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    Aspherical lenses slow myopia progression in children throughout 2-year study
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    Temporalis muscle flaps speed up healing after total orbital exenteration
    APR 06, 2022 By Annie Moreau MD
    To expedite postsurgical healing, surgeons at a single center in France created a technique for single-stage repair following total orbital exenteration.
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    Outcomes of augmented vs unaugmented Knapp procedure for double elevator palsy
    APR 06, 2022 By Jagger Koerner, MD
    An augmented version of the Knapp procedure had better outcomes for patients with double elevator palsy, including greater postoperative reduction in hypertropia and a lower re-operation rate.
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    Use of a speculum to measure IOP in newborns causes small IOP increase
    APR 04, 2022 By Jagger Koerner, MD
    This study compares intraocular pressure (IOP) measured with and without use of a Barraquer wire eyelid speculum in newborns.
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    Vitamin D deficiency in children leads to retinal structural parameter changes
    APR 01, 2022 By Jennifer A Galvin MD
    A cross-sectional cohort study in Turkey evaluated the effect of vitamin D deficiency on retinal structural parameters in children.
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    Week in review: Rheumatoid arthritis and glaucoma, new therapy for macular edema, eye bank update
    APR 01, 2022 By Stephanie Leveene, ELS
    This week in the news, rheumatoid arthritis in older adults increases the risk of glaucoma, the first suprachoroidal injectable for macular edema is on the market, and eye bank donations are up from 2020 levels.
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    Glaucoma specialists show new interest in the use of medical marijuana for patients
    APR 01, 2022 By Gillian G Treadwell, MD
    Ophthalmologists specializing in glaucoma were surveyed about their attitudes toward the use of medical marijuana (MMJ) to treat glaucoma.
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    Week in review: FDA regulations on dispensers, updated glaucoma guidelines in the UK, pegcetacoplan for GA
    MAR 25, 2022 By Stephanie Leveene, ELS
    This week in the news, the FDA rules that ophthalmic dispensers packaged with drugs are now devices, revised UK glaucoma guidelines recommend first-line SLT for ocular hypertension, and visual impairment and psychologic distress are linked in older adults.
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    Ophthalmology residency surgical training has been significantly impacted by COVID-19
    MAR 22, 2022 By Stephanie Leveene, ELS
    Recent findings point to a significant decline in surgical procedures performed by ophthalmology residents during the early part of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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    Teprotumumab is effective for TED but carries risk of serious side effects
    MAR 22, 2022 By Danah Albreiki, MBBS
    Teprotumumab has proven efficacy in patients with thyroid eye disease (TED) and potential in treating compressive optic neuropathy, but adverse events have been noted.
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    Sympathetic ophthalmia following open globe injury is relatively rare
    MAR 21, 2022 By Eric L Crowell, MD
    A meta-analysis estimated the overall incidence of sympathetic ophthalmia (SO) and the rate of SO development after open globe injury.
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    Myopia prevention programs have a positive impact even during the COVID-19 pandemic
    MAR 18, 2022 By Phoebe D Lenhart MD
    Investigators studied myopia prevalence in young Taiwanese children before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, after implementation of a school- and outdoors-based myopia prevention policy.
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