Review of smartphone digital phenotyping feasibility in 25 individuals with inherited retinal diseases over 12 months
Smartphone Data Can Track Vision and Mood—Here’s How
This feasibility review examined smartphone-based digital phenotyping using the OverSight iOS application in 25 participants with inherited …
An app tracks steps, typing speed, and mood words to show how inherited eye diseases affect daily life and mental health without office visi…
Observational study compares ASOCT and slit lamp for hypopyon detection in microbial keratitis
New Eye Scan Finds Hidden Infections Slit Lamps Often Miss
This observational study evaluated anterior segment optical coherence tomography (ASOCT) versus slit lamp examination (SLE) for detecting hy…
This eye scan could catch dangerous infections earlier, giving doctors a better chance to prevent vision loss.
Preliminary bench review suggests 4D ultrasound improves emulsification in dense cataract nuclei
Could a new ultrasound mode break down the hardest cataract nuclei faster than current tools?
This ex vivo bench pilot review compares the Alcon UNITY system using 4D ultrasound against the Alcon CENTURION Vision System with torsional…
A new ultrasound mode broke down the hardest cataract nuclei 12 seconds faster and used far less energy than current tools in lab tests.
Cross-sectional survey of 115 US ophthalmology residents identifies factors influencing decisions to pursue or forgo uveitis fellowships
Why do so few eye doctors choose to specialize in uveitis?
This cross-sectional survey of 115 ophthalmology residents in the United States assessed factors influencing decisions regarding uveitis fel…
Only 12% of US ophthalmology residents choose uveitis fellowships due to fears about limited surgery, low pay, and the field's perceived com…
Inverted ILM flap technique showed superior visual acuity compared to complete ILM removal in large macular holes
ILM flap technique showed better vision recovery than complete removal in some macular hole patients
This retrospective cohort study evaluated 56 patients with macular holes larger than 400 µm undergoing inverted internal limiting membrane (…
A flap surgery technique helped large macular hole patients regain vision faster than complete removal, though long-term results were simila…
Phacoemulsification with IOL implantation shows higher IOL prediction error in Chinese PACG patients
Why Some Glaucoma Patients Still Need Glasses After Cataract Surgery
An observational study of 165 Chinese primary angle closure glaucoma (PACG) patients and 53 cataract patients found that PACG patients had s…
Eye shape changes after glaucoma surgery can cause blurry vision post-cataract surgery, but new research identifies key measurements to impr…
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…