December 2nd 2021, 5:45pm
Victoria Ly, MD, MPH, outlines one method of tackling vision screening follow-up rate disparities among children in Arkansas.
November 30th 2021, 12:00pm
Using data from the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System, researchers investigated the prevalence of pentosan polysulfate sodium–associated retinal disorders.
November 27th 2021, 2:20pm
Judith Lavrich, MD, and Jordan Hamburger discuss what additional studies need to be carried out in order to better understand the effects of virtual learning on children's long-term eye health.
November 23rd 2021, 9:15pm
Study results indicated that measures taken to stem the spread of COVID-19 may have also reduced rates of conjunctivitis, or pink eye.
November 17th 2021, 2:00pm
Pain and fear/anxiety were the most common barriers to anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy for neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema. Another study found that those conditions had a significant impact on patients’ quality of life and Medicare costs.
November 15th 2021, 5:00pm
A new study provides genetic evidence that increased alcohol intake may be a causal risk factor for geographic atrophy, a type of advanced age-related macular degeneration (AMD), but doctors caution it may be too soon to advise patients about the risk.
November 13th 2021, 3:00pm
Surgical decisions with children who have ophthalmic conditions need buy in from parents, but also the children as they get older, said William Katowitz, MD, attending surgeon in the Division of Ophthalmology at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
November 12th 2021, 3:40pm
Uveitic macular edema is common in patients with noninfectious uveitis, and its significant burden on patients and payers warrants more specific treatment guidelines to minimize quality-of-life and economic effects.
November 5th 2021, 8:20pm
The increase in childhood myopia during the COVID-19 pandemic represents a potential public health crisis, said authors of a study.
November 4th 2021, 9:40pm
A recent study found that hypertensive events and anesthesia use may be reduced when patients listen to music before cataract surgery.
