4+ day, 19+ hour ago   (193+ words) The authors noted in their study that the detection rate of RD in this study was much lower than those reported in previous studies; however, during subsequent follow-up the rates increased, tripling in just a few months, showing a correlation…...

5+ day, 17+ hour ago   (174+ words) A recent analysis of the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS) examined real-world reports of adverse retinal vasculitis events associated with FDA-approved intravitreal anti-VEGF and complement inhibitor agents. Results were published in Retina. The authors identified 554 adverse events during the…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (269+ words) The research team identified 14 studies—three randomized controlled trials, four retrospective cohort studies and seven prospective cohort studies—comprising 566 orbits from 304 TED patients. Monoclonal antibody therapy is associated with significant reductions in both EOM and orbital fat volumes, with EOM…...

1+ week, 4+ 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, 4+ day ago   (330+ words) Review of Optometry In an analysis of COAKS, DERBY and GALE studies of pegcetacoplan (Syfovre) conducted by Apellis Pharmaeuticals, researchers found that in nonsubfoveal GA, early treatment preserved 3.16mm² of retinal tissue compared with 1.11mm² with delayed treatment Click image to enlarge…...

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   (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…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (133+ words) “Incorporating anemia of prematurity into ROP risk stratification may help identify vulnerable infants who warrant closer ophthalmologic surveillance beyond current screening criteria,” the study authors suggested in their paper. The persistence of significant associations in infants born at Because the…...

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, 4+ 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…...