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Corticosteroids Not Superior to Placebo for Add-On Treatment of Bacterial Keratitis

MONDAY, July 28, 2025 – For the treatment of bacterial keratitis, adjunctive corticosteroids are not superior to placebo and adjunctive corneal cross-linking (CXL) is associated with increased scar...

Indicators of Neuropathic Ocular Pain Identified After LASIK

TUESDAY, July 22, 2025 – In a study published in the August issue of the American Journal of Ophthalmology, diagnostic indicators are identified for confirming chronic neuropathic ocular pain (NOP)...

AI Can Help Screen For Vision-Destroying Diabetic Eye Disease

WEDNESDAY, July 16, 2025 — A new AI-powered retina tracker can help doctors screen for a vision-destroying diabetic eye disease, researchers say. The Simple Mobile AI Retina Tracker (SMART) program a...

Relative Peripheral Refraction Predicts Myopia Progression in Children

TUESDAY, June 24, 2025 – Vertical and horizontal relative peripheral refraction (RPR) are associated with faster axial length progression and higher risk of incident myopia, according to a study...

Patients Who Fear Cataract Surgery Less Likely to Believe Surgery Will Improve Vision

TUESDAY, May 27, 2025 – Neither health literacy nor understanding of cataract pathology is associated with fear of cataract surgery, according to a study published online March 28 in Clinical ...

Microbial Keratitis Outcomes Affected by Delays in Presentation, Disease Severity

WEDNESDAY, April 30, 2025 – For patients with microbial keratitis (MK), initial vision, longer time to presentation, and larger stromal infiltrate size lead to a higher risk for worse 90-day...

Bausch + Lomb Issues Recall of enVista Lenses Used in Cataract Surgery

THURSDAY, April 10, 2025 – Bausch + Lomb has announced a voluntary recall of intraocular lenses on its enVista platform due to the potential for an acute postoperative inflammatory reaction. All...

Highly Aspherical Lenslet Spectacles Reduce Myopia Progression

THURSDAY, April 10, 2025 – For children with myopia, wearing spectacles with highly aspherical lenslets (HAL) reduces the rate of myopia progression and axial elongation, according to a study...

AI Outperforms Urgent Care Docs, Study Says

TUESDAY, April 8, 2025 – Cough? Sore throat? UTI? Eye infection? Artificial intelligence (AI) might one day be seeing you for these sorts of conditions, a new study says. AI programs appear to...

ACP: AI Recommendations More Often Better Quality for Virtual Care Visits

MONDAY, April 7, 2025 – Artificial intelligence (AI) recommendations are more often rated as better quality than final recommendations of physicians for virtual care visits made by patients with...

Preop Macular Thickness May Be Marker of Postop Delirium in Seniors

FRIDAY, April 4, 2025 – In older patients undergoing surgery, preoperative macular thickness may be a marker for vulnerability to developing postoperative delirium, according to a study published...

Stem Cell Therapy Repairs Irreversible Cornea Damage

WEDNESDAY, March 5, 2025 – Sight-robbing injuries to the cornea can be repaired using a groundbreaking experimental stem cell treatment, a new study shows. The cornea – the clear outermost layer of...

Just One Hour of Screen Time Increases Risk of Nearsightedness

TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 – Each hour a person spends squinting into a smartphone or staring at a screen increases their risk of nearsightedness, a new evidence review suggests. Every daily one-hour...

2019 to 2020 Saw 17.9 Percent Decrease in Ophthalmic Procedures in Seniors

TUESDAY, Feb. 18, 2025 – There was a notable decrease in common ophthalmic procedures among Medicare beneficiaries during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a study published...

Can GLP-1 Meds Harm Your Eyes?

MONDAY, Feb. 10, 2025 – Yes, rare cases of vision issues have arisen in people taking popular GLP-1 weight loss drugs, but the jury's out on whether the medications caused the eye trouble, according...

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