Ophthalmology News

In this episode, Arthur Benjamin, MD, discusses dry eye treatment and trends, the challenges dry eye patients and the eye care professionals treating them and more.

DESTIN, Fla. — Although not currently curable, the symptoms of Sjögren’s syndrome, like dry eyes and dry mouth, can be effectively managed using a variety of therapies, said a speaker said at the Congress of Clinical Rheumatology East 2022 meeting.

In this episode, Dhruvin Patel, MCOptom, discusses the short- and long-term effects of blue light on our eyes, how the pandemic has exacerbated these effects and how his company, Ocushield, is looking to help protect eyes from blue light.

In this episode, Susan M. MacDonald, MD, and Laura B. Enyedi, MD, talk with Randall J. Olson, MD, William Trattler, MD, David F. Chang, MD, and Thomas A. Oetting, MS, MD, about the importance of providing mentorship, advocacy and leadership opportunities to women in ophthalmology.

Acute anterior uveitis in first-degree relatives of axial spondyloarthritis probands should trigger a screening for axial SpA, according to researchers in the Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

Self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression were higher among men aged 50 years and older with vision impairment, compared with those with normal vision, study findings showed in International Health.

In this episode, Laura M. Periman, MD, talks with Vandana C. Reddy, MD, and Rupa K. Wong, MD, about the challenges female surgeons face, how to navigate some of the societal dualities of being a woman leader and more.

SEATTLE – Inebilizumab was shown to be safe and effective in preventing relapses in individuals with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, a speaker said at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

A significant improvement of visual acuity was reported in eyes treated with a unilateral intravitreal injection of lenadogene nolparvovec for Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, researchers reported at the 2022 American Academy of Neurology annual meeting.

In this episode I share my top 5 predictions in ophthalmology for 2022, including my thoughts on the future of COVID-19 and ocular gene therapy.