FROM THE EDITORS OF REVIEW OF OPHTHALMOLOGY:
Volume 18, Number 32 |
Monday, August 6, 2018 |
AUGUST IS CHILDREN’S EYE HEALTH/SAFETY MONTH |
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Conjunctival MUC5AC+ Goblet Cell Index: Relationship with Corneal Nerves & Dry Eye Researchers evaluated the relative proportion of conjunctival MUC5AC+ and MUC5AC- goblet cells in a post-LASIK population and their association with dry-eye indicators and corneal nerve morphology using a MUC5AC+ Goblet Cell Index.
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SOURCE: Chao C, Golebiowski B, Stapleton F, et al. Conjunctival MUC5AC+ goblet cell index: Relationship with corneal nerves and dry eye. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol 2018; July 24. [Epub ahead of print]. |
Panretinal Photocoagulation vs. Intravitreous Ranibizumab for PDR Investigators evaluated the efficacy and safety of 0.5-mg intravitreous ranibizumab vs. panretinal photocoagulation over five years for proliferative diabetic retinopathy. They evaluated 394 study eyes in the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network multicenter randomized clinical trial with PDR, enrolled February through December 2012.
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SOURCE: Gross JG, Glassman AR, Liu D, et al. Five-year outcomes of panretinal photocoagulation vs. intravitreous ranibizumab for proliferative diabetic retinopathy: A randomized clinical trial. JAMA Ophthalmol 2018; Jul 24. [Epub ahead of print]. |
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