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The incidence of early endophthalmitis was higher for both glaucoma and combined cataract/glaucoma surgeries than for cataract surgery alone, reveals a study. The incidence was highest among tube shunts.

A social robot named HUMANE holds promise in screening for autism by detecting children's eye gaze during storytelling sessions, researchers from the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) have reported.

A 52-week course of intensified androgen-deprivation therapy (ADT) appears to extend prostate-specific antigen progression-free survival (PSA-PFS) in patients with biochemically recurrent prostate cancer (BRPC) compared with ADT alone, without prolonging time to testosterone recovery, according to the phase III open-label PRESTO trial.

Adults with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) may benefit from the implantation of aqueous shunts with extraocular reservoir, including valved or nonvalved devices, which can reduce intraocular pressure (IOP), as shown in a study.

Noncontrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (NCEMRI) demonstrates superiority over ultrasonography (US) for the surveillance of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in at-risk populations, although this strategy is more expensive than US, according to a Singapore study.