This article is more than 5 years old. Information may no longer be current.
OSN’s top news of the week
Click Here to Manage Email Alerts
Here are some top stories on Healio.com/OSN from the past week:
Increase in choroidal thickness seen after CPAP therapy
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome who underwent continuous positive airway pressure therapy experienced an increase in choroidal thickness after 12 months. Read more.
iStent inject reduces IOP, medication burden at 36 months
The prospective, nonrandomized, consecutive case series study included 81 eyes of patients with predominantly primary open-angle glaucoma or pseudoexfoliative glaucoma who underwent cataract surgery and were implanted with two iStent injects (Glaukos). Read more.
First IC-8 IOL implanted in US pivotal study
The clear monofocal lens, which has an embedded mini-ring or pinhole in the center to increase a patient’s natural range of vision, will be studied in 475 bilateral cataract patients in the prospective, multicenter, parallel-group study. Read more.
Patients with Raindrop near vision inlay at risk for corneal haze
The FDA released a safety communication regarding the Raindrop near vision inlay after a post-approval study found 75% of patients with the inlay developed haze in any location within the cornea. Read more.
Oculomotor system may adapt to head injuries
Subconcussive head impacts negatively affect near point of convergence; however, over time, the oculomotor system could adapt to subclinical brain injuries. Read more.