Older age, lower distance visual acuity, high oblique astigmatism and corneal findings were most indicative of finding diagnostically valuable results using Pentacam.
Fuchs’ endothelial dystrophy is the top reason currently and lamellar procedures predominate, while surgical keratoconus intervention has declined in the same period.
Through in-person and telephone interviews, researchers were able to pinpoint career, relationship and financial implications beyond traditional problems with vision and eye health.
In a confluence of events, a new paper documented the value of polygenic risk score assessment of ectasia patients at the same time that the AvaGen test exited the market.
As this impacts corrected-distance VA and hence treatment decisions, clinicians need to consider ways to bring more consistency to their workups, study argues.