Ophthalmology News

• Alert FDA Approves Ranibizumab Biosimilar Byooviz has the potential to be less expensive than Lucentis, the reference product.
  FDA Approvals, September 20, 2021
• Poorer Teens Are More Likely to Have Lingering 'Lazy Eye' Researchers linked lower socioeconomic status and cognitive scores to higher rates of amblyopia, a condition that can become permanent if not treated early in childhood.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• Alert European Agency Recommends Two New Adalimumab Biosimilars The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use gave a positive opinion for the approval of Hukyndra and Libmyris, each of which will have 15 indications.
  International Approvals, September 17, 2021
• EURETINA 2021 Gene Therapy Research Accelerates for Retinal Diseases Patients who have rare retinal diseases — as well as those with more common ones — may benefit from a surge in gene therapy research.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• Common Eye Diseases Linked to Higher Risk for Dementia The health of the retina may be a link to the health of the brain.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• Pegcetacoplan Shows Mixed Results for Geographic Atrophy Two phase 3 trials yielded different results for pegcetacoplan as a treatment for geographic atrophy.
  Medscape Medical News, September 17, 2021
• EURETINA 2021 Diabetic Macular Edema: Mixed Results for Brolucizumab Brolucizumab requires fewer injections but may also cause intraocular inflammation in treating diabetic macular edema.
  Medscape Medical News, September 14, 2021
• 5 Important Money Tips: Are You Missing Out? In today's rapidly changing world, it's particularly wise to make smart financial choices. Here are five things you can do to hold onto your money and even increase your stash.
  Medscape Medical News, September 14, 2021
• 'We Have to Do Better for People With Kidney Disease,' Say Experts Most people with kidney disease (90%) are unaware they have it. 'This blind spot in our health system is unacceptable,' say experts as they campaign for system-wide changes.
  Medscape Medical News, September 14, 2021
• EURETINA 2021 Phototherapy Effective for Pigment Epithelial Detachments For treating pigment epithelial detachments in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy, photodynamic therapy works better than micropulse laser.
  Medscape Medical News, September 10, 2021
• EURETINA 2021 AI Shows Promise for Geographic Atrophy in AMD Harnessing artificial intelligence, researchers hope to predict which patients will suffer the most from geographic atrophy.
  Medscape Medical News, September 09, 2021
• Ranibizumab Safe, Effective Versus Laser Therapy for Retinopathy of Prematurity Patients with retinopathy of prematurity are less likely to experience structural ocular abnormalities or myopia when they're treated with ranibizumab 0.2 mg than when they receive laser therapy, a new study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, September 08, 2021
• Why Should Doctors Be Penalized for Patient Outcomes? Many patients fail to take their medication or follow physician treatment recommendations, and yet physicians are often held responsible for poor outcomes. Can this situation be improved?
  Medscape Medical News, September 08, 2021
• Open Notes May Help Older Adults — If They Actually Read Them Visit notes help some patients with chronic conditions remember their care plan, but many older patients who could benefit are probably missing out, research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, September 08, 2021
• iPhone Flash Helps Nurse Identify Her Infant Son's Retinoblastoma An inadvertent flash exposed an unusual glow in her son's right eye. Now, a smartphone app can help parents identify possible eye disorders early.
  Medscape Medical News, August 27, 2021
• For Retinal Detachment, Acuity May Be Better After Gas Versus Silicon-Oil Tamponade Patients who undergo successful vitrectomy for a common type of retinal detachment may have better visual acuity after gas tamponade than after silicone-oil tamponade, new research from Japan suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, August 26, 2021
• Maternal Diabetes in Pregnancy Linked to High Refractive Error in Children's Eyes Children of mothers who have diabetes before or during pregnancy are more likely to develop high refractive error eye disorders later in life, a new study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, August 20, 2021
• NSAIDs Match Steroids for Cataract Surgery Inflammation Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory eye drops, given on the day of cataract surgery, might work as well as steroids to prevent macular edema.
  Medscape Medical News, August 19, 2021
• Shouldn't Docs Who Spread False COVID Info Lose Their Licenses? The State Federation of Medical Boards warns that physicians who spread false COVID information can be suspended or lose their licenses. But it doesn't seem to be happening.
  Medscape Medical News, August 18, 2021
• Aflibercept Slows Progress of Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy Intravitreal injections of aflibercept can reduce the severity of nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy, according to the results of an international sham-controlled trial.
  Reuters Health Information, August 11, 2021