Punjab launches AI screening program this week
1. Punjab launched India’s first large-scale AI screening program for cancer and eye disease. 2. The initiative aims to perform...
Ophthalmology
Reports of high-impact ophthalmology studies by medical professionals
Ocular trauma may be a predictor of mortality in geriatric patients
1. Geriatric patients with ocular trauma had higher mortality rates within 5 years, particularly within the first year post-injury. Evidence...
No difference between pharmacologic treatments in age-related macular degeneration risk reduction
1. In this retrospective cohort of individuals with dementia, there was no statistically significant difference between donepezil or memantine compared...
Stereotactic radiotherapy reduces anti-VEGF injection requirements in neovascular age-related macular degeneration
1. Fewer anti-VEGF intravitreal injections were required in the SRT group over 2 years. 2. Change in visual acuity was...
Gene editing improves photoreceptor function in CEP290-associated retinal degeneration
1. In this randomized controlled trial, among patients with centrosomal protein 290 (CEP290)-associated retinal degeneration, subretinal injection of EDIT-101 resulted...
High dose aflibercept may be promising for treatment of age-related macular degeneration
1. Aflibercept 8 mg was non-inferior to 2 mg for best-corrected visual acuity at 48 weeks. 2. Ocular adverse events...
High dose aflibercept reduced treatment burden in patients with diabetic macular edema
1. Aflibercept 8 mg was non-inferior to 2 mg for best-corrected visual acuity at 48 weeks. 2. Ocular adverse events...
Avacincaptad pegol reduces the rate of age-related macular degeneration in geographic atrophy
1. Avacincaptad pegol significantly slowed geographic atrophy over 12 months. 2. Exudative macular neovascularization was comparable among treatment groups. Evidence...
Immediate bilateral cataract surgery is more cost-effective with similar outcomes compared to delayed sequential surgery
1. Target refractive outcome was achieved in 97% of ISBCS and 98% of DSBCS patients. 2. Societal costs for ISBCS...
Retinopathy of prematurity may account for a large proportion of childhood blindness in the United States
1. In a cross-sectional study using a large clinical registry, retinopathy of prematurity was the most common cause of blindness...
