AAO: Office-Based Cataract Surgery Safe, Efficient With Oral Sedation
Intraoperative complication rate was 0.14 percent, with no sedation adverse events and no cases aborted after sedation initiation
AAO: Machine Learning Outperforms Human Graders for Diagnosing Glaucoma
Human and machine learning vertical cup-disc-ratio explained 17 and 31 percent of glaucoma status variance in right eye, 20 and 35 percent of variance in left eye
AAO: Donor Diabetes Status Does Not Impact Success of Descemet Membrane Endothelial Keratoplasty
Donor diabetes severity also did not affect DMEK one-year success
AAO: PRIMA Implant and Glasses Improve Visual Acuity in Geographic Atrophy
PRIMA system led to clinically meaningful improvement in visual acuity from baseline in 26 of 32 participants with 12 months of follow-up
Pickleball-Related Eye Injuries Increased During 2021 to 2024
Authors call for establishing standardized guidelines for eye protection
Rates of Physician Attrition From Clinical Practice Have Risen Since 2013
Rates of attrition up for male and female physicians, in rural and urban settings, across specialties, across geographic regions
FDA Authorizes Essilor Stellest Eyeglass Lenses for Children With Myopia
Trial data show eyeglass lenses slow myopia progression versus single vision control lenses
Low Metastasis Rate Seen for Radiation Plus Silicone Oil in Uveal Melanoma
In recent study, only 16 percent of patients developed metastases
Photorefractive Keratectomy Safe, Effective for Teenagers
Visual outcomes were similar to or slightly better for teenagers aged 17 and 18 years than adults aged 19 to 40 years
Presbyopia-Correcting Intraocular Lens Improves Vision Outcomes
96 and 95 percent of participants were mostly or completely satisfied with distance, overall vision
