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It was a successful year for the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery (JCRS), the official journal of ASCRS and ESCRS, and JCRS Online Case Reports (JCRO), an online-only companion journal to JCRS. To celebrate this success, EyeWorld is featuring some of the most-viewed papers.
A pair of recent studies from the Diabetes Endothelial Keratoplasty Study Group published in JAMA Ophthalmology found that diabetes status did not affect success of DMEK outcomes overall, nor did it result in greater endothelial cell loss when compared to tissue from a donor without diabetes.
Pickleball is the fastest-growing sport among U.S. adults, but this increase in activity has resulted in a rise in pickleball-associated ocular injuries. According to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology, ocular injuries related to the sport increased by about 405 injuries per year between 2021 and 2024.
Avi Wallerstein, MD, FRCSC, and Mathieu Gauvin, PhD, discussed mEYEstro, a new software they created to automate and standardize the reporting of refractive surgery outcomes. They shared why this is an area of need and the features of mEYEstro.
EyeWorld honors the lives of ophthalmologists who died in 2024 with recognition here.
The learning curve for DMEK is steep, but most training opportunities are reserved for those in a cornea fellowship. Objective data on the efficiency of wet labs, which don’t pose a risk to patients, don’t waste valuable tissue, and are available to those at earlier skill levels, was recently published.
It is with sadness that ASCRS has learned of the passing of ASCRS Past President I. Howard Fine, MD. Dr. Fine died Thursday, August 29, 2024.
In this op-ed, Vance Thompson, MD, Chair of the ASCRS Business of Refractive Cataract Surgery Summit (BRiCS), discussed the opportunities that practices have with advanced-technology IOLs and how BRiCS will give practice teams the confidence they need to increase growth in these IOLs.
One physician shared how switching out the typical top on a glaucoma medication for the Nanodropper Adaptor, a screw-on cap that delivers a smaller drop of the medication, has helped her glaucoma patients from a compliance standpoint.