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Prevalence of DR Rises, While Dilated Exam Rates Decreased

Screenings went down in all populations except non-metropolitan statistical area communities, showing that a greater understanding of health disparities in these areas is needed.
January 14, 2025

Retinal AEs from Pentosan Polysulfate Persist After Therapy Cessation

The majority of eyes exhibited macular cRORA after one year, with some developing new-onset atrophy several years later.
December 12, 2024

Empagliflozin Could Potentially Lower DR Progression

Initiation of this SGLT2 inhibitor was associated with reduced development of the nonproliferative form.
December 9, 2024

Most Common Causes for Nystagmus in Infants are Albinism, Inherited Retinal Diseases

The main tools to identify these diagnoses included clinical ophthalmologic examination and electrophysiology in combination with genetic testing.
December 9, 2024

Exercise Found to Confer Beneficial Microvasculature Effects in Children

One new study elucidates that those who were more active had wider arterioles and narrower venules.
December 6, 2024

Nitric Oxide in Vyzulta Shown to Increase Retinal Vessel Density

This finding did not correlate with IOP reduction, leading researchers to believe it may result from the drug improving macular microcirculation.
December 3, 2024

Meta-Analysis Finds Weak Association Between Periodontitis and DR

Many studies suggest a relationship but the quality of the evidence is low, researchers determined.
December 3, 2024

Treating ROP with Anti-VEGF May Cause Microvascular Changes

This may be due to the effect of the drug, new research speculates, or it could be because of the nature of more advanced stages of the condition.
November 25, 2024

Obesity Compromises the Retina Even in the Absence of Disease Signs, Study Says

Even those deemed metabolically healthy showed an acceleration of age-related changes.
November 25, 2024

Patterns of Nerve Fiber Layer Defects Help Distinguish Glaucoma from MS

A new analysis that isolates specific sectors and grades any decline against a normative database gave clinicians greater confidence in diagnosis when other risk factors weren’t conclusive.
November 22, 2024