Julia Bonavitacola

Adults who used smokeless tobacco products were more likely to have age-related macular degeneration (AMD) compared with cigarette smokers.

Patients with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP) showed significant benefits in critical outcomes when treated with caplacizumab as well as the standard regimen.

The oral respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) fusion protein inhibitor AK0529 was found to be well tolerated and reduced viral load in infants.

A study that analyzed pre- and postpandemic respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) seasons found that children and adults followed the same biannual pattern.

A study conducted in Japan found that short-term exposure to statins was not associated with an increased risk of open-angle glaucoma (OAG) in a population with dyslipidemia.

Women with HIV who reported heavy alcohol use were more likely to have lower self-reported health status, but this association was not seen in men with HIV.

A study conducted in Colombia found that detection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was associated with air pollutants, the health care system, and weather.

Having optometrists perform laser eye surgery was not found to lead to a meaningful increase in nearby health care professionals for the population.

Patients with age-related macular degeneration (ARMD) with geographic atrophy should use low vision aids.

A study conducted in China found that respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) epidemic was seasonal and most often infected infants born 1 to 2 months before the start of the season.

Comorbidities assessed included cardiovascular, cancer, pulmonary, and mental health diagnoses, chosen due to their relation to smoking and their substantial mortality burden.

Beyfortus, which can help prevent respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in infants and toddlers, was approved by the FDA on July 17.

A study that focused on children aged 5 to 12 years who lived in the United States found no difference between atropine 0.01% and placebo in treating myopia progression.

A study from Western Australia found that the influenza vaccine has a possible protective effect against hospitalization for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

A search of residency programs in the United States found that women made up about a quarter of all academic vitreoretinal specialists.

Older adults and infants were found to have the highest mortality and hospitalization rates of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV).

A smartphone app was found to be useful and reliable by clinicians when testing vision for children during the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new study has found that initial visits and the number of viral load tests decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic but viral suppression and hospitalizations remained stable.

In a recent study, immune-inflammatory index, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, and platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio were associated with infection of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) in children.

Infants who received parenteral nutrition for at least 14 days had a higher risk of retinopathy of prematurity and receiving treatment.

Nationwide bans on transition-related health care could have negative implications for the overall health of transgender youth.

Health disparities likely exist in youth epilepsy but few studies have focused on these disparities.

Residents of homeless shelters were tested for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and influenza, which were found to have similar prevalence in the population.

A new study estimated that 9.60 million people are living with diabetic retinopathy and 1.84 million people are living with vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy in the United States.

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Hospitalizations of infants in 4 middle-income countries were associated with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) during the respiratory illness season.

Social risk factors, such as patient characteristics and where they live, informed the severity of microbial keratitis in a sample of patients.

The burden of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) and the effect of vaccines could be affected by underestimation of RSV in older adults.

Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) was detected easiest when using reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) tests in a pediatric population.