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 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.
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.
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…
Meta-analysis finds 92% lower RRD odds with prophylaxis in Stickler syndrome
The Inherited Eye Risk Hiding in Plain Sight
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 49 studies including 3492 individuals with Stickler syndrome found prophylactic treatment was assoc…
Preventive eye treatment cut the chance of a retinal detachment by more than 90% in people with Stickler syndrome.
Imaging modalities vary in utility for diagnosing and planning treatment of orbital vascular anomalies
New Scan Tech Helps Map Eye Blood Clots
This narrative review examined imaging modalities for patients with orbital vascular anomalies.
Doctors now have better maps to find and fix tricky blood vessel problems near your eye before surgery.
Regression-based keratometric prediction models showed refractive performance comparable to postoperative keratometry in pterygium and cataract cases
You Can Predict Your Glasses Needs After Pterygium Surgery
This retrospective cohort analysis evaluated 20 unilateral eyes undergoing staged cataract surgery following pterygium excision.
A new math model predicts eye shape after pterygium surgery just as well as waiting for post-op scans, helping doctors plan vision needs bef…
Socioeconomic deprivation not linked to presentation or outcomes in UK bacterial keratitis cohort
Your Eye Infection Risk Isn't What You Think It Is
A retrospective multicentre cohort study of 320 patients with bacterial keratitis in two UK tertiary centres found no significant associatio…
In the UK, poverty does not worsen bacterial eye infection outcomes, meaning income level does not decide your vision recovery.
Smaller corneal incision linked to greater incisional thickening in cataract surgery for hard nuclei
Smaller Cuts May Slow Early Eye Healing
A retrospective cohort study of 100 eyes with hard cataracts compared 2.2 mm and 2.6 mm corneal incisions.
Smaller 2.2 mm cuts in hard cataract surgery don't save ultrasound energy or speed up early eye healing compared to 2.6 mm incisions.
Modeling study finds variable ciliary body anatomy may affect subliminal cyclophotocoagulation dosing in glaucoma
Your Glaucoma Laser Treatment Might Be Missing the Target
A modeling study of 24,001 eyes from a biometric database estimated ciliary body arc length (ECBAL) for subliminal transscleral cyclophotoco…
A new eye model reveals that using a one-size-fits-all approach for a common glaucoma laser could be leading to under- or over-treatment for…