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News from The American Academy of Ophthalmology

• Minimizing head movements prior to surgery may be key to slowing RRD progression
  A patient positioning study using head-mounted sensors suggests that minimizing preoperative head movement could slow the progression of fovea-on rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD).
• In the US, gender, age, ethnicity, and other factors influence TED prevalence rates
  The IRIS Registry provides a broad array of ophthalmology patient information. In this study, investigators leveraged that information to investigate demographic factors that increase the risk of thyroid eye disease (TED).
• Week in review: AMD after antibiotic use, award for OCT inventors, quality of life with glaucoma
  New-onset AMD occurs after treatment with certain antibiotics, the inventors of OCT receive the 2023 Lasker Award, older patients with glaucoma don't have reduced general quality of life, and some outcomes in neovascular AMD were affected by pandemic-related delayed care.
• Self-refraction with adjustable-focus spectacles may help correct refractive errors
  In children, using adjustable-focus spectacles for self-refraction was found to be noninferior to other types of autorefraction.
• ILM flap may be an option for closing MacTel-related macular holes
  Internal limiting membrane (ILM) flaps show reasonable anatomic closure and visual improvements for the treatment of macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel) macular holes.
• Lotilaner drops show clinical significance for treating Demodex blepharitis
  Results of a phase 3 trial show that lotilaner ophthalmic solution significantly reduces mite density and collarettes associated with Demodex blepharitis.
• Chronic ocular issues due to SJS or TEN are worse for children than adults
  Investigators sought to determine whether ocular symptoms of Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) present differently in children than in adults.
• Severe ocular symptoms are seen among young cigarette and e-cigarette users
  In US adolescents and young adults, using e-cigarettes alone or in addition to regular cigarettes led to frequent and severe ocular symptoms.
• PPV may not be superior to pneumatic displacement for some submacular hemorrhages
  Pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) may not offer significantly better outcomes than pneumatic displacement for submacular hemorrhage secondary to wet AMD.
• Week in review: Sleep deprivation and AMD, visual field testing intervals, FDA issues warning letters
  Less sleep at night may increase the risk of AMD, patients with ocular hypertension should get visual field tests every 6 or 12 months, and the FDA cracks down on sales of unapproved ophthalmic drugs.