AAO News Archive
- Deal struck to develop integrin antagonist treatment
 - New low-add multifocal IOLs yield higher patient satisfaction
 - Regeneron, Bayer to develop AMD combination therapy
 - FDA approves wide-field imaging system for newborns
 - Brain mapping may someday lead to vision-restoring therapies
 - FDA warns of loose safety seals on eye drops
 - Stem cells regrow human lens, corneal tissue
 
Press Archive
- Charles Francis: Weakening eye surgery laws places WV patients in jeopardy
 - Mark D. Mayle, MD - 2022 Secretariat Award Recipients
 - Dr. Larry Schwab recognized with 2020 International Blindness Prevention Award
 - Wow Moment with Joseph A. LoCasio | Bio-Tissue | #WowWednesdays
 - WVU Today | Moore, Oppe named recipients of Heebink award for Distinguished Service
 - Cornea Transplant Restores Young Boy’s Sight After Fishing Accident
 - Keep your eyes healthy and safe in the workplace
 - Glaucoma Awareness Month
 - Ophthalmologists Say 90 Percent of Work-Related Eye Injuries Can be Avoided by Wearing Eye Protection
 - Five Tips to Avoid Toy-Related Eye Injuries
 
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The U.S. FDA has cleared the Pentacam AXL, which integrates anterior segment tomography and axial length measurement to allow for accurate IOL calculation.
    
    
        
Read more: New Pentacam device includes axial length measurement
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Using a non-invasive contact lens sensor (CLS), the authors of this  randomized trial assessed the effect of ocular hypotensive medications on a patient’s circadian IOP pattern.
    
    
        
Read more: Glaucoma medications don’t affect circadian IOP patterns
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Scientists from the University College of London are studying the physics of the perfect pancake to improve surgical methods for treating glaucoma.
    
    
        
    
    
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Researchers in Brazil are reporting vision-threatening retinal lesions in babies born with microcephaly that appear to be linked to infection with the mosquito-borne Zika virus.
    
    
        
Read more: Zika virus linked to retinal lesions in microcephalic infants
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As DMEK surgery slowly becomes more popular as a treatment for endothelial dysfunction, it is important to assess if it is possible to safely reduce the use of corticosteroids after surgery.
    
    
        
Read more: Loteprednol prevents graft rejection with less IOP risk
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The European Commission has approved Iridex’s Cyclo G6 laser system to perform cyclodestructive procedures in multiple stages of glaucoma.