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HSC Medicine, Dentistry and Healthcare Sciences Current Awareness Bulletins: Ophthalmology

Ophthalmology current awareness bulletin

Frequency: Bi-monthly

Links to articles in the current and previous 2 issues of this bulletin are displayed below.

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February 2025

Bevacizumab gamma for treating wet age-related macular degeneration (new NICE guideline TA1022)

Breaking the barriers: methodology of implementation of a non-mydriatic ocular fundus camera in an emergency department

Challenging corneal diseases and microRNA expression: focus on rare diseases and new therapeutic frontiers

Choroidal nevi and melanoma doubling times and implications for delays in treatment

Choroidal thickness after anti-vascular endothelial growth factor in typical neovascular age-related macular degeneration

Corneal densitometry: a new evaluation indicator for corneal diseases

Diabetic uveopathy (review)

Does the visual field improve after initiation of intraocular pressure lowering in the United Kingdom glaucoma treatment study?

Evidence-based guidelines for drug dosing in intravitreal injections in silicone oil-filled eyes

Focal choroidal excavation: review and updated pathogenesis

Generative artificial intelligence in ophthalmology

Heritability and genetic factors of astigmatism and corneal curvature

Incidence and progression of diabetic retinopathy after cataract surgery

Incidence and risk factors of perioperative suprachoroidal hemorrhage

Incidence and risk of depressive disorder in patients with retinitis pigmentosa

Primary open-angle glaucoma polygenic risk score and risk of disease onset

Progression rate of macular retinal pigment epithelium atrophy in geographic atrophy and selected inherited retinal dystrophies: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Racial disparities in genetic detection rates for inherited retinal diseases

The role of artificial intelligence in macular hole management: a scoping review

Social and quality-of-life impact of refractive surgery in children with developmental disorders and spectacle nonadherence

Survival and health care burden of children with retinoblastoma in Europe

Traumatic retinal detachment: a contemporary update

Unveiling the therapeutic potential and mechanisms of stanniocalcin-1 in retinal degeneration

Vitreous cortex remnants in patients with rhegmatogenous retinal detachment

Sources
American Journal of Ophthalmology (Jan); JAMA Ophthalmology (Nov-Dec); NICE website (Dec); Survey of Ophthalmology (Jan-Feb)

December 2024

Advances in artificial intelligence for meibomian gland evaluation: a comprehensive review

Advances in ophthalmic therapeutic delivery: a comprehensive overview of present and future directions

Applications of artificial intelligence in diagnosis of uncommon cystoid macular edema using optical coherence tomography imaging: a systematic review

Artificial intelligence for diagnosing exudative ageā€related macular degeneration (new Cochrane diagnostic review)

Bilateral cataract surgery in children: immediate sequential versus delayed sequential surgery

Contributions and legacies of selected black pioneers in ophthalmology and institutional milestones

Diabetic retinopathy: new concepts of screening, monitoring, and interventions

Efficacy of the subtenon block in children undergoing strabismus surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Factors affecting global adherence for the uptake of diabetic retinopathy screening: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Herpes zoster ophthalmicus uveitis: onset and complications

A journey through the world of vitreous

Latanoprost–netarsudil for previously treated primary open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension (new NICE guideline TA1009)

Multimodal imaging in diabetic retinopathy and macular edema: an update about biomarkers

Not everything is ischemic optic neuropathy

Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids as a protective factor for myopia

Race, social determinants of health, and the quality of diabetic eye care

Retinal light damage: from mechanisms to protective strategies

Revisiting acute retinal pigment epitheliitis (Krill disease)

Risk factors for suprachoroidal hemorrhage associated with glaucoma surgery in children: a case–control study

Risk of recurrence in acute anterior uveitis

Risk of stroke development following retinal vein occlusion: a systematic review and meta-analysis

The role of immune modulators in age-related macular degeneration

Role of inflammation in diabetic macular edema and neovascular age-related macular degeneration

A screening strategy to mitigate vision impairment by engaging adults who underuse eye care services

Severe spaceflight-associated neuro-ocular syndrome in an astronaut with 2 predisposing factors

Visual and surgical outcomes of childhood glaucoma following cataract surgery

Sources

American Journal of Ophthalmology (Nov-Dec); Cochrane Library (Oct-Nov); JAMA Ophthalmology (Sep-Oct); Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (Oct); NICE website (Oct); Ophthalmology (Oct-Nov); Survey of Ophthalmology (Nov-Dec)

October 2024

0.01% atropine eye drops in children with myopia and intermittent exotropia: the AMIXT randomized clinical trial

Anti-VEGF pharmaceutical prior authorization in retina practices

Cataract surgery and cognitive benefits in the older person: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Delays between uveal melanoma diagnosis and treatment increase the risk of metastatic death

Dexamethasone intracanalicular insert for clinically significant aqueous-deficient dry eye: a randomized controlled trial

Effect of low-dose aspirin on the course of age-related macular egeneration: a secondary analysis of the ASPREE randomized clinical trial

Faricimab for treating visual impairment caused by macular oedema after retinal vein occlusion (new NICE guideline TA1004)

Health care use for eye pain

A health-related quality of life measure for patients who undergo minimally invasive glaucoma surgery

Incidence rate of secondary glaucoma following congenital cataract surgery: an in-depth systematic review and meta-analysis

Initiation of retinopathy of prematurity screening examinations in extremely premature infants

Lubricating drops for contact lens discomfort in adults (new Cochrane intervention review)

Melatonin and risk of age-related macular degeneration

Pars plana vitrectomy with silicone oil or gas tamponade for uncomplicated retinal detachment: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Pediatric and adolescent traumatic macular hole: a systematic review

Peripheral vision in patients following intraocular lens implantation: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Prophylactic intracameral antibiotics and endophthalmitis after cataract surgery

Recent advances and strategies for nanocarrier-mediated topical therapy and theranostic for posterior eye disease

Risk of nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy in patients prescribed semaglutide

Spontaneous recovery from amblyopia following fellow eye vision loss: a systematic review and narrative synthesis

Sources

Advanced Drug Delivery Reviews (Jul); American Journal of Ophthalmology (Aug-Oct); Cochrane Library (Aug-Sep); JAMA Ophthalmology (Jul-Aug); Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (Aug); NICE website (Aug-Sep); Ophthalmology (Aug-Sep)

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