Heavy smoking is associated with visual field loss in glaucoma
1. In a cohort of about 500 eyes with primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG), higher smoking intensity in pack-years was significantly...
Ophthalmology
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No therapies for computer vision syndrome with high certainty evidence in meta-analysis
1. A systematic review and meta-analysis of 45 randomized controlled trials on the treatment of computer vision syndrome (CVS) found...
Monthly brolucizumab is noninferior to aflibercept in treating recalcitrant wet age-related macular degeneration
1. In a phase 3a randomized trial comparing intravitreal brolucizumab to aflibercept for refractory neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD), there...
Serum lipid levels are positively associated with intraocular pressure
1. In a cohort of 100,000 patients, increased levels of total cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol, and low-density lipoprotein (LDL)...
Preterm birth associated with differences in optic disc morphology in adulthood
1. In a cohort of approximately 750 eyes of 400 adults, vertical cup-to-disc ratio (VCDR) was significantly increased for individuals...
Ophthalmologic procedures are not associated with increased risk for acute myocardial infarction
1. Based on the study, there was no evidence of increased risk for acute myocardial infarction after an ophthalmologic procedure....
Faricimab noninferior to aflibercept for treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration
1. In both trials, faricimab was demonstrated to be non-inferior to aflibercept at improving visual acuity in neovascular age-related macular...
Faricimab may improve visual acuity in patients with diabetic macular edema
1. Faricimab every 8 weeks and faricimab per personalized treatment interval (PTI) were noninferior to aflibercept for mean change in...
Extreme prematurity associated with increased prevalence of visual and ocular deficits in young adults
1. Extreme prematurity was associated with an increased prevalence of visual and ocular deficits, suggesting children born extremely preterm may...
Low-energy femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery versus conventional phacoemulsification
1. Low-energy FLACS resulted in less endothelial cell count loss post-operatively compared with conventional phacoemulsification. 2. Patients receiving low-energy FLACS...
