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December 12, 2020
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Endophthalmitis risk, uveitis treatment management top retina coverage

There may be an increased risk for endophthalmitis in patients who wear face masks during intravitreal injections. Check out this news and other recent top retina articles on Healio/OSN.

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December 07, 2020
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Range of considerations needed for cataract patients with uveitis

When performing cataract surgery in a patient with uveitis, it is important to both plan ahead and plan for contingencies, Jessica B. Ciralsky, MD, said at the virtual American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.

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November 19, 2020
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COVID-19 changes uveitis treatment management

The pandemic has changed the way ophthalmologists treat and manage patients with uveitis, according to a panel discussion at the virtual American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.

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November 10, 2020
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Patient variables help tailor uveitis treatment

Local therapy can work as well as systemic therapy in uveitis management, with shorter-acting steroid agents working better for acute disease and longer-acting agents working better for recurring disease, according to a speaker.

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October 20, 2020
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Weakness, blurred vision in a young woman with headaches

A 28-year-old woman presented to the department of ophthalmology at Lahey Hospital and Medical Center with 2 months of headaches and progressive visual changes in both eyes.

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October 07, 2020
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VIDEO: Local pharmacologic therapies in development for noninfectious uveitis

At the virtual Euretina meeting, Quan Dong Nguyen, MD, discusses local therapies for noninfectious uveitis, an approach that avoids the side effects of systemic treatment.

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September 23, 2020
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Ebola survivors face health issues long after recovery

In June, WHO declared an end to the second largest Ebola outbreak ever, surpassed in size only by the West African Ebola epidemic.

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September 22, 2020
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Cataract surgery challenging in eyes with uveitic glaucoma

Cataract surgery in eyes with small pupils is a challenge, and having a history of uveitis makes it even more so due to the iris synechiae that tend to form.

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September 08, 2020
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Reimbursement approved for Iluvien for noninfectious posterior uveitis in Scotland

The Scottish Medicines Consortium has accepted Iluvien for prevention of relapse in recurrent noninfectious posterior segment uveitis, Alimera announced in a press release.

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August 03, 2020
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Man presents with unilateral new blind spot

A 61-year-old man presented to the Lahey Clinic Emergency Department with a 4-day history of sudden onset painless blurred vision in the right eye. More specifically, he described a new “blind spot” just temporal to central vision.

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