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Botox injection achieves successful motor alignment in patients with strabismus

08 Dec 2021

Extraocular muscle injection of botulinum toxin type A (BTXA) results in a high rate of successful motor alignment, which is similar to that achieved following eye muscle surgery for nonparalytic, nonrestrictive horizontal strabismus, reports a recent study.

Botox injection achieves successful motor alignment in patients with strabismus

08 Dec 2021

Let there be light: Repeated red-light therapy feasible for myopia control in kids

07 Dec 2021 by

Repeated, direct delivery of light on the retina can put brakes on axial elongation and myopic refraction progression in children with nearsightedness, according to a team of investigators from China.

Let there be light: Repeated red-light therapy feasible for myopia control in kids

07 Dec 2021

BRAF, MEK Inhibitors linked to ocular adverse effects

07 Dec 2021

Treatment with BRAF and MEK inhibitors for metastatic melanoma is associated with several ocular adverse effects (OAE), a study has shown.

BRAF, MEK Inhibitors linked to ocular adverse effects

07 Dec 2021

$Continuous smartphone use tied to refractive error in teens$

Continuous smartphone use tied to refractive error in teens

06 Dec 2021 by

A recent study involving Dutch teenagers has found that a higher number of episodes of >20 minutes of continuous smartphone use may lead to more myopic refractive errors. Such association does not exist in those with high outdoor exposure.

Continuous smartphone use tied to refractive error in teens

06 Dec 2021

Dry eye disease harms work productivity

06 Dec 2021

Dry eye disease, whether related to Sjögren’s Syndrome or not, disrupts several parameters of work productivity, a recent study has found.

Dry eye disease harms work productivity

06 Dec 2021

Novel lipoic acid choline ester eye drops safe, promising against presbyopia

04 Dec 2021

UNR844, an investigational topical lipoic acid choline ester eye drop, is safe and well-tolerated for the treatment of presbyopia and yields improvements in distance-corrected near visual acuity, a recent study has found.

Novel lipoic acid choline ester eye drops safe, promising against presbyopia

04 Dec 2021

Eye response to prior DEX implant tied to response after switching to fluocinolone acetonide

03 Dec 2021

Visual and anatomic responses to a previous dexamethasone (DEX) implant predicts patient response after switching to fluocinolone acetonide (FAc) implant, a recent study has found.

Eye response to prior DEX implant tied to response after switching to fluocinolone acetonide

03 Dec 2021

TheraPearl equals Blephasteam at improving meibomian gland dysfunction symptoms

24 Nov 2021 by

Blephasteam and TheraPearl, two warm compress medical devices worn over the eyes, achieve comparable efficacy in treating mild to moderate meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD), according to a recent study.

TheraPearl equals Blephasteam at improving meibomian gland dysfunction symptoms

24 Nov 2021

Hyperglycaemic infants at risk of retinopathy of prematurity

23 Nov 2021

Infants with hyperglycaemia are at an increased risk of having retinopathy of prematurity (ROP), a recent study has found. Meanwhile, no such effect was observed for serum levels of glycated albumin (GlyA).

Hyperglycaemic infants at risk of retinopathy of prematurity

23 Nov 2021

$Tocilizumab outperforms anti-TNF-α in refractory uveitic macular edema$

Tocilizumab outperforms anti-TNF-α in refractory uveitic macular edema

22 Nov 2021

Patients with refractory uveitic macular edema are more likely to achieve complete response with tocilizumab than with antitumour necrosis factor alpha (anti-TNF-α) drugs, as reported in a study.

Tocilizumab outperforms anti-TNF-α in refractory uveitic macular edema

22 Nov 2021

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Botox injection achieves successful motor alignment in patients with strabismus

Botox injection achieves successful motor alignment in patients with strabismus

Let there be light: Repeated red-light therapy feasible for myopia control in kids

Let there be light: Repeated red-light therapy feasible for myopia control in kids

BRAF, MEK Inhibitors linked to ocular adverse effects

BRAF, MEK Inhibitors linked to ocular adverse effects

Continuous smartphone use tied to refractive error in teens

Continuous smartphone use tied to refractive error in teens

Dry eye disease harms work productivity

Dry eye disease harms work productivity

Novel lipoic acid choline ester eye drops safe, promising against presbyopia

Novel lipoic acid choline ester eye drops safe, promising against presbyopia

Eye response to prior DEX implant tied to response after switching to fluocinolone acetonide

Eye response to prior DEX implant tied to response after switching to fluocinolone acetonide

TheraPearl equals Blephasteam at improving meibomian gland dysfunction symptoms

TheraPearl equals Blephasteam at improving meibomian gland dysfunction symptoms

Hyperglycaemic infants at risk of retinopathy of prematurity

Hyperglycaemic infants at risk of retinopathy of prematurity

Tocilizumab outperforms anti-TNF-α in refractory uveitic macular edema

Tocilizumab outperforms anti-TNF-α in refractory uveitic macular edema