Ophthalmology Advisor

Ophthalmology Dx: When They Wake Up And Don’t See The Light Presented by Fae Kayarian, BS and Grayson Armstrong, MD MPH, of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Clinicians report on the case of an 85-year-old woman who experienced ocular discomfort followed by sudden vision loss in one eye. What is the correct diagnosis for the right eye vision loss? Read more to find out ??: https://bit.ly/3Fy5qQr #OphthalmologyDx #Ophthalmology #OcularDiscomfort #VisionLoss #Ophthalmologist #EyeHealth #EyeCare #CaseStudy #MedicalCaseStudy

Accounting for anterior chamber depth (ACD) in piggyback intraocular lens (IOL) calculations using the Holladay formula and meridional analysis reduces errors compared with the manufacturer’s fixed-ratio online calculator, particularly for astigmatism correction, according to study results published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology. Read more: https://bit.ly/41LEvJy #AnteriorChamberDepth #PiggybackIntraocularLens #IntraocularLens #IOL #IOLCalculations #HolladayFormula #MeridonalAnalysis #AstigmatismCorrection #Astigmatism #Ophthalmology #EyeHealth #EyeCare #EyeSurgery

Survey results suggest that patients prefer patient portal messages written by artificial intelligence (AI), but patients’ satisfaction decreases when they are told that messages were written by AI. These findings were published in JAMA Network Open.1 Read more: https://bit.ly/422rYjM #PatientPortalMessages #PatientPortal #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #MedTech #EyeHealth #EyeCare #Ophthalmology

Galegenimab, an anti-HtrA1 antibody, does not slow the progression of geographic atrophy, according to research published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology. Read more: https://bit.ly/4j2eviN #Galegenimab #AntiHtrA1Antibody #GeographicAtrophy #Ophthalmology #EyeHealth #EyeCare #Ophthalmologist #EyeDoctor

Water aerobics (WAs) improves body weight and waist circumference for adults with overweight or obesity, according to a review published online March 11 in BMJ Open. Read here: https://bit.ly/4hLuocu #WaterAerobics #BodyWeight #WaistCircumference #Obesity #MedicalNews

For individuals with type 1 diabetes, low-glucose alerts improve the time below range for drivers and reduce the incidence of low glucose while driving, according to a study published in the April issue of Diabetes Research and Clinical Practice. Read here: https://bit.ly/4cc2Fk0 #Type1Diabetes #Diabetes #LowGlucoseAlerts #DiabetesManagement #MedicalNews

Uncorrectable visual impairment is more common among adolescents from households with low income, as well as those that experience food insecurity, and lack of private insurance, research published in American Journal of Ophthalmology suggests. Read more: https://bit.ly/4jlC9qP #Ophthalmology #PediatricOphthalmology #LowIncomeHouseholds #FoodInsecurity #PrivateInsurance #EyeCare #VisualImpairment #EyeHealth #HealthEquity

Presenting features and outcomes of ocular melanoma may differ on the basis of Fitzpatrick skin type (FST), according to the results of a review published in Clinics in Dermatology. Read more: https://bit.ly/4j3uQ6Y #OcularMelanoma #FitzpatrickSkinType #FST #OcularCancer #ConjunctivalMelanoma #UvealMelanoma #Oncology #Dermatology #Ophthalmology #EyeCare

Higher adherence to plant-based diets is associated with improved physical and mental health in older age, according to a study published online March 24 in Nature Medicine. Read here: https://bit.ly/4iGvmYI #PlantBasedDiets #PhysicalHealth #MentalHealth #MedicalNews

Target refraction does not need to be adjusted after patients with high myopia receive capsular tension ring (CTR) implantation, research published in JAMA Ophthalmology suggests. The study supports the application of CTR implantation in patients with high myopia and suggests that the device can improve prediction accuracy of new-generation intraocular lens (IOL) calculation formulas for eyes with axial lengths (AL) of 30 mm or longer. Read here: https://bit.ly/4kLkeeu #TargetRefraction #Refraction #HighMyopia #Myopia #CapsularTensionRing #CTRImplantation #IntraocularLens #AxialLengths #Ophthalmology #EyeCare