Ophthalmology Advisor Contributing Writer

Using mouse models, researchers have offered new evidence showing that the previously held view that melanocytes migrate into a near mature choroid is no longer tenable.

Researchers show how COMET procedure can restore ocular surface anatomy and revive visual performance.

Researchers noted an optimized PhNR protocol detected short-term improvements in some glaucoma patients after applying IOP-lowering medications.

Canalicular/lacrimal sac mucosal folds may be responsible for soft stops in lacrimal probing as well as a number of conditions affecting the lacrimal drainage system, according to new research.

Researchers say that conjunctivitis, which can develop with dupilumab treatment of atopic dermatitis, can be treated using topical corticosteroids and other immunomodulators.

An investigation uncovers the reasons behind the nearly 60% nonadherence and nonpersistence rate in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration after 24 months.

Variability in photoreceptor degeneration between eyes may be prognostic for future progression rates.

Research shows an association with glaucomatous optic neuropathy and elevated IOP for patients with metabolic syndrome.

Researchers sought to evaluate IOL calculation methods for patients with keratoectatic disorders and found a hybrid approach may be ideal.

Researchers found that, following anti-VEGF therapy, patients with DME mainted retinal thickness, but lost letters of visual acuity at 2 and 5 year follow-up appointments.

Researchers conclude that 24-2 Humphrey Field Analyzer testing is sufficient to diagnose progression in most cases of open-angle glaucoma, and that 10-2 visual field testing is best reserved for patients at the highest risk of glaucoma progression.

Researchers indicate that scleral lens use in patients with a history of herpes simplex keratitis or herpes zoster ophthalmicus may increase the risk of endothelial dysfunction related to hypoxia.

An artificial intelligence model has a high degree of accuracy in identifying and staging retinopathy of prematurity based on fundus images.

A study shows a significant improvement in the visual acuity and intraocular lens alignment for patients who received femtosecond laser-assisted capsulotomy markings vs. those who received slit lamp-assisted manual markings.

Researchers established that Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty provies similar best spectacle corrected visual acuity to ultrathin Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty, but has better Snellen visual outcomes.

Researchers found a positive association between RVO and subsequent risks of all-cause dementia, Alzheimer’s disease, and vascular dementia, independent of confounding variables.

Researchers found a significant decrease in anterior elevation in pediatric patients who underwent epi-off crosslinking, but no significant changes in anterior elevation values in those who underwent A-epi-on crosslinking.

Researchers used multimodal imaging to show how a difference in treatment response may reflect different immunological phenomena with independent natural history in cases of punctate inner choroidopathy.

Research identified many similarities in safety and efficacy of laser and conventional cataract surgeries.

Researchers sought to describe the frequency of ocular flares in patients with non-infectious uveitis who switch from originator infliximab to biosimilar infliximab.

Researchers sought to determine whether fibrocellular retrocorneal membrane proliferation is linked to DSAEK failure in patients who received glaucoma drainage device surgery.

In a 3-year prospective cohort study, researchers investigated the spatial and temporal relationship between disc hemorrhage and structural progression in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma.

Intracameral moxifloxacin can reduce acute postoperative endophthalmitis in patients who undergo trabeculectomy alone or combined with cataract surgery, a study shows.

Researchers compared the health-related quality of life in patients with Sjögren syndrome, with and without peripheral neuropathy.

Researchers analyzed dry eye and subclinical retinal abnormalities in a cohort of patients with psoriatic arthritis sine-psoriasis.

Researchers addressed the genetic association between juvenile idiopathic arthritis-associated uveitis and idiopathic pediatric uveitis.

Researchers addressed the role of hydroxychloroquine blood levels in identifying risk for retinopathy in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus.

Ragweed sublingual immunotherapy tablets may be an effective treatment option in children with allergic rhinitis with or without conjunctivitis.