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What strategies can help patients break the habit of rubbing their eyes?
46+ min ago (293+ words) However, eye rubbing is often an unconscious reaction to a variety of stimuli, and people are mostly unaware of when and how often they rub their eyes. We recently developed an innovative solution that uses an AI-powered smartwatch application to…...
Early Signs and "Red Flags" | Thyroid Eye Disease
6+ mon, 2+ week ago (131+ words) Mild cases of TED uncovered by a PCP, internist or endocrinologist may be managed by these physicians if there are no risk factors for deterioration (eg, clinically active disease, smoking, severe or unstable hyperthyroidism, or high thyroid-stimulating hormone" Log in…...
Kansas governor OKs laser surgery by optometrists, similar bill passes in Tennessee
1+ week, 4+ hour ago (552+ words) Optometrists in Kansas are now permitted to perform some laser surgeries under a bill signed by Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly on March 13. The law allows optometrists to perform laser capsulotomy and laser trabeculoplasty. Its enactment makes for "exciting times in…...
Adults with more frailty, older age less likely to have glaucoma surgery, laser treatment
10+ mon, 1+ week ago (414+ words) Frailty and older age are associated with significantly lower odds of undergoing surgery or laser treatment for glaucoma as well as a longer delay between initial presentation and surgery, according to a study. Groothoff and colleagues retrospectively reviewed 2, 248 eyes of…...
Primary open-angle glaucoma diagnosis may lead to decrease in patient mental health scores
6+ mon, 3+ week ago (480+ words) Patients" mental health scores decreased within 2 years of a primary open-angle glaucoma diagnosis, according to results of a cohort study published in JAMA Ophthalmology. Previous research has shown that glaucoma affects patient mental health, but many studies on the topic…...
Should ophthalmologists consider vitrectomy for vitreous floaters?
9+ mon, 3+ week ago (821+ words) SEVILLE, Spain " Do surgeons feel comfortable offering vitrectomy as a treatment for floaters? What is their attitude toward patients who are affected to the point of seeking surgery despite the risks involved? Two surgeons with different views debated this issue…...
Eye rubbing: Screen for it, address causes, make patients aware of consequences
5+ hour, 43+ min ago (1779+ words) Eye rubbing is a common, often involuntary response to stimuli such as stress and fatigue as well as dermatologic and ophthalmologic conditions that cause irritation or itchiness. While occasional eye rubbing is fundamentally harmless, repeated, intense rubbing can have severe…...
Look for damaged, abnormal nerves when managing ocular pain
5+ mon, 4+ week ago (221+ words) ORLANDO " Ocular pain can have many causes and should not always be diagnosed as dry eye disease, according to a speaker here at Cornea Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting. According to Anat Galor, MD, MSPH, pain…...
Interventional glaucoma mindset goes beyond traditional management strategies
9+ mon, 2+ week ago (1072+ words) With more options available than ever to treat patients with glaucoma, it has become clearer that treatment needs to occur as early as possible to avoid the worst outcomes of the disease. Historically, eye drops were the first line of…...
Cataract surgery measurements unaffected by Miebo in eyes with dry eye disease
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (480+ words) In patients with dry eye disease, Miebo before cataract surgery had no impact on the accuracy of preoperative measurements and predicted refractive error, according to a study published in Ophthalmology and Therapy. Patients who received Miebo (perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution, Bausch…...