Ophthalmology

COVID-19 will remain the third-largest killer for 2022, behind heart disease and cancer, even with the reduced numbers

Higher exposures to particulate matter and nitrogen dioxide associated with multimorbidity status in dose-dependent manner

Sample sizes, primary end points, interpretations mainly concordant for studies published on medRxiv, then in journals

Lower-income patients more likely to have vision impairment, less use of eye care services, lower adherence to eye exams

However, asynchronous testing may augment teleophthalmology

New guidance says complications can include dry eyes, double vision, difficulty with night driving, chronic eye pain

At the end of one year, likelihood of being weaned off treatment was higher for eyes treated with aflibercept versus bevacizumab

Monthly treatment costs of biosimilars were higher in the United States than corresponding costs in Germany, Switzerland

Mean length was 10.7 years by the prevalence/incidence method and 10.1 years by the Markov chain Monte Carlo model method

Genotype by education interaction identified for five genetic variants, with increased effect for university-level education