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In patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

In T2DM Patients, Anemia Tied to Diabetic Retinopathy

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Association appears to be mediated by decline in serum bilirubin levels
For children with convergence insufficiency

Vergence/Accommodative Tx Improves Visual Function

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But treatment does not improve reading performance for children with convergence insufficiency
Exposure to secondhand smoking is associated with choroidal thinning among children aged 6 to 8 years

Exposure to Secondhand Smoke Linked to Choroidal Thinning in Children

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Choroidal thinning associated with increased number of family smokers, quantity of secondhand smoke
A quarter of all U.S. ocular firearm injuries occur within the pediatric population

Study Looks at Pediatric Firearm-Related Eye Injuries in the U.S.

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Analysis shows firearm injury risk factors vary by age and race
Reduction in peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer thickness is significantly associated with physical and cognitive disability in patients with multiple sclerosis

Retinal Nerve Fiber Loss Linked to Disability in Multiple Sclerosis

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Reductions in thickness significantly associated with physical, cognitive disability
At least 2.2 billion people worldwide have vision impairment or blindness

At Least 2.2 Billion People Have Vision Impairment Worldwide

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Estimated 11.9 million have moderate, severe vision impairment, blindness that could have been prevented
A glycated hemoglobin target value of <6.5 percent does not offer additional protection against organ complications for patients with type 1 diabetes compared with a target of 6.5 to 6.9 percent

Aggressive Lowering of HbA1c in T1DM Does Not Reduce Eye, Kidney Disease

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Sweden's lower HbA1c target values not linked to further organ protection
Hydroxychloroquine blood levels are useful in predicting retinopathy among patients with systemic lupus erythematosus

Hydroxychloroquine Blood Levels Predict Retinopathy Risk in Lupus

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Prospective cohort study demonstrates link between HCQ blood levels and retinopathy risk

September 2019 Briefing – Ophthalmology

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Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Ophthalmology for September 2019. This roundup includes the latest...
The rate of filled opioid prescriptions is increasing for all types of incisional ocular surgery

Rate of Opioid Rx Increasing for Incisional Ocular Surgery

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Odds for filling opioid prescriptions highest for surgery in 2014, 2015, 2016 versus 2000-2001