Prevalence of keratoconus estimated at more than 3%
1. In a small cohort of young adults in Australia, the community prevalence of keratoconus was 3.4% based on corneal...
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Preclinical detectable phase for open-angle glaucoma estimated at 10 years
1. Based on a large Swedish cohort screened for open-angle glaucoma, the estimated preclinical detectable phase for glaucoma was estimated...
Very low-fat diet may be associated with increased glaucoma risk
1. In a secondary analysis of a large, randomized low-fat dietary modification trial in middle-aged women, there was no significant...
Binocular eye tracking-based device is non-inferior to patching for the treatment of amblyopia
1. In a small randomized controlled trial, children with amblyopia who used a newly developed binocular dichoptic home device had...
Anti-VEGF therapy for retinopathy of prematurity may be associated with pulmonary hypertension risk
1. In a large cohort of infants treated for retinopathy of prematurity, those who received anti-VEGF therapy were more likely...
Artificial intelligence-aided analysis of retinal imaging may predict cardiovascular mortality
1. A model combining artificial intelligence-enabled analysis of retinal vascular images from a large database with several traditional risk factors...
Rate of childhood vision screening decreased substantially between 2016 and 2020
1. In a large survey-based database, the percentage of children receiving vision screening decreased significantly from 69.6% to 60.1% between...
Selective laser trabeculectomy offers long-term benefits over eye drops for glaucoma
1. In a randomized trial comparing selective laser trabeculectomy (SLT) to intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering drops for initial treatment of glaucoma...
Race and insurance status may affect amblyopia treatment outcomes
1. In a large retrospective database study, Black children with amblyopia were significantly less likely to be successfully treated based...
Repeated low-level red light therapy significantly slows progression of myopia in children
1. In a small randomized controlled trial, children with myopia treated twice daily with repeated low-level red light therapy had...
