Visual Acuity

The measurements from automated instruments used in school vision screenings only approximate refractive error and do not provide distance or near visual acuity, making them inferior to direct testing, according to a position statement endorsed by several professional organizations.

Phentolamine mesylate ophthalmic solution improved distance corrected near visual acuity and reduced pupil diameter in patients with glaucoma and presbyopia, according to a study.

Faricimab met its primary endpoint in two phase 3 studies, with injections every 16 weeks achieving noninferior visual acuity outcomes compared aflibercept every 8 weeks in wet age-related macular degeneration, according to a press release.

A printable home vision test accurately measured visual acuity in ophthalmology outpatients and displayed high test-retest repeatability in a diagnostic study.

ProQR Therapeutics completed patient enrollment in the phase 2/3 Illuminate trial, investigating sepofarsen for the treatment of Leber congenital amaurosis 10, according to a press release.

Subretinal fluid volatility may play a key role in predicting visual acuity outcomes of neovascular age-related macular degeneration, according to research presented at the virtual American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.

Diana Do, MD, professor of ophthalmology at Stanford University, discussed her presentation on the comparison of the efficacy of multiple anti-VEGF treatments in wet AMD at the virtual American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.

Public insurance, less education and health care access and resources contribute to risk of developing diabetic eye disease complications, according to results presented at the virtual American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting.

An inverted internal limiting membrane flap technique and autologous retinal transplantation can be used to successfully close certain full-thickness macular holes, according to a speaker at the virtual OSN New York Retina meeting.

As the COVID pandemic continues to affect our nation and the world, one important question we encounter is: “Should ophthalmologists perform visual acuity testing, slit lamp examination and eye imaging at each injection visit?”