Eye Care Professionals

11/05/2025

Dead Bag Syndrome Is One Byproduct of Late IOL Decentration

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11/04/2025

Amino acid glutamine is important for eye health, research finds https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-08-amino-acid-glutamine-important-eye.html

The retina places a large energy demand on the body, in part due to the activity of photoreceptors.

11/03/2025

When Patients Lose Financial Assistance, Retinal Disease Management Suffers

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11/02/2025

Many Cases Sent to Neuro-ophthalmologists Are Better Served by Retina Specialists

Dr. Andrew Lee spoke at the American Society of Retina Specialists 2025 Annual Meeting about when retina specialists should refer cases to their neuro-ophthalmology colleagues and when they should not

11/01/2025

Serum gp100 Shows Potential as a Clinical Biomarker for Uveal Melanoma Metastasis

A prospective study found that elevated baseline serum glycoprotein 100 (gp100), a marker of melanocytic differentiation, independently predicted early-stage metastatic progression in patients with uv

10/31/2025

Get the inside scoop on the issues at play for AOA on Capitol Hill https://www.aoa.org//news/advocacy/federal-advocacy/get-the-inside-scoop-on-the-issues-at-play-for-aoa-on-capitol-hill

10/30/2025

Experts Show Variable Agreement in Identifying Papilledema From Single Fundus Images

Three pediatric neuro-ophthalmologists showed poor accuracy and agreement when asked to classify papilledema and pseudopapilledema solely based on isolated images of the optic disc.

10/29/2025

Eye tracking metrics may help identify concussion-related vision disorders https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-eye-tracking-metrics-concussion-vision.html

In a new study led by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), researchers found that novel eye-tracking metrics can help properly identify concussion-related vision disorders, a common phenomenon among patients with persisting post-concussive symptoms that last more than 28 days after their init...

10/28/2025

Weekly Journal Update — July 30, 2025

Combined hydrus microstent and cataract surgeries for POAG, macular atrophy following anti-VEGF treatment, OCT devices differ in detecting RNFL changes, risk of metastasis with conjunctival melanoma,

10/27/2025

Higher Doses of Infliximab for Retinal Vasculitis Appear to Have a Good Safety Profile

A retrospective single-center study evaluated the long-term efficacy of different doses of infliximab or its biosimilar for the treatment of noninfectious retinal vasculitis.

10/26/2025

Enough is enough https://www.aoa.org//news/advocacy/federal-advocacy/enough-is-enough

10/25/2025

Corticosteroids not superior to placebo for add-on treatment of bacterial keratitis https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-07-corticosteroids-superior-placebo-treatment-bacterial.html

For the treatment of bacterial keratitis, adjunctive corticosteroids are not superior to placebo and adjunctive corneal cross-linking (CXL) is associated with increased scar size, according to a study published online July 24 in JAMA Ophthalmology.