Among individuals with neurodegenerative diseases, such as Parkinson disease, a skin biopsy test can detect phosphorylated α-synuclein with high accuracy. A high percentage of patients with Parkinson ...

Compared with human graders, AI algorithms’ classification of real-world images shows similar accuracy for detecting any, or referable, diabetic retinopathy. Artificial intelligence (AI) screening ...

OCT imaging can help clinicians predict outer retinal atrophy onset in patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration. Optical coherence tomography (OCT)-based biomarkers and optical ...

Using an e-scooter can put patients at a higher risk of orbital injury or other ocular damage. Orbital injuries associated with e-scooter use are on the rise, and are more frequent than they are with ...

In the long term, patients experience greater satisfaction when they receive intravenous (IV) sedation treatment instead of oral sedation, according to research published in Clinical Ophthalmology.

Airbag deployment can cause significant and lasting damage to several structures within the eye. With airbags deployment, severe ocular injuries are possible, especially anterior chamber deformation ...

Emergency departments are facing an increased need for better access to neuro-ophthalmologists and fundus cameras. Nearly 1 in 3 patients who received inpatient and emergency department (ED) ...

Among adults with AChRAb+ generalized myasthenia gravis, intravenous ravulizumab administered every 8 weeks was associated with sustained efficacy and safety. Ravulizumab is associated with sustained ...

An extensively drug-resistant strain of Pseudomonas aeruginosa (VIM-GES-CRPA), delivered via artificial tear eye drops, sickened more than 80 Americans, and was connected with at least 4 deaths, ...