- A meta-analysis study (five studies including 16,922 keratoconus patients), provides “significant evidence” that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is linked with keratoconus. The study’s researchers say keratoconus patients should be screened for OSA to prevent the various cardiovascular comorbidities associated with it, and further in-depth study is needed of the casual relationship, reports January’s Optometry and Vision Science.
- Office-based vergence/accommodative therapy was no more effective than office-based placebo therapy for improving reading performance in children ages 9 to 14 who have symptomatic convergence insufficiency, reveals November’s Optometry and Vision Science.
- Cataract surgery combined with two MIGS procedures (Phaco-ELT and Phaco-aiT) yielded a greater IOP decrease vs. cataract surgery alone, reports November’s International Ophthalmology.
- Young athletes who sustain a concussion are more likely to recover quickly if they receive clinical care right away, reports a study published online by JAMA Neurology. Specifically, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical College assessed the recovery time of 162 youths between the ages of 12 and 22 who attended a sports medicine clinic, due to a concussion, between August 2016 and March 2018. Athletes evaluated eight or more days after the injury were 5.8 times more likely to require 30 or more days for recovery.
- A threefold higher incidence of late AMD was observed in those who consumed a Western (unhealthy) pattern diet, indicating it may be a risk factor for AMD, reports December’s British Journal of Ophthalmology. OM
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LEADING OFF: Research Notes
Optometric Management
February 1, 2020
Vol 55, Issue February 2020
Page(s): 12
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