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News from The American Academy of Ophthalmology

• Week in Review: Burden of Geographic Atrophy, Diabetic Eye Disease and Loss to Follow-Up, IOP Rise With Anti-VEGF Injections
  Individuals with geographic atrophy report lower quality of life, many factors influence loss to follow-up rates in patients with diabetic eye disease, and elevated IOP is seen after anti-VEGF intravitreal injections.
• Silicone Oil Tamponade Seems Generally Successful for Managing Retinal Detachment
  Many eyes with retinal detachment appear to achieve anatomical success and improved vision after silicone oil removal, with longer tamponade possibly having a protective effect against repeat detachment.
• Surgical Success Is Maintained One Year After Hemiface and Whole Eye Transplant
  No signs of tissue rejection, phthisis, or sympathetic ophthalmia have been seen in the recipient of the first complete eye and partial face transplant, though vision was not restored.
• Macular Hole Closure With Human Stem Cell–Derived Graft Is Achieved in a Primate
  Researchers in Japan achieved successful macular hole closure in a primate model using retinal organoid sheets made from human embryonic stem cells.
• Week in Review: RVO Due to Sinusitis, Glaucoma Risk in Cushing Syndrome, Nocturnal Hypoxia and AMD
  Sinusitis may lead to retinal vein occlusion (RVO), having Cushing syndrome can put patients at risk for glaucoma development, and lower nocturnal hypoxia levels and more severe sleep apnea are seen in people with AMD.
• Oral Belzutifan Shows Efficacy in Ocular von Hippel-Lindau Disease
  A hypoxia-inducible factor 2α inhibitor may reduce the size of retinal hemangioblastoma lesions in patients with von Hippel-Lindau disease.
• Week in Review: Blood Pressure Fluctuations and Glaucoma, New Dry AMD Research, Soft Drusen and Mortality Risk
  Greater fluctuations in blood pressure could accelerate glaucoma progression, the University of Southern California receives a grant to study a potential dry AMD therapy, and factors that predispose someone to soft drusen might also increase mortality risk.
• Moving From Paper to Electronic Instructions for Supply Use Could Reduce Waste
  This position paper, developed and endorsed by the members of the EyeSustain coalition, discusses ways to reduce waste from paper instructions for use that are currently included in all surgical supply packages.
• Blue Eye Color May Be Linked With Greater Uveal Melanoma Risk and Poorer Prognosis
  A retrospective study conducted in the Netherlands found patients with blue eyes to have poorer uveal melanoma survival rates and greater incidences of high-risk tumor development than patients with dark eyes.