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...
Ophthalmology
Reports of high-impact ophthalmology studies by medical professionals
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...
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...
Optic nerve subarachnoid space area may be an accurate marker for intracranial pressure
1. In a study of 90 patients, optic nerve subarachnoid space area (ONSASA) measured by transorbital ultrasound had a sensitivity...