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Four-Year Progression of Myopic Maculopathy in Children and Adolescents With High Myopia
Time to read: 1:13 mins. Macular myopia is one of the top causes of visual impairment globally. By the year 2020 it was estimated that 2.5 billion people were affected by the disease. 27%–33% of these individuals were expected to present with high myopia
Source: JAMA Ophthalmology
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MOIB009 -Potential Structural Biomarkers in 3D Images Validated by the First Functional Biomarker for Early Age-Related Macular Degeneration – ALSTAR2 Baseline
This study aims to understand the relationship between delayed rod-mediated dark adaptation (RMDA), a functional biomarker for early age-related macular degeneration (AMD), and the status of outer retinal bands on optical coherence tomography (OCT).
Source: Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science
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Proof-of-concept and Randomized, Placebo-controlled Trials of an FcRn Inhibitor, Batoclimab, for Thyroid Eye Disease
Time to read: 1min 40 secs. This study presents the first results of the proof-of-concept (POC) and randomized, double-blind placebo-controlled trials of batoclimab conducted in patients with moderate-to-severe active TED.
Source: Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
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Association of Systemic Medication Use with Glaucoma and Intraocular Pressure
Time to read: 1:51mins. In this recent study, published in Ophthalmology, researchers set out to determine which, if any, of the more commonly prescribed systemic medications was associated with an increased risk for developing raised intraocular pressure and glaucoma.
Source: Ophthalmology
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Blood flow in the optic nerve head in patients with primary aldosteronism
The researchers of this 2023 paper wanted to compare blood flow in the optic nerve head (ONH) of patients with primary aldosteronism to those without PA.
Source: PoLS One
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Laser in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension (LiGHT) Trial: 6 year results
This research extends on the initial results of the 2019 Laser in Glaucoma and Ocular Hypertension (LiGHT) trial.
Source: Ophthalmology
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Ocular manifestations of COVID-19 in pediatric patients
In this narrative review, the authors focus on the ophthalmic manifestations of COVID-19 in children.
Source: Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology
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Multidrug-resistant keratitis: challenging yet manageable
This retrospective study set out to review the instances of multi-drug resistant bacterial keratitis presenting a tertiary eye care institute in the eastern part of India over a period of two years (January 2018- December 2019)
Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology
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Retinal age gap as a predictive biomarker for mortality risk.
Researchers Zu et al. aimed to address this challenge by developing a deep-learning model to predict a patient's biological age using fundus imaging.
Source: British Journal of Ophthalmology
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