Approximately 5.5% of people with diabetes worldwide have diabetic macular edema (DME) highlighting the importance of educating people with diabetes about the early detection of DME through optical coherence tomography (OCT), according to...

Researchers utilized a Discrete Choice Experiment to determine which factors are important to patients with dry eye disease (DED) when choosing medications to potentially improve adherence. Patients diagnosed with DED (n = 139) were...

Despite the possibility of successful disease management, many patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP) do not pursue interventions that may change the disease course, according to a study. After reviewing the literature on RP...

Levels of smoking may be a significant predictor of glaucoma progression, according to a study that found that visual field (VF) loss in eyes with glaucoma is more likely in heavy smokers. In...

Botulinum toxin injections are a possible alternative to surgical repair to temporarily manage ptosis in patients, according to a study. In this prospective study, 8 patients with mild to moderate ptosis received botulinum...

The key to successfully managing vernal keratoconjunctivitis (VKC) is making the patients and caregivers aware of the long duration of disease, as well as its chronic evolution and possible complications, said Simon Fung,...