-induced endophthalmitis increased four-fold in the US between 2013-2016, and clinicians should maintain a 'high index of suspicion' for the condition, researchers say.
  Reuters Health Information, November 09, 2020
• Immigrants Who Have Been in the US Longer More Likely to Seek Eye Care Regardless of their English-language proficiency, immigrants to the US who have been in the country for at least 10 years may be more likely to seek eye care, new findings suggest.
  Reuters Health Information, November 06, 2020
• Retinal Lesions Found in Patients With Severe COVID-19 In some patients with severe COVID-19, the inner retina may harbor acute vascular lesions in the form of flame-shaped hemorrhages and "cotton wool" spots, although it is not clear what is causing these findings, according to a small study from Brazil.
  Reuters Health Information, November 06, 2020
• Severe Dry Eye Tied to Reduced Work Productivity and Activity Levels People with more severe dry eye disease have greater impairment in their daily activity and are less productive at work than counterparts with milder dry eye disease, a recent study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, November 05, 2020
• Twelve Medical Groups Oppose UHC Copay Accumulator Program In an Oct. 7 letter to UHC, the 12 groups acknowledged that the drugs targeted by the accumulator policy are expensive. "However, they are also vitally important for our patients," the groups wrote.
  Medscape Medical News, November 05, 2020
• Monthly Needlestick Rates Suggest a Steep Learning Curve A jump in needlesticks in July suggests that house staff need early instruction in handling sharp instruments safely.
  Medscape Medical News, November 04, 2020
• Could You Be Earning More With a Different Incentive Bonus Plan? Incentive bonus plans can be structured in different ways, and some will pay more than others. Is your plan helping you to earn the most?
  Medscape Medical News, November 04, 2020
• Vision Impairment Tied to Less Use of Cancer Screenings by Older Adults Older adults with vision impairment are less likely to receive recommended breast and colon cancer screenings than peers without vision problems, a U.S. study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, November 02, 2020
• Diabetic Macular Edema in Black Patients Less Responsive to Bevacizumab Black patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) are half as likely as their white or Hispanic peers to show short-term improvement in visual acuity after bevacizumab treatment, new findings show.
  Reuters Health Information, October 30, 2020
• COVID Exposure Risk Outside of Work Increasing for Clinicians A new study finds that, for healthcare providers in Minnesota, family and community interactions pose a greater risk for COVID exposure than patient care.
  Medscape Medical News, November 02, 2020
• Diabetes Screening Program in Optometry Offices to Expand A program in which optometrists conduct in-office diabetes screening is now being expanded based on successful pilot data.
  Medscape Medical News, October 30, 2020
• JIA Arthritis and Uveitis Flares 'Often Run Parallel' Children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis–associated uveitis are significantly more likely to experience a flare in their eye disease if their arthritis is also worsening.
  Medscape Medical News, October 29, 2020
• ICNA-CNS 2020 Comorbidity Burden Is Greater Among Children With Tics Children with stereotypies consult neurologists less often than do those with tics, according to an analysis.
  Medscape Medical News, October 22, 2020