October 14, 2021
SAN ANTONIO — With brolucizumab (Beovu), visual acuity can be maintained and retinal fluid can be reduced for patients who are not benefiting from older drugs […]
October 12, 2021
Editor’s note: Find the latest COVID-19 news and guidance in Medscape’s Coronavirus Resource Center. SAN ANTONIO — Newborns infected with SARS-CoV-2 are showing signs of eye […]
October 12, 2021
Many academic medical centers are trying to comply with a recent federal mandate on price transparency, but data posted on their websites may leave patients’ questions […]
October 11, 2021
SAN ANTONIO — When everyone in the room wears face masks, patients may be less likely to get endophthalmitis during intravitreal injections, researchers say. “We can’t […]
October 10, 2021
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Hypochlorous acid causes less pain than povidone iodine when used as a disinfectant prior to intravitreal injections, researchers say. Povidone iodine is […]
October 9, 2021
Black patients get less visual acuity improvement than White patients when treated with ranibizumab for diabetic macular edema, according to the available data from clinical trials. […]
October 4, 2021
A handheld vision screening device to test for amblyopia and strabismus has been found to have a sensitivity of 100%, a specificity of 85%, and a […]
September 27, 2021
A new study suggests that the use of insulin pumps by children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes (T1D) may be associated with a lower likelihood […]
September 21, 2021
Judging from short-term outcomes, aflibercept works at least as well as laser photocoagulation to treat retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), researchers say. Aflibercept cleared the ROP in […]