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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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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)

August 2024

ASCEND-Eye: effects of aspirin on diabetic retinopathy 10.1016/j.ophtha.2024.01.018

Association between dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor use and diabetic retinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis of real-world studies 10.1186/s12886-024-03535-1

Associations of strabismus surgery timing in childhood with mental health: a retrospective cohort study 10.1016/j.jaapos.2024.103929

Cataract surgery outcomes in children and adolescents with type 1 diabetes mellitus 10.1016/j.jaapos.2024.103926

Digital technology use among older adults with vision impairment 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0467

Efficacy of intravitreal injections anti-vascular endothelial growth factor treatment for radiation retinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1016/j.ajo.2024.02.038

Gene editing for CEP290-associated retinal degeneration 10.1056/NEJMoa23099

Genetic associations of primary angle-closure disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0363

Home-monitoring vision tests to detect active neovascular age-related macular degeneration 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0918

Image analysis–based machine learning for the diagnosis of retinopathy of prematurity: a meta-analysis and systematic review 10.1016/j.oret.2024.01.013

Incidence of sympathetic ophthalmia after intraocular surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1016/j.ophtha.2024.01.014

Interventions to increase time spent outdoors for preventing incidence and progression of myopia in children (new Cochrane intervention review) 10.1002/14651858.CD013549.pub2

Naked-eye 3-dimensional vision training for myopia control: a randomized clinical trial 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2024.0578

OCT prognostic biomarkers for progression to late age-related macular degeneration: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1016/j.oret.2023.12.006

Ocular neuromyotonia: clinical features, diagnosis, and outcomes 10.1016/j.ajo.2024.02.003

Spectrum of genetic variants in the most common genes causing inherited retinal disease in a large molecularly characterized United Kingdom cohort 10.1016/j.oret.2024.01.012

A systematic review of ophthalmology education in medical schools: the global decline 10.1016/j.ophtha.2024.01.005

What is the impact of microbiota on dry eye? A literature review of the gut-eye axis 10.1186/s12886-024-03526-2

Sources

American Journal of Ophthalmology (Jul); BMC Ophthalmology (Jun); Cochrane Library (Jun); JAMA Ophthalmology (May-Jun); JAMA Pediatrics (Jun); Journal of American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (Jun); NEJM (Jun); Ophthalmology (Jun-Jul); Ophthalmology Retina (Jun-Jul)

June 2024

Accuracy of an artificial intelligence chatbot’s interpretation of clinical ophthalmic images 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2024.0017

ASCEND-Eye: effects of omega-3 fatty acids on diabetic retinopathy 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.11.030

Assessment of diplopia in adults (BMJ Practice Pointer) 10.1136/bmj-2023-076413

Associations of long-term fluctuation in blood pressure and ocular perfusion pressure with visual field progression in normal-tension glaucoma 10.1186/s12886-024-03454-1

Clinical, diagnostic, and treatment characteristics of orbital liposarcoma 10.1016/j.ajo.2024.01.014

Consensus guidelines for ocular surveillance of von Hippel-Lindau disease 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.12.014

Diabetic retinopathy and quality of life: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1001/jamaophthalmol.2023.6435

Dry eye disease management (BMJ Practice Pointer) 10.1136/bmj-2023-077344

The efficacy and safety of standard versus soft topical steroids after cataract surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.11.022

Extended optical treatment versus early patching with an intensive patching regimen in children with amblyopia in Europe (EuPatch): a multicentre, randomised controlled trial 10.1016/S0140-6736(23)02893-3

Incidence and outcomes of recurrent retinal detachment after cataract surgery in eyes with prior retinal detachment repair 10.1016/j.oret.2023.11.005 s

Incidence of uveitis in patients with axial spondylarthritis treated with biologics or targeted synthetics: a systematic review and network meta-analysis 10.1002/art.42788

The outcomes of corneal sight rehabilitating surgery in Stevens-Johnson syndrome: case series 10.1186/s12886-024-03461-2

Retinal detachments after open-globe injury: risk factors and outcomes 10.1016/j.oret.2023.10.008

Retinoblastoma origins and destinations 10.1056/NEJMra1803083

The risk of sympathetic ophthalmia associated with open-globe injury management strategies: a meta-analysis 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.12.006

Social determinants of dry eye in the United States: a systematic review 10.1016/j.ajo.2024.01.015

Usability of patient education-oriented cataract surgery websites 10.1016/j.ophtha.2023.10.019

Sources

American Journal of Ophthalmology (May-Jun); Arthritis and Rheumatology (May); BMC Ophthalmology (May); BMJ, The (25th Mar and 23rd Apr); JAMA Ophthalmology (Mar-Apr); Lancet, The (May); NEJM (17th Apr); Ophthalmology (Apr-May); Ophthalmology Retina (Apr-May)