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News from The American Academy of Ophthalmology

• Weekly Journal Update — March 11, 2026 March 11, 2026
  Recommendations for hydroxychloroquine retinopathy screening, ChatGPT answers patient questions, effects of first-eye PVD on second-eye PVD risks, a capsular anchor for IOL stability in pediatric Marfan syndrome, daily patterns of ocular myasthenia gravis.
• Ocular Comorbidities Can Influence Long-Term Outcomes After Multifocal IOL Implantation March 11, 2026
  Patients with certain ocular comorbidities who receive multifocal intraocular lenses may experience suboptimal postoperative outcomes.
• Contact Lens–Related Cultures Might Boost Diagnostic Yield in Microbial Keratitis March 10, 2026
  In an analysis of data from eyes with microbial keratitis, cultures obtained from contact lenses and contact lens fluid showed higher pathogen detection rates than other culture sources.
• Pluses and Minuses of Oral Antiviral Therapy vs Continuous Topicals for CMV-Positive Uveitis March 9, 2026
  Treating patients with cytomegalovirus-positive anterior uveitis with oral antivirals followed by topical antiviral monotherapy may mitigate corneal endothelial cell loss to a greater extent than topical antivirals alone.