3+ day, 20+ hour ago   (500+ words) Review of Optometry A higher body mass has been a known contributor to dry eye and ocular surface disease. However, patients have shown different patterns of weight distribution. This has been investigated in the past, but a large sample size…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (292+ words) Review of Optometry Choroideremia is an X-linked inherited retinal degeneration that causes progressive structural damage, often before central visual acuity declines, highlighting the need for sensitive imaging-based measures to track disease progression Using FAF, this study identified macular preserved autofluorescence…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (249+ words) Review of Optometry Nonperfusion in the choriocapillaris may suggest early microvascular involvement in kids with systemic high blood pressure. Click image to enlarge Systemic high blood pressure has well-documented negative effects on the delicate vascular structures of the adult eye,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (282+ words) Review of Optometry Half of patients with type 2 diabetes in this study remained DR-free for nearly nine years during follow-up, underscoring the importance of sustained metabolic control and regular retinal surveillance throughout the course of diabetes Click image to enlarge…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (385+ words) Review of Optometry Research has previously identified an increased prevalence of ocular disease among patients with metabolic, cardiovascular and kidney disorders Because these conditions often occur together and share common vascular, metabolic, renal and inflammatory mechanisms, the American Heart Association…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (276+ words) Patients with the drusen-predominant form of neovascular AMD (nAMD) had worse long-term vision and more complete retinal pigment epithelial and outer retinal atrophy (cRORA) than those with pachychoroid-caused disease, according to a six-year study published in BMC Ophthalmology. These findings…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (253+ words) Review of Optometry This study identified two distinct peripheral vascular phenotypes in retinitis pigmentosa: Type 1, or terminal remodeling, and Type 2, or simple atrophy The former type was associated with greater disease severity and worse visual function Click image to enlarge…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (181+ words) In this retrospective cohort study, which was published in Retina, 190 consecutive patients with central, branch or cilioretinal RAO and at least six months of follow-up were analyzed. The primary outcome was major cardiovascular and cerebrovascular adverse events, defined as ischemic…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (206+ words) According to the results, 68 eyes had ≥mild NPDR, and 40 eyes had no DR/minimal NPDR. Among those with at least mild DR, 55.9% were classified as mild NPDR, 38.2% as moderate NPDR, 4.4% as severe NPDR, 1.5% as PDR and 14.7% of eyes had co-existing…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (280+ words) Review of Optometry This study’s results support a hypothesis in which the faster total area growth rates for fovea-sparing eyes are mainly caused by a concentric outside expansion component of the GA lesion in relation to the foveal center…...