Retinal Detachment
Control myopia in children to prevent retinal problems later in life
NEW YORK — Most parents are unaware of the complications of high myopia as well as the potential to control it in children, Janelle Davison, OD, said at Vision Expo East.
To the editor
In the Dec. 10, 2023, issue of Healio | OSN, Binotti and Alwreikat present an interesting trauma case: a man falling and hitting his face.
VIDEO: Chandelier-assisted scleral buckling faster than standard technique
WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Retina 2024, Daniel Zhu, MD, discusses outcomes of chandelier-assisted scleral buckling in rhegmatogenous retinal detachments.
BLOG: AI doesn’t know glaucoma but just might figure it out
Artificial intelligence offers incredible opportunities in medicine, helping us cut through petabytes of data to define trends in disease and potentially discover new treatments.
Study investigates causes, risk factors and outcomes of IOL exchange
WAILEA, Hawaii — IOL exchange may occur at a higher rate in eyes implanted with presbyopia-correcting IOLs than monofocal IOLs. Exchange outcomes are overall satisfactory but better with monofocals, according to a study.
VIDEO: ONL1204 demonstrates promising results in geographic atrophy
NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York’s Disruptive Innovations Symposium, David Esposito, CEO of ONL Therapeutics, discusses results of ONL1204 in geographic atrophy.
Patient complains of large, dark spot in vision of right eye
An 80-year-old white male presented to the eye clinic for a recent-onset visual disturbance. The patient reported that there was a large, black spot in the central vision of his right eye. He first noticed the dark spot the previous day and described his vision as being blurry. He denied any ocular pain or new onset of flashes or floaters.
VIDEO: Kreissig Award recipient speaks about his research
NEW ORLEANS — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ARVO meeting, Demetrios G. Vavvas, MD, PhD, discusses being the recipient of the 2022 Kreissig Award and the pathogenesis of photoreceptor loss after retinal detachment.
VIDEO: Some principles of pediatric retina detachment generalizable to complex cases
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2023, Caroline R. Baumal, MD, previews retinal meeting topics, including her own presentation on pediatric retinal detachment.
COVID lockdowns negatively affected outcomes of retinal detachment emergencies
CHICAGO — Shelter-in-place orders used to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 decreased visual acuity improvements for patients with retinal detachments, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.