Ophthalmology News

Women with fibromyalgia had a thinner average stromal nerve thickness and decreased corneal sub-basal plexus nerve density per square millimeter compared with healthy control participants, and corneal confocal microscopy could be a useful marker for patients with fibromyalgia, according to the results of a recently published research.

The FDA granted clearance to Intelligent Retinal Imaging Systems, a retinal screening software for primary care, according to a press release.

Oral and ocular symptoms among patients with rheumatoid arthritis may be secondary Sjögren's syndrome and should be investigated with salivary biopsy, according to researchers at the Universidade Federal de Pernambuco in Brazil.

Successful treatment of ocular dryness with fluorometholone occurred faster than treatment with cyclosporine A in patients with Sjögren’s syndrome, according to a recent report.

Overlapping but distinct genetic susceptibility loci were seen in patients with ankylosing spondylitis and acute anterior uveitis, as well as in patients with inflammatory bowel disease with two interleukins.

Patients with autism spectrum disorder, particularly those who are nonverbal, demonstrated a lower success rate in intraocular pressure testing, according to a study recently published in Optometry & Vision Science. However, Coulter and colleagues reported that other tests in the eye examination displayed a high rate of testability.

Repeat Descemet’s membrane endothelial keratoplasty yielded acceptable visual acuity in the management of persistent graft detachment and graft failure, according to a study.

Interpretation of trial results factors into the impact of randomized clinical trials on glaucoma practice, according to a survey.

Researchers who evaluated spectacles and contact lenses in teenage patients found that contacts were an effective, positive treatment option for this group.

The efficacy of treatment for retinal hemangioblastoma hinges on tumor size and location, according to a study.