September 14, 2026

Outdoor artificial nighttime light may raise childhood myopia risk

Higher exposure was associated with new-onset myopia over 3 years, with risk increasing sharply at higher nighttime light levels.

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September 10, 2026

Dead bag syndrome may present asymmetrically

Spontaneous posterior capsular rupture affected both eyes years following uncomplicated cataract surgery, but intraocular lens dislocation required surgery in only 1 eye.

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September 09, 2026

HOTV may improve vision screening before age 8

Preschool screening with HOTV yielded fewer referrals and better screening performance than tumbling E, with differences diminishing with age.

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September 02, 2026

Is remote robotic subretinal injection feasible?

A remote surgeon completed the precision injection without intraoperative complications in a single-case proof-of-concept report.

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September 01, 2026

Glycemic variability may signal retinal changes

Greater glucose fluctuations but not HbA1c were associated with neuroretinal alterations over 3 years in pediatric patients with type 1 diabetes.

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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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