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Cataract and Refractive Surgery News

Lens-power Calculations for Young Kids With Cataracts May Be Off In cataract surgery for young children, intraocular-lens power calculations may introduce error and overcorrection, a study from South Korea suggests.
Reuters Health Information, April 24, 2018
Dry Eye: No Benefit From Fatty Acid Supplements Omega-3 fatty acid supplementation relieved dry eye to the same extent as placebo olive oil in a randomized controlled trial.
Medscape Medical News, April 13, 2018

Alert FDA OKs First Transitional Contacts That Darken in Sunlight
FDA Approvals, April 10, 2018
Low Birthweight Tied to Lower Visual Acuity Decades Later
Reuters Health Information, March 29, 2018
Medicare Patients With Larger Support Networks More Likely to Get Cataract Surgery
Reuters Health Information, March 19, 2018
Anthem Calls on Eye Surgeons to Monitor Anesthesia During Cataract Surgery
Kaiser Health News, February 23, 2018

Cataract and Refractive Surgery Perspective

The Link Between Screen Time and Eye Symptoms in Kids A growing body of research has examined the link between increasing amounts of screen time and visual problems in the youngest kids.
CHOP Expert Commentary, June 8, 2018
Disappointing Results of Boston Keratoprosthesis in Kids Dr Christopher Rapuano discusses challenges and recent disappointing results associated with Boston keratoprosthesis in children.
Medscape Ophthalmology, May 16, 2018

Malpractice Case: Malpractice Risks When Refilling Prescriptions
Cooperative of American Physicians, May 9, 2018
Seeing Red: Five Eye Diagnoses Not to Miss
April 23, 2018
Solid Outcomes for Femtosecond Laser Cataract Surgery
Medscape Ophthalmology, April 11, 2018
The Infant Who Keeps Turning His Face Leftwards
Medscape Ophthalmology, March 14, 2018

Journals

Extended Depth of Focus Intraocular Lenses for Presbyopia
Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, June 22, 2018
Imported Congenital Rubella Syndrome, United States, 2017
Emerging Infectious Diseases, June 6, 2018
Deep Learning Applications in Ophthalmology
Current Opinion in Ophthalmology, April 23, 2018
Bedroom Light Exposure at Night and Depressive Symptoms
American Journal of Epidemiology, April 6, 2018
BSR Guideline for Managing Primary Sjogren's Syndrome
Rheumatology, March 28, 2018

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