Eye Care Professionals

04/19/2026

Early Thrombolysis for Acute Central Retinal Artery Occlusion: No Answers Yet

The phase 3 THEIA trial found no significant differences in visual acuity improvements between early intravenous thrombolysis with alteplase vs oral aspirin therapy for patients with acute central ret

04/18/2026

What every young optometrist should know about malpractice insurance https://www.aoa.org//news/practice-management/perfect-your-practice/what-every-young-optometrist-should-know-about-malpractice-insurance

04/17/2026

Dual mechanisms drive rapid eye dominance plasticity in the adult brain, study reveals https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-dual-mechanisms-rapid-eye-dominance.html

Studies have shown that even a few hours of monocular deprivation can markedly improve the visual function of the deprived eye in adults. However, the underlying neural mechanisms of this ocular dominance plasticity remain unclear.

04/16/2026

Long-Term Visual and Refractive Gains Are Maintained With DALK for Keratoconus

A longitudinal, single-center study saw sustained improvements in postoperative visual acuity and refraction after deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK) surgery for keratoconus.

04/15/2026

Bringing AI into the NICU: How algorithms may help infants' eyes, health https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-ai-nicu-algorithms-infants-eyes.html

When ophthalmologist Emily Cole, MD, steps into the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at Children's Hospital Colorado to evaluate an infant's eyes for a disease called retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), it's not uncommon for parents to decide to leave during the exam.

04/14/2026

Performing Inferior Turbinate Infracture May Not Affect Outcomes in CNLDO

Inferior turbinate infracture may not convey an additional benefit when added to nasolacrimal duct probing in children with congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction (CNLDO).

04/13/2026

New platform tests AI fairness and accuracy in diabetic eye disease screening https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-platform-ai-fairness-accuracy-diabetic.html

Researchers have developed the world's first real-world head-to-head testing platform to determine whether commercial artificial intelligence (AI) algorithms are fit for NHS use to detect disease in a fair, equitable, transparent and trustworthy way, using diabetic eye disease as the first example.

04/12/2026

Buckle Procedures May Be Superior for Macular Hole Retinal Detachment in High Myopia

For macular hole retinal detachment in highly myopic eyes, anatomical success rates were better after repair with isolated macular buckle or macular buckle plus vitrectomy than with vitrectomy alone.

04/11/2026

Anatomy of a breach https://www.aoa.org//news/practice-management/perfect-your-practice/anatomy-of-a-breach

04/10/2026

Reducing inflammation may protect against early age-related macular degeneration-like vision loss https://medicalxpress.com/news/2025-11-inflammation-early-age-macular-degeneration.html

University of Minnesota Medical School researchers have shown that reducing chronic inflammation can significantly protect against age-related macular degeneration (AMD)-like pathology in preclinical models. The findings were recently published in Cell Death & Disease.

04/09/2026

Treatment Can Improve Visual Outcomes of Optic Disc Drusen–Associated Choroidal Neovascularization

Anti-VEGF therapy and laser photocoagulation treatment appear to result in better visual improvements than observation alone in patients with optic disc drusen–associated choroidal neovascularization.

04/08/2026

Week in Review: Opioid Maintenance Exposure and RNFL Thinning, Advantages of Reusable Ophthalmic Laser Lenses, Glaucoma and Increased Mortality

Exposure to opioid maintenance therapy in utero may lead to retinal thinning several years after birth, reusable ophthalmic laser lenses have good safety and environmental profiles, and increased mort