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News from The American Academy of Ophthalmology

• AI Model May Predict Anti-VEGF Treatment Response in Diabetic Macular Edema
  A deep learning model shows moderate ability to use baseline OCT data from eyes with treatment-naïve diabetic macular edema to predict which would respond to a single anti-VEGF treatment.
• Discontinuing Adalimumab Treatment Could Lead to Recurrence of JIA-Associated Uveitis
  The Adalimumab in Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis-associated Uveitis Stopping Trial found that patients with controlled juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA)–associated uveitis who discontinued adalimumab had higher rates of inflammation recurrence than patients who continued with therapy.
• Amniotic Membrane Grafts May Accelerate Corneal Healing After Moderate Burns
  A review by the American Academy of Ophthalmology finds significantly enhanced corneal re-epithelialization with the use of amniotic membrane grafts after moderate thermal or chemical burns.
• Efficacy and Safety Are Seen With Mydriatic Microdrops for ROP Screening
  Microdrops of a mydriatic eyedrop mixture used in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) were found to have similar efficacy to standard dosages of the same mixture.
• Black and White Patients Appear to Have Similar IOP Responses to Dexamethasone for DME
  A single-center study saw similar ocular hypertension risk after intravitreal dexamethasone implantation in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME), regardless of race or ethnicity.
• Week in Review: Stem Cell Transplant to Improve Corneal Integrity, Global Burden of Cataract Disability, Opioid Prescriptions After Ophthalmic Surgery
  Transplanting cultivated autologous stem cells may aid in repairing corneal damage from limbal stem cell deficiency, the number of years lived with disability due to cataract continues to rise worldwide, and corneal procedures account for many of the postsurgical opioid prescriptions written.
• Photobiomodulation Therapy Could Have Disease-Modifying Effects for Dry AMD
  Preliminary 13-month results of the LIGHTSITE III clinical trial found improved visual acuity and anatomical outcomes in patients with intermediate dry AMD who underwent photobiomodulation therapy.
• Some Sports-Related Orbital Fractures in Children Can Be Managed Nonsurgically
  Sports are a major cause of orbital fractures in children. This study investigated anatomic patterns and management of pediatric sports-related orbital fractures.
• The Use of Topical Antibiotics After Strabismus Surgery May Not Be Needed
  A retrospective cohort study used data from the TriNetX electronic health record registry to assess whether topical antibiotics can help prevent infectious complications following strabismus surgery.
• Treating TED With Teprotumumab May Lessen the Need for Orbital Decompression
  A retrospective, single-center review found that the number of orbital decompression surgeries performed in patients with thyroid eye disease (TED) appeared to decline in the years following teprotumumab’s approval for TED.