Justin Cooper

3 days ago | healio.com | Justin Cooper

Key takeaways:Eyes that switched from eye drops to SLT had a significant reduction in the average number of medications. Eyes with uncontrolled IOP benefited from SLT, but some still needed trabeculectomy. For open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertension well controlled by eye drops, secondary selective laser trabeculoplasty reduced medication load, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

4 days ago | healio.com | Justin Cooper

Key takeaways: Time spent in clinical remission had an inverse correlation with kidney damage accrual. The shortest period of remission that protected against damage and impaired kidney function was 3 years. Three years of remission from lupus nephritis appears to be the minimum period of time that protects against impaired kidney function and the accrual of organ damage, according to data published in Annals of the Rheumatic Diseases.

5 days ago | healio.com | Justin Cooper

Read more Key takeaways:Surgery and laser treatment for glaucoma were significantly less likely with higher Frailty Index score and older age. Time to surgery was significantly longer with frailty and older age. Frailty and older age are associated with significantly lower odds of undergoing surgery or laser treatment for glaucoma as well as a longer delay between initial presentation and surgery, according to a study.

5 days ago | healio.com | Justin Cooper

Key takeaways:The analysis found a 1.42 hazard ratio for mortality among patients with arthritis reporting social isolation. The link was independent of gender, smoking status, chronic disease and vigorous exercise. Patients with osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis who report social isolation are at an elevated risk for mortality, compared with individuals who are not socially isolated, according to data published in Science Reports.

1 week ago | healio.com | Justin Cooper

Key takeaways:Compared with prostaglandin analogs, the risk for a new uveitis diagnosis was higher with other topical glaucoma medications. Acute flares in chronic uveitis were least common with prostaglandin analogs. Prostaglandin analogs were associated with a lower risk for uveitis compared with other topical glaucoma medications, according to a retrospective study of more than 64,000 patients published in Ophthalmology Glaucoma.