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News from The American Academy of Ophthalmology

• Untreated IOP Can Lead to Normal-Tension Glaucoma Progression
  Maintaining low intraocular pressure (IOP) should be a priority when treating patients with myopic normal-tension glaucoma, as this can help stabilize disease progression.
• Creating a Stable Cyclodialysis Cleft May Help to Overcome POAG Surgical Limitations
  A single-center prospective case series evaluated the 2-year efficacy and safety of cyclodialysis cleft creation with use of a scleral allograft reinforcement following cataract surgery.
• Week in Review: Glaucoma Diagnosis and Mental Health, Stroke Risk With Anti-VEGF Injections for Neovascular AMD
  Reduced mental health is seen in patients with newly diagnosed glaucoma and certain anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) agents for neovascular age-related macular degeneration (AMD) may modestly increase the risk of stroke.
• Improvements in Online Patient Blepharoplasty Information Are Needed
  This study evaluated decision-making recommendations in online patient blepharoplasty educational materials and assessed the readability of these materials.
• Weekly Journal Update — June 11, 2025
  Benefits of cataract surgery at all stages of AMD, effect of digital therapeutics on axial growth in children with amblyopia, diabetes medication and risk of DME development, neuro-ophthalmic manifestations of polyglucosan body disease, predicting outcomes of EDOF IOLs.
• AI Models Show Good Ability to Recognize Center-Involving DME From Images Alone
  Using solely OCT and/or color fundus photography images, artificial intelligence (AI) models identify eyes with center-involving diabetic macular edema (DME) and visual impairment.
• In Patients With JOAG, the Optimal Goniotomy Extent Appears to be 240 Degrees
  There is no consensus on the proper extent of goniotomy (GT) to lower intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with juvenile open-angle glaucoma (JOAG). This multicenter retrospective study conducted in China compared the efficacy and safety of 120° GT, 240° GT, and 360° GT.
• Globe Removal Can Bring Risks of New Behavioral Health Conditions in Military Personnel
  A study of United States service members found that those undergoing globe removal may be at increased risk of developing a new-onset behavioral health condition, particularly suicidal ideation.
• Week in Review: Ocular Trauma and Mortality in Older Patients, AI-Based Ophthalmic Ambient Scribes, $40 Million Gift to the Anschutz Eye Center
  Higher mortality rates are seen in older patients who have experienced ocular trauma than in those who have not, large-language models show good accuracy when used as ophthalmic scribes, and the University of Colorado receives a $40 million gift for ophthalmology research.
• Children With Uveitis May Achieve Long-Term IOP Control After Goniotomy Surgery
  In children with glaucoma secondary to uveitis, goniotomy was found to successfully reduce intraocular pressure (IOP) long term, particularly in patients with a shorter presurgical duration of uveitis.