Ophthalmology
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— But docs aren't ready to ditch the treatment, which is commonly used in Asia
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Increase comes amid a shortage of gold-standard treatment
FDA was spurred into action by a deadly bacterial outbreak earlier this year, advocates say
Study highlights role of insurance type/socioeconomic factors in neurodevelopmental outcomes
At a non-approved dose, the anti-VEGF drug had similar outcomes as rival
Study highlights role of insurance type/socioeconomic factors in neurodevelopmental outcomes
At a non-approved dose, the anti-VEGF drug had similar outcomes as rival
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Authors discuss how best to diagnose and manage him, given the absence of any symptoms
A serendipitous iatrogenic effect following laser surgery in a patient with NF1
Clinicians sort through potential contributors to floaters that follow pegcetacoplan injection
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Cumulative economic burden totals $3.8 billion
No change in visual acuity, office-visit interval almost doubled during 6 months
Stem cells injected into optic nerve, but unclear whether recipient will regain his sight
Findings raise concerns about the ease of generating false medical evidence
Excessive eye rubbing is often the culprit behind higher rates of this corneal ectasia
Significant decrease in rate of photoreceptor loss in two randomized trials
Consistent vision effect with complement C1q inhibitor, despite no effect on lesion size
Pause on ACE inhibitors, ARBs yields more acute hypertension with no prevention of hypotension
Some degree of improvement in disease status in 70% of patients treated with tarcocimab
All but one patient with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy had stable disease or improvement
Improved visual acuity, retinal thickness at 6 and 12 weeks, but treatment burden questioned
Poor oversight, sketchy product information endanger public health, experts say
Despite common antibiotic use, most cases were viruses -- and pus wasn't usually a bacterial sign
Suspect perineural recurrence of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma, experts urge
