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News from The American Academy of Ophthalmology

• Greater risk of cystoid macular edema may exist after DMEK compared to DSAEK February 3, 2023
  Descemet membrane endothelial keratoplasty (DMEK) correlates with greater cystoid macular edema risk compared to Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK).
• Week in review: Endophthalmitis outbreak, hypoglycemia worsens diabetic retinopathy, pediatric ophthalmologist shortage February 2, 2023
  A fungal endophthalmitis outbreak is reported in South Korea, researchers study how low blood sugar worsens diabetic eye disease, and many counties in the United States lack pediatric ophthalmologists.
• Early diagnosis and treatment of histiocytic disorders are essential February 2, 2023
  A case series looked at the clinical features of histiocytic disorders with orbital, ocular, optic nerve, and cavernous sinus involvement, as well as patient outcomes.
• Pediatric vision screening visits in the United States declined from 2016 to 2020 February 1, 2023
  A recent report, originally presented at the AAO 2022 Annual Meeting, focused on trends in pediatric vision screening in the United States from before the COVID-19 pandemic through the first year of the pandemic.