Risk
Researchers identify risk factors for myopic maculopathy progression in children
Worse best-corrected visual acuity, longer axial length, faster axial length elongation and severe myopic maculopathy were reported risk factors for myopic maculopathy progression in children, according to research in JAMA Ophthalmology.
Study: CMS penalized clinics in ESRD demonstration with patients at greater social risk
CMS levied fines for poor performance in the first year of its End-Stage Renal Disease Treatment Choices model against dialysis clinics with higher proportions of patients at social risk, a recently published study shows.
Study shows risk for invasive fungal infection after lung transplant is ‘very complex’
Researchers found that risk factors of invasive fungal infections for lung transplant recipients receiving universal antifungal prophylaxis varied in terms of early and late infection and invasive mold- and candidiasis-type infections.
Axial length, corneal radius may predict myopia risk
Posterior vitreous depth developed differently in children who were high- vs. low-risk for myopia, while axial length/corneal radius most accurately identified overall myopia risk, according to recent research.
Fruit and vegetable diet, cooking classes may lower community CVD, CKD risk
A community-based strategy to screen lower-income African Americans for elevated risk for chronic kidney disease and CVD and intervene with a fruit and vegetable diet, was feasible, according to results of a recently published study.
Interleukin-23 inhibitors exhibit lowest paradoxical eczema risk in psoriasis treatment
While certain demographic factors were associated with a higher risk for paradoxical eczema among patients with psoriasis, treatment with certain biologic classes was not, according to a study.
Isotretinoin not associated with increased risk for suicide, psychiatric conditions
Isotretinoin is not associated with an increased risk for suicide or psychiatric conditions on a population level, according to a study.
Abstaining from alcohol may lower risk for severe visual impairment, blindness in glaucoma
Patients with open-angle glaucoma who abstain from consuming alcohol may be at lower risk for severe visual impairment and blindness, according to a review published in JAMA Network Open.
Researchers identify factors that may increase primary angle-closure glaucoma risk
Factors including IOP, anterior chamber depth, cataract and short-term antidepressant exposure may increase primary angle-closure glaucoma risk, according to a review published in Optometry and Vision Science.
Risk for suicidal behavior two times greater in patients with Parkinson’s disease
A systematic review and meta-analysis of studies involving suicidality among patients with Parkinson’s disease found a high prevalence of suicidal ideation as well as a two times greater risk for suicidal behavior compared with controls.