Tag: research

New research presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology showed that estrogen-only hormone replacement after ovary removal may be protective against glaucoma. The study details: Using...

New guidelines determining who is considered hypertensive has changed. What did the values used to be? Anything over 140/90 was considered hypertensive. What is it now? 130/80. Which...

Brolucizumab, or equally as difficult to remember, RTH258, was shown to be superior to Eylea in recent clinical trials. The research from the phase 2 clinical...

A study published in Eye and Contact Lens studied 12 patients with postinfectious persisting corneal epithelial defects. Initially the defects started as ulcers and were treated...

So says a new study published in JAMA Ophthalmology. Data was collected for over 70,000 patients between the years of 1992-2015. What did the study ask? Is there an...

Is there any new research being done for Leber congenital amaurosis? There is and it's called Luxterna. What is Luxterna? It's an investigational, potential one-time gene therapy, for...

The study included almost 500 children, roughly half with moderate hyperopia and half with normal vision. They were tested for "visual attention", meaning the ability to...

The results of a 24-year collaborative study was published last week in PNAS. What are the talking points?  Myocilin and CRISPR-Cas9 (stay with me). Myocilin is a protein found in...

The number of SMILE procedures completed to date. What is SMILE? It stands for small incision lenticule extraction and is a minimally invasive alternative to LASIK or PRK...

Wait, didn't someone already get this? Yes, but this time it's different. In this case, the patient had an IOL that was removed to implant...