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Preop alprazolam improves refractive surgery experience:↓pain, shorter perceived waiting & surgery time,and better satisfaction.Xanax was the strongest predictor of a positive outcome
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Preop alprazolam improves refractive surgery experience:↓pain, shorter perceived waiting & surgery time,and better satisfaction.Xanax was the strongest predictor of a positive outcome
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•Only 10.8% were informed about physical activity benefits
•Just 22.2% used #AREDS2 supplements 💊
🏃♂️Patients meeting activity recommendations had better vision-related quality of life.
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#PatientEducation
•Only 10.8% were informed about physical activity benefits
•Just 22.2% used #AREDS2 supplements 💊
🏃♂️Patients meeting activity recommendations had better vision-related quality of life.
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#PatientEducation
A 21-year SEER database analysis found that increasing age is strongly linked to worse survival, while race was not an independent predictor after adjustment.
#Ophthalmology #EyeCancer #OcularOncology
A 21-year SEER database analysis found that increasing age is strongly linked to worse survival, while race was not an independent predictor after adjustment.
#Ophthalmology #EyeCancer #OcularOncology
Pediatric cases—especially ROP—face higher barriers (transport 38%, food insecurity 36%). In adults, DR is most linked to low income and limited access.
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#PublicHealth #Ophthalmology
Pediatric cases—especially ROP—face higher barriers (transport 38%, food insecurity 36%). In adults, DR is most linked to low income and limited access.
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#PublicHealth #Ophthalmology
💰 Lower income & education increase risk.
Equity-focused screening is essential.
#Ophthalmology #HealthEquity #DR
💰 Lower income & education increase risk.
Equity-focused screening is essential.
#Ophthalmology #HealthEquity #DR
📚 7 studies
👩🏫 Education + Free Spectacles ↑ compliance to 68.3% (vs 23.9%)
📱 Media reminders = modest boost
💬 Campaigns improved awareness
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#Eye #Ophthalmology #healthcare
📚 7 studies
👩🏫 Education + Free Spectacles ↑ compliance to 68.3% (vs 23.9%)
📱 Media reminders = modest boost
💬 Campaigns improved awareness
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#Eye #Ophthalmology #healthcare
Women, Hispanic & Asian adults had higher odds of recent exams, while uninsured, single, & non-citizens had lower odds.
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#Ophthalmology #PublicHealth
Women, Hispanic & Asian adults had higher odds of recent exams, while uninsured, single, & non-citizens had lower odds.
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#Ophthalmology #PublicHealth
• 63% share personal contact info with patients
• 55% don’t set usage guidelines
• 6.5% bill for calls
• 44.6% document most of the time
⚠️ There's a gap: access vs. policy
#Ophthalmology #PatientAccess #MedicalEthics #WorkLifeBalance
• 63% share personal contact info with patients
• 55% don’t set usage guidelines
• 6.5% bill for calls
• 44.6% document most of the time
⚠️ There's a gap: access vs. policy
#Ophthalmology #PatientAccess #MedicalEthics #WorkLifeBalance
A new systematic review of 49 RCTs (~27,000 eyes) shows that most studies use highly selective criteria.
⚠️ RCTs prove efficacy but may not reflect real-world AMD populations.
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A new systematic review of 49 RCTs (~27,000 eyes) shows that most studies use highly selective criteria.
⚠️ RCTs prove efficacy but may not reflect real-world AMD populations.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.aj...
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#Ophthalmology #Glaucoma
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#Ophthalmology #Glaucoma
When <0 dB VF points (floor) were retested:
• Std→Std: ~10.3% <0 dB → ≥7 dB
• Std→Fast: ~15.8%
• Std→Faster: ~25.5%
⬆️ Effect strongest in macula.
⚠️ Faster tests may show false “improvement,” masking progression.
#Glaucoma #Perimetry #Ophthalmology #VisualField #SITA
When <0 dB VF points (floor) were retested:
• Std→Std: ~10.3% <0 dB → ≥7 dB
• Std→Fast: ~15.8%
• Std→Faster: ~25.5%
⬆️ Effect strongest in macula.
⚠️ Faster tests may show false “improvement,” masking progression.
#Glaucoma #Perimetry #Ophthalmology #VisualField #SITA
At 3 yrs → 92% overall success, ↓ IOP (−11 mmHg), ↓ meds (−1.7), stable VA, no hypotony.
📌 Safe & effective long-term option.
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#ophthalmology
At 3 yrs → 92% overall success, ↓ IOP (−11 mmHg), ↓ meds (−1.7), stable VA, no hypotony.
📌 Safe & effective long-term option.
🔗 doi.org/10.1016/j.aj...
#ophthalmology
Authors: Priya Morjaria, Jessica Massie, Alex-Anne Harvey et al.
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#mHealth #EyeCare
Authors: Priya Morjaria, Jessica Massie, Alex-Anne Harvey et al.
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#mHealth #EyeCare
🧑⚕️21 families w/cone-rod dystrophy, #RP-like
📌Early macular atrophy
🔍 4 novel mutations
⚠️Severe, early disease—even w/o consanguinity
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#AJOInternational #InheritedRetinalDisorder #CERKL
🧑⚕️21 families w/cone-rod dystrophy, #RP-like
📌Early macular atrophy
🔍 4 novel mutations
⚠️Severe, early disease—even w/o consanguinity
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#AJOInternational #InheritedRetinalDisorder #CERKL
📊It showed 96.2% sensitivity & 19.1% specificity for more-than-mild DR, and 63% & 62.5% for vision-threatening DR.
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#DiabeticRetinopathy #AI
📊It showed 96.2% sensitivity & 19.1% specificity for more-than-mild DR, and 63% & 62.5% for vision-threatening DR.
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#DiabeticRetinopathy #AI
💵 Cost-effective
✅ Safe, effective, & equitable care delivery model.
🔗https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950253525000127
#GlobalHealth #Ophthalmology
💵 Cost-effective
✅ Safe, effective, & equitable care delivery model.
🔗https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2950253525000127
#GlobalHealth #Ophthalmology
📊 A 974-eye real-world study shows:
👁️ Xen implant= fastest recovery (9 vs 15 days for Trab/Tube)
📈 93% returned to baseline VA
⚠️ Trab= better IOP, slower visual recovery
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#Glaucoma #MIGS #AJOInternational
📊 A 974-eye real-world study shows:
👁️ Xen implant= fastest recovery (9 vs 15 days for Trab/Tube)
📈 93% returned to baseline VA
⚠️ Trab= better IOP, slower visual recovery
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#Glaucoma #MIGS #AJOInternational
Multimodal imaging may aid early detection of PPS maculopathy, which appears associated with choriocapillaris injury and cumulative drug exposure.
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#Ophthalmology #PentosanPolysulfateSodium
Multimodal imaging may aid early detection of PPS maculopathy, which appears associated with choriocapillaris injury and cumulative drug exposure.
🔗 Full article here: doi.org/10.1016/j.aj...
#Ophthalmology #PentosanPolysulfateSodium
🚨 New review highlights how heavy metal exposure can cause toxic optic neuropathy—a silent threat to vision.
🧠 Early recognition is key.
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#NeuroOphthalmology #Toxicology #VisionLoss
🚨 New review highlights how heavy metal exposure can cause toxic optic neuropathy—a silent threat to vision.
🧠 Early recognition is key.
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#NeuroOphthalmology #Toxicology #VisionLoss
A RE-AIM study in Petauke showed:
• 69% of 34K+ students screened
• 96% attended follow-up
• 84% received glasses
• All 74 schools joined
✅ Integrated into annual plans
👩🏫 Teachers vital to success
🔗 Link here
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#EyeCare #GlobalHealth
A RE-AIM study in Petauke showed:
• 69% of 34K+ students screened
• 96% attended follow-up
• 84% received glasses
• All 74 schools joined
✅ Integrated into annual plans
👩🏫 Teachers vital to success
🔗 Link here
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#EyeCare #GlobalHealth
🟡 Key findings:
– 💰28.6% of patients improved in disability grade, with estimated cost savings >$6.9 million USD.
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🟡 Key findings:
– 💰28.6% of patients improved in disability grade, with estimated cost savings >$6.9 million USD.
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📈 Key finding:
• Structural and functional clinician-reported outcomes show strong correlations with patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in individuals with RP.
Authors: Sofia Teixeira et al.
📈 Key finding:
• Structural and functional clinician-reported outcomes show strong correlations with patient-reported outcomes (PROs) in individuals with RP.
Authors: Sofia Teixeira et al.
📘 While it outperformed other AI models, its performance remained below that of human residents.
Promising tool for French medical education.
🔗 Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#AIinmedicine #Ophthalmology #GPT4o
📘 While it outperformed other AI models, its performance remained below that of human residents.
Promising tool for French medical education.
🔗 Link: www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#AIinmedicine #Ophthalmology #GPT4o
🟡 Key findings: BCVA improved in both groups postoperatively, but EZ length increased in combined surgery group only.
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🟡 Key findings: BCVA improved in both groups postoperatively, but EZ length increased in combined surgery group only.
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This study compares 2011 vs. 2017 Heidelberg Spectralis SD-OCT models.
✔️ Image reproducibility
✔️ Scan quality
✔️ Cross-model reliability
💡 Subtle differences may impact long-term studies.
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#OCT #Retina #Ophthalmology
This study compares 2011 vs. 2017 Heidelberg Spectralis SD-OCT models.
✔️ Image reproducibility
✔️ Scan quality
✔️ Cross-model reliability
💡 Subtle differences may impact long-term studies.
🔗 www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...
#OCT #Retina #Ophthalmology