Ophthalmology
New Drug May Be Effective for Contact Lens Infection
Polihexanide + propamidine safe, effective against Acanthamoeba keratitis infection
Many Patients of Color Expect and Prepare for Unfair Health Care
In a recent survey, 55 percent of Black respondents said they believe they must be careful about their appearance to get fair treatment in doctors' offices
Thicker Choroid, Haller Layer Seen on Ipsilateral Side in Meniere Disease
In addition, significant difference seen in mean subfoveal LCV thickness values, mean subfoveal LCV thickness/mean SCT
Study IDs Barriers to Eye Screening Among Adults With Diabetes
Food insecurity, housing insecurity, mental health concerns, and the perceived importance of practitioner concordance all pose barriers
American Academy of Ophthalmology, Nov. 3-5
Man Maimed by Electric Shock Receives First-Ever Face Transplant That Includes New Eye
Surgery took 21 hours and a medical team of more than 140 surgeons, nurses, and other health care professionals
AAO: Research Highlights Vision Issues Seen in Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease
Study shows 33 percent have nonproliferative retinopathy and 6 percent have proliferative retinopathy
AAO: Diabetic Retinopathy Usually No Worse With Semaglutide in T2D
Few eyes with no or background DR or mild or moderate NPDR have worsening of DR at three, six, 12, 24 months
CDC Advisors Recommend Masks in Hospitals Without Naming Type
Health care workers frustrated that the draft recommendation does not specify what kind of mask should be worn
Deep-Learning Models Can Predict Conversion to Normal-Tension Glaucoma
All three algorithms trained on fundus images with clinical features achieved high diagnostic accuracy for NTG conversion
