SEP 16, 2021 Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Uveitis A new IRIS Registry study describes the rate of ocular immune-related adverse events after treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors.

SEP 15, 2021 Ocular Pathology/Oncology, Pediatric Ophth/Strabismus, Retina/Vitreous Phase 2 results show that selective ophthalmic artery chemotherapy with melphalan can be used as a first-line

SEP 14, 2021 Retina/Vitreous This retrospective study assessed how universal face mask wear affects the rates and outcomes of endophthalmitis after anti-VEGF injection. Study design

SEP 09, 2021 Cataract/Anterior Segment, Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Retina/Vitreous Investigators describe ergonomic outcomes using a heads-up display (HUD) versus a conventional optical microscope in the operating

SEP 08, 2021 Cataract/Anterior Segment This study was a laboratory investigation of the flanged intrascleral haptic fixation (FISHF) strength of 4 various 3-piece intraocular lenses

SEP 06, 2021 Oculoplastics/Orbit This retrospective study of 3620 cases reports the clinical features and clinical course of thyroid eye disease (TED) in a large

Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Cornea/External Disease, Oculoplastics/Orbit, Retina/Vitreous Investigation of ocular and orbital injuries in survivors of the Port of Beirut explosion, the largest in a population

AUG 26, 2021 Retina/Vitreous In this study, investigators identified risk factors for severe bleeding during vitreoretinal surgery. Study design This prospective single-center study assessed 374

AUG 26, 2021 Retina/Vitreous Two multicenter, prospective randomized clinical trials evaluated pneumatic vitreolysis (PVL) in eyes with vitreomacular traction (VMT) with and without full-thickness macular

AUG 23, 2021 Neuro-Ophthalmology/Orbit, Retina/Vitreous For the first time, investigators report using optogenetic treatments to restore partial vision in a patient with retinitis pigmentosa (RP).

AUG 17, 2021 Retina/Vitreous This retrospective study examined the impact of sociodemographic factors on the presentation and outcomes of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). Study design

AUG 12, 2021 Cataract/Anterior Segment This retrospective, population-based cohort study evaluated the effect of surgical practice focus on cataract surgical outcomes. Study design Using a

AUG 10, 2021 Uveitis In this phase 3 study, investigators report the long-term efficacy and safety of extended adalimumab treatment for patients with noninfectious intermediate

AUG 05, 2021 Cornea/External Disease, Ocular Pathology/Oncology The authors present 4 cases of conjunctival melanoma mimicking ocular surface squamous neoplasia. Study design Between 2011 and

AUG 03, 2021 Cataract/Anterior Segment, Cornea/External Disease, Refractive Mgmt/Intervention This study assessed the effects of preoperative Lipiflow (Johnson & Johnson) thermal pulsation prior to cataract

JUL 28, 2021 Neuro-Ophthalmology/Orbit, Pediatric Ophth/Strabismus This Ophthalmic Technology Assessment evaluates home- and office-based vergence and accommodative therapies for treatment of convergence insufficiency (CI) in

JUL 26, 2021 Glaucoma This prospective cohort study describes the prevalence of diplopia in patients with various glaucoma drainage devices. Study design Of the 129

JUL 22, 2021 Retina/Vitreous, Uveitis Investigators report the anatomic and functional outcomes of 25-guage pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) for acute retinal necrosis (ARN)-related rhegmatogenous retinal

JUL 21, 2021 Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology/Orbit This paper describes a patient who presented with acute abducens nerve palsy after receiving the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine. Summary

JUL 15, 2021 Ocular Pathology/Oncology In this study, investigators use proteomics to identify potential biomarkers for uveal melanoma and candidate targets for drug repositioning. Study

JUL 13, 2021 Written By: Rishabh Jain; Ashiyana Nariani, MD, MPH Cornea/External Disease, Pediatric Ophth/Strabismus Investigators examined the use of cenegermin eyedrops for neurotrophic keratopathy

JUL 09, 2021 Retina/Vitreous In this retrospective study, investigators report the anatomic and functional outcomes of autologous retinal transplantation (ART). Study design Thirty-three vitreoretinal surgeons

JUL 08, 2021 Cornea/External Disease, Pediatric Ophth/Strabismus This prospective study assessed the relationship between allergic conjunctivitis and health-related quality of life (QOL) in children and

JUL 08, 2021 Refractive Mgmt/Intervention This single-center, retrospective study compares the outcomes of pulsed and continuous accelerated crosslinking (CXL) for keratoconus. Study design Twenty-five eyes

JUL 06, 2021 Pediatric Ophth/Strabismus, Uveitis This prospective study reports the long-term outcomes of uveitis among children with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). Study design Researchers

JUN 29, 2021 Cornea/External Disease, Refractive Mgmt/Intervention Using national health and weather datasets, researchers examined the relationship between meteorological conditions and risk of a visit

JUN 28, 2021 Uveitis This literature review details the diagnosis of antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) and management of its ocular manifestations. Summary Ocular involvement is an

JUN 25, 2021 Retina/Vitreous Investigators assessed the safety of an on-call system serviced by junior residents that triaged patients who presented with symptoms concerning for

JUN 15, 2021 Uveitis This study evaluates the associations between tuberculosis (TB) infection and risk of Behçet disease. Study design This study is a mendelian

JUN 11, 2021 Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Retina/Vitreous This retrospective cohort analysis examined the impact of race and ethnicity on the efficacy of intravitreal bevacizumab for diabetic

JUN 09, 2021 Written By: Rishabh Jain; Ashiyana Nariani, MD, MPH Cornea/External Disease This study compared the severity of chronic ocular complications of Stevens-Johnson syndrome/toxic

JUN 04, 2021 Retina/Vitreous Investigators evaluated the efficacy of intravitreous aflibercept injections in mitigating complications in eyes with moderate to severe nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR).

JUN 03, 2021 Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology/Orbit This study assessed the frequency of misdiagnoses of neuro-ophthalmic conditions by referring providers and how the errors impact patients.

MAY 28, 2021 Pediatric Ophth/Strabismus The authors report outcomes of secondary IOL implantation in the Infant Aphakia Treatment Study (IATS). Study design This secondary analysis

MAY 28, 2021 Glaucoma This prospective, longitudinal study assessed the association between cardiovascular disease and glaucoma. Study design Investigators evaluated 2,638 eyes for baseline and

MAY 25, 2021 Retina/Vitreous This IRIS Registry study assessed use of bevacizumab among patients with Medicare fee-for-service health insurance between 2013 and 2019. Study design

MAY 19, 2021 Pediatric Ophth/Strabismus This is the first large-scale, randomized clinical trial assessing overminus spectacle therapy for treatment of intermittent exotropia (IXT). Study design

This study describes 2 cases of corneal allograft rejection after receiving the COVID-19 vaccine (BNT162b2; Pfizer-BioNTech). Prior to receiving the vaccine, each patient underwent Descemet’s

MAY 13, 2021 Cataract/Anterior Segment, Retina/Vitreous This registry-based cohort study analyzed the impact of blue-light filtering (BLF) IOLs on the prevention of neovascular age-related macular

MAY 11, 2021 Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology/Orbit Investigators report a possible case of giant cell arteritis (GCA) following SARS-CoV-2 infection. Case study findings This paper presents

MAY 06, 2021 Oculoplastics/Orbit, Pediatric Ophth/Strabismus This retrospective study reports the outcomes of canalicular laceration repair with the Mini Monoka stent (FCI Ophthalmics) in children

MAY 04, 2021 Retina/Vitreous This study assessed the use of proparacaine drops alone as an ocular anesthetic during office-based intravitreal injections. Study design Researchers enrolled

This study examines the incidence, characteristics and economic burden of orbital floor fractures in the United States. Study design This is a retrospective, longitudinal study

APR 27, 2021 Glaucoma This study examines risk factors for corneal endothelial cell density (ECD) loss after Baerveldt glaucoma implant insertion. Study design This prospective

APR 22, 2021 Cornea/External Disease This study attempts to clarify the association between dry eye and sleep quality using a large population-based cohort. Study design

APR 16, 2021 Glaucoma This retrospective cohort study measured structural and functional changes among glaucoma and glaucoma suspects. Study design Researchers used spectral-domain OCT and

APR 13, 2021 Glaucoma Investigators assessed the efficacy and complications of micropulse cyclophotocoagulation (MPCP) for glaucoma. Study design This was a multicenter, retrospective chart review

APR 13, 2021 Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Cornea/External Disease The authors assessed whether the human ocular surface epithelium could serve as an entry portal for SARS-CoV-2.  Study

APR 09, 2021 Glaucoma Researchers compared corneal endothelium damage after Ahmed glaucoma valve implantation with anterior chamber or ciliary sulcus placement. Study design This retrospective,

APR 02, 2021 Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Oculoplastics/Orbit This cross-sectional study assessed changes in opioid prescribing patterns for oculoplastic and orbital procedures after enactment of the Michigan

MAR 31, 2021 Cornea/External Disease This multicenter controlled trial assessed the efficacy of intense pulsed light (IPL) for treatment of dry eye. Study design This

MAR 29, 2021 Retina/Vitreous This study assessed whether the rate of geographic atrophy (GA) enlargement is influenced by subsequent exudative neovascular AMD. Study design Researchers

MAR 24, 2021 Comprehensive Ophthalmology Investigators evaluated the long-term sequelae in outpatients following COVID-19 infection. Study design This longitudinal prospective cohort study of adults with

MAR 23, 2021 Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Neuro-Ophthalmology/Orbit, Retina/Vitreous Investigators longitudinally examined long-term alterations in the foveal avascular zone (FAZ) in patients with preclinical Alzheimer disease.  Study

MAR 22, 2021 Ocular Pathology/Oncology, Oculoplastics/Orbit A new case report describes a metastatic giant cell tumor of orbital soft tissue that is associated with PALB2

MAR 19, 2021 By Kanaga Rajan Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Cornea/External Disease, Pediatric Ophth/Strabismus, Retina/Vitreous A weekly roundup of ophthalmic news from around the web. The first

MAR 18, 2021 Cataract/Anterior Segment Researchers compared patient outcomes and satisfaction of different strategies for implantation of the extended range-of-vision IOL (Tecnis Symfony). Study design

This study characterized the rates of panretinal photocoagulation (PRP) and anti-VEGF medications before and after publication of the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network Protocol S. 

MAR 16, 2021 Cataract/Anterior Segment, Refractive Mgmt/Intervention, Retina/Vitreous This single-center retrospective study assessed the clinical relevance of routine preoperative spectral-domain OCT for identifying macular pathologies

MAR 16, 2021 University of Edinburgh Comprehensive Ophthalmology The University of Edinburgh is awarding 12 scholarships in their online Master of Surgery (ChM) in Clinical Ophthalmology program,

MAR 15, 2021 Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Cornea/External Disease Investigators report a case of acute corneal endothelial graft rejection with the concurrent onset of symptoms associated with

MAR 12, 2021 By Kanaga Rajan and Keng Jin Lee Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Glaucoma, Retina/Vitreous A weekly roundup of ophthalmic news from around the web. A

This study estimated the economic and environmental impact of single-use applanation tonometer prisms and gonioscopy lenses at an ophthalmology outpatient service at a large tertiary

MAR 12, 2021 Cataract/Anterior Segment, Glaucoma This prospective randomized trial evaluated the efficacy of phacoemulsification combined with either endocycloplasty (ECPL) or trabeculectomy for primary angle-closure

MAR 11, 2021 Comprehensive Ophthalmology The authors evaluated ocular donor tissues from a COVID-19 postmortem donor. Study design This case report details a 76-year-old patient

MAR 08, 2021 Retina/Vitreous, Uveitis This study describes the posterior segment manifestations of Ebola survivors in Sierra Leone. Study design This is a secondary analysis

MAR 05, 2021 By Keng Jin Lee and Kanaga Rajan Comprehensive Ophthalmology, Cornea/External Disease, Neuro-Ophthalmology/Orbit, Pediatric Ophth/Strabismus, Refractive Mgmt/Intervention A weekly roundup of ophthalmic news