A young hyperopic patient developed prolonged acute angle-closure glaucoma after an initial misdiagnosis, leading clinicians to pursue an anatomy-based surgical approach when laser iridotomy alone failed to provide sustained pressure control.

A cost-efficiency analysis found that ophthalmic ambulatory surgery centers may face growing financial pressure when performing procedures with high direct material costs under current Medicare reimbursement schedules.

AI-enabled retinal imaging platforms are being deployed across healthcare settings to identify ocular and systemic disease signals, though the role of these technologies continues to evolve alongside regulatory approvals and clinical validation.

TFOS DEWS III proposes a driver-based approach to dry eye disease, emphasizing standardized diagnosis, disease subtyping, and layered treatment strategies matched to underlying mechanisms rather than rigid severity-based escalation.

The FDA classified the nationwide recall of more than 2.5 million bottles of Lupin’s prednisolone acetate ophthalmic suspension as a Class II recall after reports of a foreign substance in affected products.

A plasma p-tau217/Aβ42 ratio accurately identified amyloid-PET positivity in older veterans without traumatic brain injury, but diagnostic performance declined substantially among those with a history of TBI, particularly following more severe injuries.