Lynda Charters Enoch started her early “eye life” at the Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, which ultimately culminated in her current position as an Editor of Ophthalmology Times.
Physical activity in older adults with visual impairment increased by improved home lighting
February 22nd 2024A new study shows that much of an older person with visual impairment's physical activity is achieved at home. Improved home lighting can help increase those at-home activity rates.
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Mapping the specific progressing anatomic features from drusen to type 3 MNV
February 6th 2024Elodie Bousquet, MD, PhD, and international researchers studied type 3 macular neovascularization (T3 MNV) using optical coherence tomography. In 64.5% of 31 eyes with T3 MNV, it developed over soft drusen, showing drusen growth and outer layer thinning before T3 MNV.
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Very low incidence of ocular inflammatory events reported after COVID-19 vaccinations in the UK
January 26th 2024A recent study found that despite worldwide reports of ocular inflammatory events being reported after patients received COVID-19 vaccinations, a low amount has been reported in the UK.
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Imaging features that predict a treatment response in retinal vascular diseases
January 17th 2024Varun Chaudhary, MD, FRCSC, addressed the big questions in treating patients with retinal vascular diseases: who will and will not respond to treatment and what clues are predictive on imaging, at the Retina 2024 meeting in Maui.
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Acetylcholinesterase inhibitors associated with lower risk of AMD in Alzheimer disease patients
January 10th 2024The data indicated that patients with Alzheimer’s disease who were treated with acetylcholinesterase inhibitors had a slightly lower hazard of developing AMD compared with untreated patients.
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