Ophthalmology Advisor

🥳 🪩 Ophthalmology Advisor is preparing for 2025 by reflecting on 2024... Bill Kekevian, Senior Editor of Ophthalmology Advisor and Optometry Advisor (of Haymarket Medical Network) made a list of some of 2024's top articles and he checked his analytics twice. Contributors to this month's edition include: Grayson Armstrong, MD MPH, Rachel Tandias, MD, Helia Ashourizadeh,MD, Nicole Grinspan, BS, Lucia Sobrin, MD, Neha Arora, MBBS, MS, Sandra Hoyek, MD, Nimesh Patel, MD, Jia Jia Zhang, BA, Olivia L., Karen Wai, MD, Ehsan Rahimy, MD, Prithvi Mruthyunjaya, MD,MHS, David Boyer, MD, Daniel Su, MD, Saumya M. Shah, MD, Carol Karp, MD, Anat Galor, MD, Billy Herskowitz BA, Sofía De Arrigunaga, MD, and Steven Maskin, MD. ✅ Make sure to Subscribe --------------------------- #Ophthalmology #EyeHealth #EyeCare #Ophthalmologist #EyeDoctor #EyeSurgeon #EyeResearch #EyeCareProfessionals

An R100-based genetic medicine may reduce the treatment burden of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME), research in Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS) involving non-human primates (NHP) suggests. Read here: https://bit.ly/3ZM29Dg #R100 #GeneticMedicine #WetAMD #nAMD #AgeRelatedMacularDegeneration #DiabeticMacularEdema #Ophthalmology #EyeHealth #EyeCare

Clinicians with Bascom Palmer Eye Institute (Billy Herskowitz, BA, Sofía De Arrigunaga, MD, Anat Galor, MD, Carol L. Karp, MD) explain the applications high resolution #OCTImaging can have in the management of #OcularSurfaceSquamousNeoplasia and other #OcularSurfaceLesions. But getting the most out of this technology requires an understanding of the lesions’ key characteristics as they appear on HR-OCT. Read here: Read here: https://bit.ly/3D2fD6f #LookingBackAt2024 #Ophthalmology #Ophthalmologist #HROCT #AnteriorSegment #OSSN #OpticalBiopsy #CornealDisease #ConjunctivalDisease #Dysplasia #IntraepithelialNeoplasia #SquamousCellCarcinoma #EyeHealth #EyeCare

Patients rank immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery (ISBCS) higher in cataract surgery satisfaction surveys, as it offers faster rehabilitation, decreased need for follow-up, and optimal allocation of resources, a report in Acta Ophthalmologica shows. Read more: https://bit.ly/4gH6rma #ImmediateSequentialBilateralCataractSurgery #ISBCS Cataracts #CataractSurgery #EyeSurgery #EyeSurgeon #Ophthalmology #EyeCare #EyeHealth #Ophthalmologist

A 3D surgical video system provides superior depth of field and surgical operations compared with a conventional microscope in vitrectomy for macular hole (MH) or macular epiretinal membrane (ERM), according to a study published in Retina. Read here: https://bit.ly/4g5SEWt #LookingBackAt2024 #3DSurgicalVideoSystem #DepthOfField #Vitrectomy #MacularHole #MacularEpiretinalMembrane #Ophthalmology #EyeHealth #EyeCare

A genetic connection between the development of #OcularDiseases, such as #Glaucoma, and #GutDysbiosis may help identify new targets for therapy. The #GutMicrobiome significantly affects #Digestion and — as research now shows — #SystemicInflammation. Recent literature has begun to explore a growing interest in how this microbiota affects organs beyond the digestive system, with researchers now believing that even several #EyeDiseases have associations with gut dysbiosis. Increasing evidence sheds light on the numerous potential connections between specific microbial strains and eye conditions, such as #Uveitis, #DryEye, #Glaucoma, and #MacularDegeneration.1 Microorganisms in the gut and on the ocular surface appear to produce certain by-products associated with anti-inflammatory or proinflammatory effects.2 Understanding the delicate pathways involved in these connections may provide researchers the key to unlock precision treatments for ocular disease that may start with making changes to the gut. Read more: https://bit.ly/4fYAoOX #Ophthalmology #Ophthalmologist #SystemicOphthalmology #EyeHealth #EyeCare #OcularDisease #DigestiveSystem

Ophthalmology Dx: Decoding the Retinal Wreath Presented by Olivia Liu, Helia Ashourizadeh, MD, & Grayson Armstrong, MD MPH of Massachusetts Eye and Ear. Can you identify the cause of this patient’s new-onset central blurred spot following a recent viral infection? What is the most likely diagnosis? 1. Atypical Optic Neuritis 2. Serpiginous Choroiditis 3. Multiple Evanescent White Dot Syndrome 4. Punctate Inner Choroidopathy Read here: https://bit.ly/3ZBdeIp #LookingBackAt2024 #MedicalCaseStudy #CaseStudy #Ophthalmology #Ophthalmologist #EyeHealth #EyeCare #CentralBlurredSpot #ViralInfection #Hyperemia #WhiteRetinalLesions #RetinalLesion #Retina

Transitioning from intravitreal aflibercept (IVI AFL) to biosimilar ranibizumab (B-RBZ) can be effective, saving money for patients with diabetic macular edema (DME), research published in Clinical Ophthalmology (Dove Medical Press) suggests. Read here: https://bit.ly/49LjH7g #IntravitrealAflibercept #IVIAFL #BiosimiliarRanibizumab #BRBZ #DiabeticMacularEdema #DME #Ophthalmology #EyeHealth #EyeCare

Ophthalmology Dx: Headache and Blind Spots Are Just The Tip of This Iceberg Presented by Helia Ashourizadeh, MD, Nicole Grinspan, BS, & Grayson W. Armstrong, MD, MPH of Massachusetts Eye and Ear A 77-year-old man with a medical history of type 2 diabetes mellitus, hypertension, and coronary atherosclerotic disease presented to the emergency department with a 3-week history of double vision and headache. What's the diagnosis? Find out here ➡️: https://bit.ly/3ZHsHFT #OphthalmologyDx #DiabetesMellitus #T2D #Hypertension #MedicalCaseStudy #CaseStudy #Ophthalmology #Ophthalmologist #EyeHealth #EyeCare #DoubleVision #Headache

Sociodemographic factors associated with disparities in access, utilization, and care patterns can worsen corneal opacities, according to research published in Ophthalmology (American Academy of Ophthalmology). Read here: https://bit.ly/4gbfhcm #LookingBackAt2024 #SociodemographicFactors #CarePatterns #CornealOpacities #Ophthalmology #EyeHealth #Ophthalmologist #EyeCare