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News from The American Academy of Ophthalmology

• Week in review: AMD after antibiotic use, award for OCT inventors, quality of life with glaucoma September 22, 2023
  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 September 22, 2023
  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 September 21, 2023
  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 September 20, 2023
  Results of a phase 3 trial show that lotilaner ophthalmic solution significantly reduces mite density and collarettes associated with Demodex blepharitis.