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In many patients receiving long-term hydroxychloroquine therapy, retinal thickness remains stable for years but may start to thin quickly after a critical point, according to a recent study.

Serum total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C), and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) show a positive association with intraocular pressure (IOP), while triglyceride levels appear to have a negative association, reports a study.

Women who use taxane chemotherapy agents are likely to experience epiphora, cystoid macular edema, and optic neuropathy, as reported in a retrospective cohort study.

In patients with infectious keratitis, Rose Bengal (RB) photodynamic antimicrobial therapy (PDAT) mitigates the need for therapeutic penetrating keratoplasty, as shown in a recent study. However, keratoplasty after RB-PDAT may increase the chances of graft survival at 1 year postoperatively.

New drug applications approved by US FDA as of 01 - 15 August 2022 which includes New Molecular Entities (NMEs) and new biologics. It does not include Tentative Approvals. Supplemental approvals may have occurred since the original approval date.

Frequent, vigorous physical activity can have negative consequences, with a recent study suggesting that this level of activity increases the odds of central serous chorioretinopathy by more than fivefold.

ClickCheck, a portable and low-cost refractive error measurement device, demonstrates a high level of agreement with the standard-practice subjective refraction (SR) in terms of spherical power, according to a recent study. Nevertheless, improvements are needed to yield better cylindrical power evaluations.