Optometry News

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Retina World Congress, Ashkan M. Abbey, MD, shares tips for performing sutureless intrascleral IOL fixation in eyes with poor capsular support.

BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS, discusses 1-year data for the modular shape-changing OmniVu IOL system from Atia Vision.

New research from VSP Vision Care shows that 82% of Generation Z employees are working longer hours, including nights and weekends, and more than half report worsening eye health as a result.

Ever heard of a helical collagen intercalator? How about a TRPM8 agonist? Maybe RASP as a target of treatment?

When a young patient presents with atypical refractive findings and an inability to see 20/20 in one eye, that eye is often labeled “amblyopic.”

A phase 2 clinical study of RZ402, a potential oral therapy for diabetic macular edema, met its primary endpoints of safety and reduction in central subfield thickness, according to a press release from Rezolute.

Penetrating keratoplasty is an effective procedure that can restore sight for patients. However, it is not without significant risks and burdens, especially for young people who may need a second or even third graft during their lifetime.

Patients with idiopathic infantile nystagmus syndrome had better best-corrected visual acuity but scored lower on quality-of-life assessments compared with those whose condition was associated with ocular disease, according to research.

Use of polarization-sensitive OCT to identify scleral fiber patterns in highly myopic eyes may help develop targeted therapies for scleral abnormalities and mitigate damage to surrounding neural tissue, according to research.

Zonulopathy and capsule breaches are issues that can occur after vitrectomy in eyes undergoing cataract surgery, according to a presentation at Real World Ophthalmology.