The Ophthalmologist

26/12/2025

🧠 Dry eye doesn’t get simpler with age - it gets more nuanced.

For many seasoned patients, DED care isn’t about spotting the disease. It’s about managing the bigger picture: systemic conditions, changing meds, lid/hormone shifts, and real-world barriers like dexterity, cost, and coverage.

Cecelia Koetting shares a practical, holistic approach - and a reminder that sometimes the most impactful “treatment” starts with listening.

🔗 Read the full article: https://www.theophthalmologist.com/issues/2025/articles/december/navigating-ded-with-seasoned-patients/

22/12/2025

The eye really is a window to the brain. 👁️🧠

Here, Andrzej Grzybowski and Kai Jin explore how OCT is moving beyond ophthalmology to reveal early, measurable signs of CNS disease through retinal structure and microvasculature.

💬 “The concept of the eye as a window to the brain is no longer metaphorical. It is measurable, quantifiable, and clinically actionable.”

🔗 Read the article: https://ow.ly/PLU050XN3Bf

19/12/2025

👁️✨ Sharper vision with fewer trade-offs?

Oliver Findl shares real-world multicenter data on TECNIS PureSee, showing strong distance and intermediate vision, high patient satisfaction, and low dysphotopsia. A fresh look at EDOF performance.

🔗 https://ow.ly/Swxm50XIsOj

16/12/2025

Is prevention always better than cure in childhood blindness? 👁️🌍

A 2025 Leopoldina discussion paper argues global eye health has prioritized prevention, while curative care for non-preventable causes like pediatric cataract and congenital glaucoma remains underfunded. It calls for a better balance and more sustainable surgical and training partnerships.

What should be prioritized next: prevention programs, surgical capacity, or workforce training? Let us know in the comments! 💬
Read more: https://ow.ly/YWZ550XCIl2

15/12/2025

Handheld ERG is getting easier to fit into diabetic retinopathy workflows. 👁️⚡

In this article, Raj K. Maturi explains why modern, non-dilated ERG can add fast, objective functional data that often changes how you risk-stratify DR.

He highlights evidence suggesting ERG-derived scoring can help predict progression to vision-threatening complications and support decisions on follow-up timing and when to escalate testing.

Read more: https://ow.ly/QC3e50XCIff

12/12/2025

African macular holes are not “just bigger.” The retina can behave differently, too. 🌍👁️

In What Africa Taught Me About Vitreoretinal Surgery: Part Two, Michael Mikhail shares a Rwanda-based insight that changed his technique: a surprisingly high rate of eccentric macular holes after ILM peeling in Black African patients, and what that may mean for how we peel, how wide we peel, and why adaptability matters in the OR.

Read the article: https://ow.ly/CCV250XCI19

09/12/2025

A “sensitive skin” cleanser was pulled from an eye clinic, straight into a trash bag. That should get every eye care professional’s attention. 👁️🧴🗑️

In this opinion piece, Susan Watson, MD shares a real-world recall moment that sparked a bigger question for ophthalmology: are everyday skincare products truly eye-safe for the ocular surface?

She connects ingredients like PFAS and common cosmetics additives to tear film disruption and meibomian gland dysfunction, and makes the case for more proactive patient education and safer formulation standards.

Read the full article here: https://ow.ly/NGKF50XCHT5

When a trusted cleanser lands in a trash bag, it’s clear our eyes need better protection

04/12/2025

👁️💬 V ision loss is more than what clinicians can measure.

In a powerful article, Kesh Patel shares what daily life with vision impairment really feels like - the fatigue, mobility anxiety, emotional weight, and invisible challenges that never show up in test results.

A reminder that every patient carries a story beyond the chart.

Read the full article: https://ow.ly/Qq7N50XvHgz

02/12/2025

🔍 MacTel is subtle - multimodal imaging makes it visible.

In a new article, Dr. Eleonora M. Lad (Duke Eye Center) explains how OCT, FAF, FA, and OCT-A each reveal different clues in early macular telangiectasia.

From EZ cavitations to the classic temporal FAF wedge, these imaging tools help clinicians detect MacTel earlier and track progression more confidently.

Full article: https://ow.ly/vgRS50XvH6Q

01/12/2025

🚨 Final call! Nominations for The Ophthalmologist have been extended - you now have one more week to submit.

Spotlight the innovators shaping the future of ophthalmology.

🗳️ Nominate by December 8: https://ow.ly/yXRI50XyGtE

27/11/2025

Dry eye treatments keep multiplying… but which ones truly help patients? 👀💧

We spoke with Dr. Clara Chan about her new systematic review of 100+ studies on DED therapies.
Here’s what she found:

✨ Most evidence → cyclosporine, lifitegrast, PFHO, varenicline
✨ Big surprise → Signs improve more consistently than symptoms
✨ Pro tip → Match treatment to mechanism (aqueous vs evaporative vs mixed)
✨ What’s next? → Mucin secretagogues, non-ocular stimulators & more

Read the full interview: https://ow.ly/mYzE50XyGj5

26/11/2025

Robotic precision is stepping into cataract surgery.

Dr. Uday Devgan performed the world’s first robotic-assisted cataract procedure using the Polaris™ platform, integrating real-time OCT and 3D visualization.

The system mimics traditional instruments but adds something extraordinary — sub-5-micron precision and 20-millisecond reaction times. It’s faster, steadier, and capable of adjustments no human can match.

Discover how robotics is reshaping the OR. 🔗 https://ow.ly/v4LU50Xoj1z