Visual Acuity

Millions of people worldwide suffer from debilitating conditions that impair their vision and require them to wear specialty contact lenses. Unfortunately, there are times when these custom devices may not work.

SAN FRANCISCO — A port delivery system device with ranibizumab was effective, well tolerated and required infrequent refills in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration, according to final end-of-study results of the LADDER phase 2 trial.

Patients may experience better visual acuity if the duration of macular detachment is shortened to 3 days or less, according to a study conducted by the Department of Ophthalmology at Horngren Family Vitreoretinal Center, Byers Eye Institute, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, Calif.

Severe retinal pigment epithelial damage after long-term drug cessation in patients with hydroxychloroquine retinopathy may lead to injury that chronically destabilizes cellular function, according to findings published in Retina.

by Katie Greiner, OD, MS, MBA, FAAO

PARIS — Santen announced the European launch of its novel xact Mono-EDoF IOL at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting here.

Use of augmented reality low-vision aids for patients with retinitis pigmentosa may assist with mobility and grasp, a recent study suggests.

by John D. Gelles, OD, FIAO, FCLSA, FSLS

by Curtis R. Baxstrom, OD, FCOVD, FAAO, FNORA

Adherence to spectacle wear is higher in students with poor presenting visual acuity and greater improvement in visual acuity with correction.