HAL spectacle lenses slow myopia progression and axial elongation in Indian children and adolescents
New Glasses May Slow Kids' Worsening Vision by 83%
A retrospective study of 372 Indian children and adolescents aged 4–16 years found that Highly Aspherical Lenslets (HAL) spectacle wear redu…
Special glasses slowed worsening nearsightedness in kids by 83%, cutting yearly vision decline from 0.72 to 0.11 diopters.
Review links blepharitis microbiota dysbiosis to ocular surface disease mechanisms
Review links eye surface bacteria changes to blepharitis and dry eye conditions
This narrative review examines the relationship between blepharitis, microbiota dysbiosis, and ocular surface conditions including dry eye s…
Eye surface bacteria imbalances and Demodex mites may actively drive blepharitis and dry eye instead of just being bystanders.
Narrative review associates melatonin use with delayed age-related macular degeneration in Americans over 40
Melatonin May Slow Vision Loss in Aging Eyes
This narrative review examines the association between melatonin use and delayed age-related macular degeneration (AMD) in Americans over th…
Melatonin, the sleep hormone, may slow vision loss in aging eyes by fighting the oxidative stress that damages cells in age-related macular …
Post hoc analysis compares brolucizumab and aflibercept for diabetic macular edema
A New Eye Injection Works Even If You've Had Treatment Before
A post hoc analysis of a randomized trial in 517 participants with diabetic macular edema compared intravitreal brolucizumab to aflibercept …
People with diabetic eye disease who have already tried other injections may still get meaningful vision improvement from brolucizumab.
SMILE shows superior refractive predictability and stability versus FS-LASIK and Trans-PRK in myopia correction
SMILE showed better predictability and stability than other laser vision correction methods in this Iraqi study
A retrospective multicenter cohort study of 919 eyes in Iraqi patients compared SMILE, FS-LASIK, and Trans-PRK for myopia correction over 1.…
SMILE laser surgery offered the most accurate and stable vision correction with the least eye dryness compared to other laser methods in thi…
Preoperative MRI characteristics in patients with non-functioning pituitary macroadenoma
A Brain Tumor's Shadow Can Reach Your Eyes — Here's What MRI Reveals
This retrospective cohort study examined preoperative MRI characteristics in 74 patients with non-functioning pituitary macroadenoma at a…
Identifying which MRI features predict vision problems in pituitary tumor patients could help doctors act sooner and set more realistic expe…
Wavefront-guided LASIK and PRK show high rates of 20/20 vision in patients with myopia and astigmatism
Can Eye Surgery Trainees Really Match the Experts?
This prospective, nonrandomized clinical trial evaluated wavefront-guided laser in situ keratomileusis (WFG-LASIK) and wavefront-guided phot…
Eye surgery trainees at a California institute matched expert results, with over 90% of LASIK patients seeing 20/20 or better and no vision …
Proteomic profiling in anti-VEGF-treated AMD patients reveals VEGF-independent immune pathway activation
Why Immune Cells Keep Damaging Your Eyes
This observational study analyzed vitreous proteomic profiles in eight patients with neovascular AMD receiving anti-VEGF therapy compared to…
Standard eye drops for AMD stop one problem, but a second, hidden immune attack is still hurting your vision.
FDA Approves Vabysmo (faricimab) for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration, Diabetic Macular Edema, and Macular Edema Following Retinal Vein Occlusion
The FDA approved a new eye medicine called Vabysmo for several vision conditions
Vabysmo (faricimab) is approved for neovascular age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema, and macular edema following retina…
FDA approved Vabysmo to treat wet age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema, and swelling after retinal vein occlusion.
FDA Approves Cosopt Pf (dorzolamide hydrochloride-timolol maleate ophthalmic solution) for reduction of elevated intraocular pressure in open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension
The FDA approved a new preservative-free eye drop called Cosopt Pf for treating high eye pressure
FDA approved Cosopt Pf, a preservative-free ophthalmic solution of dorzolamide hydrochloride and timolol maleate, for reducing elevated intr…
FDA approves new preservative-free eye drop for high eye pressure in patients who don't respond well to beta-blockers.
Laser peripheral iridotomy reduces persistent angle closure in primary angle-closure suspects at 5 years
Why Some Eyes Stay Narrow Even After the Laser
A 5-year subanalysis of an RCT in Singaporean patients with primary angle-closure suspects found laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) was associ…
The laser still helps most eyes stay open long-term, but a thicker iris and younger age make some eyes keep closing anyway.
Simulator training improves surgical scores and reduces complications in cataract surgery training
Can a surgical simulator train eye surgeons better than animal eyes?
A small RCT of 10 ophthalmologists in a hospital training program compared HelpMeSee simulator training to pig eye training for cataract sur…
Eye surgeons trained on a high-tech simulator performed cataract operations faster and with less swelling than those who practiced on animal…