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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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April 2025

Circulating tumor DNA in conjunctival melanoma: landscape and surveillance value

Combined microinvasive glaucoma surgery with phacoemulsification in open-angle glaucoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Comparison of renal adverse events between intravitreal anti–vascular endothelial growth factor agents: a meta-analysis

Efficacy and safety of different atropine regimens for the treatment of myopia in children: three-year results of the MOSAIC randomized clinical trial

Efficacy and safety of mydriatic microdrops for retinopathy of prematurity screening: the MyMiROPS randomized clinical trial

Global trends and projections for avoidable visual impairment among working-age individuals: a population-based study

GLP-1 receptor agonists use and incidence of glaucoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Histiocytosis advancements parallel ophthalmic innovations: the LXXXI Edward Jackson Memorial Lecture

Humanistic burden of noninfectious uveitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Interventions for myopia control in children: a living systematic review and network meta-analysis (updated Cochrane intervention review)

Long-term blood pressure variability and visual field progression in glaucoma

Macular buckling for myopic traction maculopathy: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis

Performance of polygenic risk scores for primary open-angle glaucoma in populations of African descent

Postoperative pain in vitreoretinal surgery with combined regional-general anesthesia versus general anesthesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis

PRPH2-associated retinal diseases: a systematic review of phenotypic findings

Quantifying patient preferences and expectations about diabetic retinopathy monitoring

Safety and efficacy of half-dose and half-fluence photodynamic therapy in chronic central serous chorioretinopathy: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Safety and efficacy of posterior chamber phakic implantable collamer lenses in patients with keratoconus: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Socioeconomic and demographic disparities in keratoconus treatment

Sources

American Journal of Ophthalmology (Feb-Mar); Cochrane Library (Feb-Mar); JAMA Ophthalmology (Jan-Feb)

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)

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