Meta-analysis shows significant decrease in age-related macular degeneration risk with metformin use
1. In a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies on patients with diabetes, metformin use was associated with a...
Ophthalmology
Reports of high-impact ophthalmology studies by medical professionals
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...
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...
Long-term variability in intraocular pressures associated with glaucoma disease progression
1. Greater fluctuation in intraocular pressure (IOP) over several years is significantly and independently associated with oretinal nerve fibre layer...
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...
