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Lipid Layer a Useful Biomarker for MGD

Thickness was significantly correlated with advancing age and meibomian gland secretion in middle-aged and older patients.
October 23, 2020

Research Describes Vision Rehab Needs

Patients with visual impairment need early access to rehabilitation and financial support.
October 23, 2020

Age Doesn’t Influence Anti-VEGF Outcomes

Comparing four cohorts, study found no major variations in patients’ central subfield thickness.
October 23, 2020

Cataract Surgery May Reduce Risk of Angle-closure

For Chinese patients aged 70 and older, rates decreased remarkably as cataract surgery rates increased.
October 22, 2020

RVO Linked to Cancer Risk in Koreans

Hematological malignancies showed the highest association.
October 22, 2020

Blue Light Lenses Spare Color Vision

New research suggests even those with the lowest blue light transmittance have little effect.
October 22, 2020

Smartphones Prove Useful for Glaucoma Screening

Consumer-grade cameras are capable of measuring cup-to-disc ratio of the optic nerve.
October 21, 2020

Strabismus Tied to POAG

Korean patients with esodeviation are more than seven times more likely to develop glaucoma.
October 21, 2020

Sleep Apnea May Increase Exfoliation Risk

Subjects with both OSA and hypertension have more than twice the risk of XFS.
October 21, 2020

Wet AMD Linked to Depression

These patients exhibited a high prevalence of symptoms due to vision loss, impaired functionality and poor health.
October 20, 2020