July 27, 2026

Does Exercise Inhibit Myopia Progression in Children?

Randomized trials suggested exercise may improve visual function while modestly reducing structural markers of myopia, with benefits varying by intervention strategy.

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July 24, 2026

0.3% HA Eye Drops May Improve Dry Eye

A prospective multicenter study found improvements in ocular surface integrity, tear-film stability, tear production, and symptom burden over 60 days in patients with moderate-to-severe dry eye disease.

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July 20, 2026

Can Patients Switch to Biosimilar Aflibercept?

A 20-week INSIGHT extension suggests that switching from reference aflibercept to MYL-1701P maintained comparable safety, visual, and anatomic outcomes in patients with diabetic macular edema.

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July 13, 2026

Side Effects: Signals in Strange Places

From breathier speech to breastfeeding history, metamaterial eye coils, and antifibrotic GLP-1 effects in mice, this week’s studies remind us that the most interesting signal is often hiding somewhere clinicians were not looking.

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July 13, 2026

GLP-1 RAs Associated With Small ION Risk Increase

In an observational US target trial emulation, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist initiation was associated with about 3 to 4 more ischemic optic neuropathy cases per 10,000 patients over 18 months than two comparator drug classes.

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July 08, 2026

DIMS Lenses May Slow Myopia Progression

A nearly decade-long observational follow-up found continued slowing of axial elongation into late adolescence, while refractive outcomes remained less consistent.

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July 08, 2026

DIMS Wear Linked to Slower Axial Growth

Nearly 10 years of observational follow-up suggested sustained axial-length slowing, although refractive findings were less consistent and comparisons relied on statistical modeling.

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July 01, 2026

Medical Oddities: Do Jellyfish Hold a Healing Secret?

Jellyfish, pets, watermelon, brain implants, and fennel fuel this week's surprises.

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June 28, 2026

Blindness Linked to Higher Loneliness Scores

Analysis of more than 61,000 patients found higher odds of elevated loneliness scores among those reporting blindness and those with diabetic retinopathy, but not among patients with glaucoma or age-related macular degeneration.

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June 25, 2026

Diagnosis Gaps Mark Retinopathy Care

A US systematic review found substantial losses across diabetic retinopathy screening, diagnosis awareness, referral, and follow-up.

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