Immediate bilateral cataract surgery is more cost-effective with similar outcomes compared to delayed sequential surgery
1. Target refractive outcome was achieved in 97% of ISBCS and 98% of DSBCS patients. 2. Societal costs for ISBCS ...
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Retinopathy of prematurity may account for a large proportion of childhood blindness in the United States
1. In a cross-sectional study using a large clinical registry, retinopathy of prematurity was the most common cause of blindness ...
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The Scan by 2 Minute Medicine®: Black History Month, Mr.Beast, Damar Hamlin and on-field CPR, Ozempic Shortage
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Some systemic medications may be associated with increased cataract risk
1. In a retrospective study from a large US health database, use of drugs from several different categories, including tricyclic ...
Cataract surgery is associated with lower risk of developing dementia in older adults
1. A cohort study of 3038 participants found that cataract extraction was associated with a significantly lower risk of developing ...
Combination of corticosteroid and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug eye drops non-superior to nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug monotherapy and sub-Tenon depot for postoperative macular thickening after cataract surgery
1. The findings demonstrated non-superiority of using a combination of prednisolone and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug eye drops compared to nonsteroidal ...
Intervention to reduce low-value preoperative care for patients undergoing cataract surgery
1. In this quality improvement study carried out in Southern California, educational interventions to prevent low-value care before cataract surgery ...
Vitamin supplementation does not reduce the risk of cataract formation
1. In a randomized placebo-controlled trial of over 11,000 men, daily intake of selenium and vitamin E failed to have ...
Smoking cessation may decrease the risk of cataracts
Image: PD 1. Current smokers of more than 15 cigarettes per day had a 42% increased risk of cataract extraction ...