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💡 How fast does vision recover after glaucoma surgery?
📊 A 974-eye real-world study shows:
👁️ Xen implant= fastest recovery (9 vs 15 days for Trab/Tube)
📈 93% returned to baseline VA
⚠️ Trab= better IOP, slower visual recovery
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#Glaucoma #MIGS #AJOInternational
👀💊 Can PPS exposure cause maculopathy?
Multimodal imaging may aid early detection of PPS maculopathy, which appears associated with choriocapillaris injury and cumulative drug exposure.
🔗 Full article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.aj...
#Ophthalmology #PentosanPolysulfateSodium
🧠🔬 New insights into heavy‑metal optic neuropathy
🚨 New review highlights how heavy metal exposure can cause toxic optic neuropathy—a silent threat to vision.
🧠 Early recognition is key.
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#NeuroOphthalmology #Toxicology #VisionLoss
👁️ School Eye Health in Zambia
A RE-AIM study in Petauke showed:
• 69% of 34K+ students screened
• 96% attended follow-up
• 84% received glasses
• All 74 schools joined
✅ Integrated into annual plans
👩🏫 Teachers vital to success
🔗 Link here
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#EyeCare #GlobalHealth
👀 Can limbal-rigid contact lenses reduce disability costs in SJS patients?
🟡 Key findings:
– 💰28.6% of patients improved in disability grade, with estimated cost savings >$6.9 million USD.
🔗 Full article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes Strongly Align in Retinitis Pigmentosa (RP)
📈 Key finding:
• Structural and functional clinician-reported outcomes show strong correlations with patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in individuals with RP.
Authors: Sofia Teixeira et al.
🧠 GPT-4o scored 67.5% on 600 French ophthalmology board exam questions.
📘 While it outperformed other AI models, its performance remained below that of human residents.
Promising tool for French medical education.
🔗 Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#AIinmedicine #Ophthalmology #GPT4o
👁️ Can intravitreal dexamethasone protect photoreceptors in retinitis pigmentosa?
🟡 Key findings: BCVA improved in both groups postoperatively, but EZ length increased in combined surgery group only.
🔗 Full article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🔬 How consistent is your OCT?
This study compares 2011 vs. 2017 Heidelberg Spectralis SD-OCT models.
✔️ Image reproducibility
✔️ Scan quality
✔️ Cross-model reliability
💡 Subtle differences may impact long-term studies.
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#OCT #Retina #Ophthalmology
Can #nicergoline help heal stubborn corneal ulcers?
10 eyes from 9 patients (7F, 2M) w/ persistent epithelial defects:
• 80% complete healing in ~17 days
• Common causes: Sjögren’s, HSV, facial palsy
• BCVA ↑ in 70% (p=0.31)
🔗Link here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
This study from Zanzibar shows presbyopia correction enhances more than vision—it fosters psychological empowerment, social inclusion, and autonomy, particularly among women.
👓 Restored ability → renewed agency.
🔗 Full article here:
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Do serous and drusenoid PEDs share the same fate?
🟡 Key findings:
– SPEDs were significantly taller and wider than DPEDs (p = 0.007 and p = 0.023)
– SPEDs showed more RPE apertures and subretinal fluid at PED edges
🔗 Full article: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧑⚕️👁️ How much time does it really take to screen for eye diseases?
⏱️ Understanding these time demands is key to improving efficiency and access to vision care in low-resourced settings.
📖 Please find the full text here: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
🧠Can vision tests screen for #depression in #lowVision adults?
📉 18% screened PHQ-9 ≥10
❌ No link with clinical tests
✅ Strong link: VFQ-25 (p < 0.0001)
📊 VFQ-mental health domain tied to:
VA (p=0.010), reading (p=0.008), contrast (p<0.0001)
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🚨 DR rates vary 2–3x between neighboring Indian states:
📊 Kerala (KL): DR = 21.2%, VTDR = 10.9%
📉 Tamil Nadu (TN): DR = 8.5%, VTDR = 3.3%
⚖️ Adjusted OR for DR in KL = 1.85 | VTDR = 1.92 (p < 0.0001)
📌 Data from >213K patients | 5 tertiary centers
#DR #GlobalEyeHealth #AJOInternational
Call for Submissions:
👁️ Retinoblastoma: Bridging the Gap in Diagnosis and Treatment 👁️
Guest Editor: Dr. Vikas Khetan
Extended Submission Deadline: 31 August 2025
Select article type: "VSI: Retinoblastoma" when submitting.
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Call for Submissions:
🧠Artificial Intelligence in Ophthalmology 🧠
Submission Deadline: 22 Sep 2025
Guest editors: Emma Anran Ran and Yukun Zhou
Select article type: " VSI: AI in Ophthalmology"
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