Newest #ROP study of 108 preterm infants found that weight gain at 2 weeks was the strongest postnatal predictor of milder, reversible #retinopathy of prematurity (AUC=0.80), but risk factors of gestational age (GA) & small for gestational age (SGA) remained the best predictors:

New study examining #optic nerves and #glaucoma of 481 eyes found a strong correlation (R=0.953) between optic nerve perfusion (Hb density) & Bruch’s membrane thickness using #OCT & Laguna ONhE. Could perfusion-based metrics aid in earlier diagnosis of glaucoma?

Lipid-lowering treatment has been regarded as a potential strategy to halt advancement of #diabetic retinopathy. In the latest study, peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma (#PPARG) showed that activation lowers risk of background DR (OR=0.12) & PDR (OR=0.25)—likely via

Latest study on #keratoconus patients post-cross linking found that high molecular weight hyaluronic acid (HMW-HA) eye drops enhanced corneal nerve regrowth, corneal sensitivity, and ocular surface health more than low molecular weight HA or standard drops. Could HMW-HA eye drops

New study evaluated the impact of lymphatic and corneal neovascularization (CoNV) on corneal graft survival. Among 17 patients undergoing penetrating keratoplasty (#PK), those with lymphatic CoNV had a significantly higher risk of graft failure (60% vs. 0%) compared to those with

New study introduces Contact Lens Sun Protection Factor (CL-SPF) as a metric for #UV protection in contact lenses: bit.ly/3E50bHy Testing of 15 lenses revealed three categories: no UV blocker (CL-SPF 1-2), Class 2 UV blocker (SPF 12-25, like SPF15 sunscreen), and Class

Latest study quantitatively analyzed size and shape distortion in different ultra-widefield (#UWF) imaging systems. Retinal size distortion was positively correlated with eccentricity and negatively correlated with axial length across all devices, though the degree varied.

In this study of visually impaired #UK military #veterans, 11.2% were found to have Charles Bonnet Syndrome (#CBS)—visual hallucinations linked to vision loss. The condition was more burdensome in those with longer symptom duration and frequent hallucinations. While many found

Latest study assessed vision large language models (VLLMs) like GPT-4V and Google Gemini in detecting #eye diseases from retinal images. GPT-4V (default mode) had the highest abnormality detection rate (97.1%), outperforming Gemini and GPT-4V's data analyst mode. However,

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Latest study developed an artificial intelligence (AI) system to detect and classify specific pathological features of #diabetic macular edema (DME) using optical coherence tomography (#OCT) images. The AI model was pretrained on a large public APTOS dataset and demonstrated

New prospective case-control study compared genetic profiles between 104 patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (#AMD) treated with combercept and 106 healthy controls, aiming to identify single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) associated with disease

New study explored patient perspectives on conservative eye care interventions for managing lagophthalmos caused by facial nerve paralysis. Conservative treatments including artificial tears and lubricating ointments were most commonly used and best tolerated, while

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Latest study evaluated rule-based and deep learning (DL)-based natural language processing (NLP) systems for automatically generating diagnostic reports for #macular diseases using fundus and #OCT images from 2,261 eyes and compared it to retina specialists. The rule-based

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