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News from The American Academy of Ophthalmology

• Laser refractive surgery shows promise for pediatric anisometropic amblyopia November 29, 2022
  For children with anisometropic amblyogenic refractive errors, laser refractive surgery may offer a safe treatment option with equal or better outcomes than standard amblyopia therapies.
• Gene therapy for retinal dystrophy may increase inflammation in some patients November 23, 2022
  Some patients undergoing voretigene neparvovec treatment for RPE65-related retinal dystrophy may have increased risk of post-treatment inflammation, including those with high BMIs or a family history of inflammatory responses to gene therapy.
• Many patients undergoing eye removal experience postoperative phantom vision November 21, 2022
  As phantom vision (PV) can have profound effects on patients, investigators aimed to determine the prevalence of and risk factors for PV following eye removal.
• LHEP embedding has an edge over ILM peeling alone for lamellar macular holes November 18, 2022
  Patients who underwent PPV with lamellar hole–associated epiretinal proliferation embedding and conventional internal limiting membrane peeling showed better acuity and anatomic outcomes for lamellar macular holes than those who had PPV with ILM only.