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Isotretinoin-induced severe dry eye disease and meibomian gland alterations in patients with acne vulgaris: A noncontact ocular surface analysisJulieana M, Sn-Humaira SMH, Wn-Hasbee WA, Shahidatul-Adha M. Isotretinoin-induced severe dry eye disease and meibomian gland alterations in patients with acne vulgaris: A noncontact ocular surface analysis. Med J Malaysia. 2025 Nov;80(6):780-786. PMID: 413...

1) Oral Isotretinoin Alters Meibomian Gland Function & Morphology Zakrzewska et al. (2023) — Oral isotretinoin therapy led to increased dry eye symptoms and measurable changes in meibomian gland structure and function, including meibography-detectable loss and quality changes. 🔗 Free full text: The Effect of Oral Isotretinoin Therapy on Meibomian Gland Characteristics in Acne Patients (Ophtha...

Does Past Myopia Progression Predict Future Progression? Wesley T. Beaulieu, Michael X. Repka, Stacy L. Pineles, Danielle L. Chandler, Yi Pang, Lori Ann F. Kehler, Catherine O. Jordan, Katherine A. Lee, David B. Petersen, Sarah R. Hatt, Susan A. Cotter, Raymond T. Kraker, Katherine K. Weise, Jonathan M. Holmes, on behalf of the Pediatric Eye Disease Investigator Group; Does Past Myopia Progression...

HOYA Vision Care recently introduced  MiYOSMART iQ , an advanced spectacle lens designed to manage  childhood myopia . Interim data from a  six-month clinical trial  involving children aged 4 to 12 demonstrates that this new technology, featuring  Triple Enhanced Design (DIMS TED) , significantly outperforms previous models. 

Additive Effect of Highly Aspherical Lenslet Target Spectacles to Children Inadequately Controlled by Atropine MonotherapyBryan Xiangrong Sim, Kai Lyn Loh, Hla Myint Htoon, Yudah Sri, Maithily Balakrishnan, Pauline Chan Poh Lin, Ralene Zi Hui Sim, Crystal Shue Wen Lam, Audrey Wei Lin Chia, Additive Effect of Highly Aspherical Lenslet Target Spectacles to Children Inadequately Controlled by Atropin...

Effect of Increased Power and Asphericity of Highly Aspherical Lenslets on Myopia Control Efficacy: A Contralateral Crossover Study Rajkumar Nallour Raveendran, Wee Sing Ong, Yee Ling Wong, Stella Jinran Zhan, Chun Fan Lee, Si Ying Lim, Björn Drobe; Effect of Increased Power and Asphericity of Highly Aspherical Lenslets on Myopia Control Efficacy: A Contralateral Crossover Study. Trans. Vis. Sci....

Risk perception and use of personal care products by race and ethnicity among a diverse population Mandeville J, Alkhalaf Z, Joannidis C, Ryan M, Nelson D, Quiros-Alcala L, Gribble MO, Pollack AZ. Risk perception and use of personal care products by race and ethnicity among a diverse population. UCL Open Environ. 2024 May 13;6:e3038. doi: 10.14324/111.444/ucloe.3038. Erratum in: UCL Open Environ....

TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of cosmetics on the ocular surface Sullivan DA, da Costa AX, Del Duca E, Doll T, Grupcheva CN, Lazreg S, Liu SH, McGee SR, Murthy R, Narang P, Ng A, Nistico S, O'Dell L, Roos J, Shen J, Markoulli M. TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of cosmetics on the ocular surface. Ocul Surf. 2023 Jul;29:77-130. doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2023.04.005. Epub 2023 Apr 13. PMID: 37061220; PMCID: PMC11246752. h...

Beauty versus Health-How Eyelash Extensions May Affect Dry Eye Disease? Grupcheva CN, Grupchev DI, Usheva N, Grupcheva LO. Beauty versus Health-How Eyelash Extensions May Affect Dry Eye Disease? J Clin Med. 2024 May 25;13(11):3101. doi: 10.3390/jcm13113101. PMID: 38892811; PMCID: PMC11173262. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/pmid/38892811/

Ocular adverse events associated with eye makeup: a cosmetovigilance-based cross-sectional study of prevalence and predictors among Jordanian women Abusamak M, Al Zoubi S, Alomari AF, Issa SM, Abdul Aziz AA, Musleh A, Alrfooh H, Jarrar YB, Al-Amer R, Hamzeh R, Al-Kuran L, Abusamak TM. Ocular adverse events associated with eye makeup: a cosmetovigilance-based cross-sectional study of prevalence and...

TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of cosmetics on the ocular surface Sullivan DA, da Costa AX, Del Duca E, Doll T, Grupcheva CN, Lazreg S, Liu SH, McGee SR, Murthy R, Narang P, Ng A, Nistico S, O'Dell L, Roos J, Shen J, Markoulli M. TFOS Lifestyle: Impact of cosmetics on the ocular surface. Ocul Surf. 2023 Jul;29:77-130. doi: 10.1016/j.jtos.2023.04.005. Epub 2023 Apr 13. PMID: 37061220; PMCID: PMC11246752. h...

Infraorbital Dark Circles: A Review of the Pathogenesis, Evaluation and Treatment Vrcek I, Ozgur O, Nakra T. Infraorbital Dark Circles: A Review of the Pathogenesis, Evaluation and Treatment. J Cutan Aesthet Surg. 2016 Apr-Jun;9(2):65-72. doi: 10.4103/0974-2077.184046. PMID: 27398005; PMCID: PMC4924417. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/pmid/27398005/

Avacincaptad pegol for geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration: 18-month findings from the GATHER1 trial Patel SS, Lally DR, Hsu J, Wykoff CC, Eichenbaum D, Heier JS, Jaffe GJ, Westby K, Desai D, Zhu L, Khanani AM. Avacincaptad pegol for geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration: 18-month findings from the GATHER1 trial. Eye (Lond). 2023 Dec;37(17):3...

Lutein and Zeaxanthin: Roles in Macular Degeneration

Dry and neovascular “wet” age‐related macular degeneration: Upcoming therapies Yan A, Hasan N, Chhablani J. Dry and neovascular "wet" age-related macular degeneration: Upcoming therapies. Indian J Ophthalmol. 2025 Jan 1;73(Suppl 1):S55-S65. doi: 10.4103/IJO.IJO_1120_24. Epub 2024 Oct 25. PMID: 39446815; PMCID: PMC11834902. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11834902/pdf/IJO-73-55.p...

AREDS2 Long-Term Outcomes: Lutein, Zeaxanthin, and AMD Progression Chew EY, Clemons TE, Agrón E, Domalpally A, Keenan TDL, Vitale S, Weber C, Smith DC, Christen W; AREDS2 Research Group. Long-term Outcomes of Adding Lutein/Zeaxanthin and ω-3 Fatty Acids to the AREDS Supplements on Age-Related Macular Degeneration Progression: AREDS2 Report 28. JAMA Ophthalmol. 2022 Jul 1;140(7):692-698. doi: 10.10...

Comparison of the performance of myopia control in European children and adolescents with defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) and highly aspherical lenslets (HAL) spectacles Lembo A, Schiavetti I, Serafino M, Caputo R, Nucci P. Comparison of the performance of myopia control in European children and adolescents with defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) and highly aspherical lens...

Normative data and percentile curves for axial length and axial length/corneal curvature in Chinese children and adolescents aged 4–18 years He X, Sankaridurg P, Naduvilath T, Wang J, Xiong S, Weng R, Du L, Chen J, Zou H, Xu X. Normative data and percentile curves for axial length and axial length/corneal curvature in Chinese children and adolescents aged 4-18 years. Br J Ophthalmol. 2023 Feb;107(...

Accuracy of Autorefraction in Children Wilson LB, Melia M, Kraker RT, VanderVeen DK, Hutchinson AK, Pineles SL, Galvin JA, Lambert SR. Accuracy of Autorefraction in Children: A Report by the American Academy of Ophthalmology. Ophthalmology. 2020 Sep;127(9):1259-1267. doi: 10.1016/j.ophtha.2020.03.004. Epub 2020 Apr 18. PMID: 32317177. https://www.aaojournal.org/action/showPdf?pii=S0161-6420%2820%2...

Axial length growth and the risk of developing myopia in European children Tideman JWL, Polling JR, Vingerling JR, Jaddoe VWV, Williams C, Guggenheim JA, Klaver CCW. Axial length growth and the risk of developing myopia in European children. Acta Ophthalmol. 2018 May;96(3):301-309. doi: 10.1111/aos.13603. Epub 2017 Dec 19. PMID: 29265742; PMCID: PMC6002955. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/pm...

Comparison of Refractive Measures of Three Autorefractors in Children and Adolescents Xiong S, Lv M, Zou H, Zhu J, Lu L, Zhang B, Deng J, Yao C, He X, Xu X. Comparison of Refractive Measures of Three Autorefractors in Children and Adolescents. Optom Vis Sci. 2017 Sep;94(9):894-902. doi: 10.1097/OPX.0000000000001113. PMID: 28816868; PMCID: PMC5571878. https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC557187...

Effect of spectacle lenses with aspherical lenslets on choroidal thickness in myopic children: a 2-year randomised clinical trial Huang Y, Li X, Wu J, Huo J, Zhou F, Zhang J, Yang A, Spiegel DP, Chen H, Bao J. Effect of spectacle lenses with aspherical lenslets on choroidal thickness in myopic children: a 2-year randomised clinical trial. Br J Ophthalmol. 2023 Nov 22;107(12):1806-1811. doi: 10.113...

Axial length growth and the risk of developingmyopia in European children

Wavelength Effects on Axial Length and Choroidal Thickness