Ocular Surgery News | The results of a 3-year trial recently published in The Lancet provide compelling evidence that selective laser trabeculoplasty performed as a first-line treatment in newly diagnosed cases of glaucoma and ocular hypertension provides…

Objectives Online patient feedback is a growing phenomenon but little is known about health professional attitudes and behaviours in relation to it. We aimed to...

Précis:This retrospective study found that combined phacoemulsification and endocyclophotocoagulation reduced intraocular pressure (IOP) to a greater degree in angle-closure glaucoma versus open-angle glaucoma and was effective for all stages of glaucoma…

This study uses claims data from the Medicare and commercial insurance databases to compare the lengths of stay, readmission rates, and health care costs between older adults with partial or severe vision loss and those with no vision loss.

Purpose
To compare the efficacy and safety of collagen matrix implant (Ologen®; OLO) with mitomycin C (MMC) in phacotrabeculectomy.

Methods
Prospective, single‐centre, nonblinded, randomized contr...

This study assesses a sensitive and specific threshold of total area of retinal nonperfusion that is required for any retinal neovascularization to develop on ultra-widefield angiography.

Peri-operative management of ophthalmic patients on anti-thrombotic agents: a literature review

This cross-sectional study examines the use of internet-based tools in the identification and classification of ophthalmologic symptoms inputted by patients.

Stanford University Network for Diagnosis of Retinopathy of Prematurity (SUNDROP): telemedicine-based examination after laser photocoagulation for treatment-warranted retinopathy of prematurity

Purpose:This study assessed the efficacy and safety of early vitamin A (VA) supplementation to improve outcomes of retinopathy of prematurity in extremely preterm infants.Methods:A total of 262 eligible extremely preterm infants underwent randomization; of…

Antibiotic resistance among ocular pathogens: current trends from the ARMOR surveillance study (2009-2016) Randall K Thomas,1 Ron Melton,1 Penny A Asbell2 1Educators in Primary Eye Care, LLC, Concord, NC, USA; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Hamilton Eye Institute…