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Alert FDA OKs Fluocinolone Intravitreal Implant (Yutiq) for Uveitis In clinical trials, Yutiq significantly reduced recurrence rates at 6 and 12 months following treatment compared with sham treatment in patients with chronic, noninfectious posterior segment uveitis.
FDA Approvals, October 17, 2018

Cataract Surgery for Senior Drivers Tied to Reduced Car Crash Risk, Costs Cataract surgery can significantly reduce car crashes involving senior drivers and the cost of those accidents to the community, researchers say.
Reuters Health Information, October 15, 2018
Nasolacrimal Duct Obstruction: The Right Way to Teach Parents
CHOP Expert Commentary, October 12, 2018
Falls in Elders May Be Driving Up Secondary Diagnoses Of Eye Trauma
Reuters Health Information, October 11, 2018
Non-White Elders in U.S. Less Likely to Use Low-Vision Devices
Reuters Health Information, October 5, 2018
Placing a Bypass Stent During Cataract Surgery Cuts Need for Glaucoma Eyedrops
Reuters Health Information, October 5, 2018

ATA 2018 IGF1-Targeting Teprotumumab Tackles Thyroid Eye Disease Longer-term results updating a study of teprotumumab show improvements up to 72 weeks.
Medscape Medical News, October 2018
A 2-Year-Old Girl With an Abdomen Mass: USMLE Question A 2-year-old girl is brought to a pediatric outpatient clinic due to a mass in her upper abdomen. What's the diagnosis?
Osmosis, October 2018
How Have the 2017 McDonald Criteria Affected MS Diagnoses? The 2017 revisions to the McDonald criteria: Dr Stephen Krieger discusses new research related to MS diagnosis and lesion location.
Medscape Neurology, October 2018

A Visual Field Defect in a Patient With History of Seizures A 64-year-old woman comes to you after 2 weeks of symptoms. Between visual testing and MRI, can you offer her a diagnosis?
Medscape Ophthalmology, October 9, 2018
A 5-Year-Old Boy's Failing Vision
Medscape Ophthalmology, August 28, 2018
The Woman With Multiple Sclerosis and Blurry Vision
Medscape Ophthalmology, July 30, 2018
Dry Eye: Targeted Therapy
Medscape TV, April 30, 2018
A Boy With Suddenly Failing Vision
Medscape Ophthalmology, April 18, 2018

Pharmacy Student Knowledge, Attitudes Toward Medical Cannabis Do pharmacy students feel they are sufficiently prepared to dispense medical cannabis? This study examined not only student knowledge regarding cannabis, but also their confidence in that knowledge.
October 2018

Ocular Allergy as a Risk Factor for Dry Eye
September 2018
Health Care Access by Disability Status and Type in the US
September 2018
Serum Neurofilament Light Chain Levels as MS Biomarker
September 2018
Corneal Infections Associated With Sleeping in Contact Lenses
September 2018

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Leonard V. Messner, OD, Professor of Optometry, Pennsylvania College of Optometry, Elkins Park, Pennsylvania; Executive Director, Illinois Eye Institute/Illinois College of Optometry, Chicago, Illinois
Leonard V. Messner, OD, has disclosed the following relevant financial relationships:
Serve(d) on the scientific advisory board for: King-Devick Technologies
Serve(d) as a speaker for: Carl Zeiss Meditec
Received research grant from: Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness
Carlo J. Pelino, OD, Assistant Professor, Pennsylvania College of Optometry; Director, Chief, Primary Care, Chestnut Hill Eye Clinic, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Carlo J. Pelino, OD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.
Christina M. Sorenson, OD, Retired Clinical Dean, Associate Professor, Midwestern University, Glendale, Arizona; Optometrist, Scottsdale, Arizona
Christina M. Sorenson, OD, has disclosed no relevant financial relationships.

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