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EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF SUBTHRESHOLD LASER IN PATIENTS WITH ACUTE CENTRAL SEROUS CHORIORETINOPATHY: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

RetinaOct 21, 2026

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed the efficacy and safety of subthreshold laser for acute central serous chorioretinopathy (CSC), including six randomized controlled trials with 401 participants.

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The findings distinguish visual outcomes from anatomical response: similar visual improvement does not necessarily mean equivalent subretinal fluid resolution.

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Comparative Efficacy and Safety of Systemic Immunomodulatory Therapies for Non-Infectious Uveitis: A Systematic Review With Pairwise and Network Meta-Analyses.

This systematic review and network meta-analysis compared systemic immunomodulatory therapies for non-infectious uveitis (NIU), including evidence from seven studies with 992 participants: six randomised trials and one…

PharmacotherapyOct 15, 2026Read summary
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Influence of capsular tension ring implantation on dynamic in vivo capsular apposition and intraocular lens behavior in highly myopic eyes.

This prospective randomized clinical trial assessed whether capsular tension ring (CTR) implantation affects capsular apposition and intraocular lens (IOL) behavior after cataract surgery in highly myopic eyes.

J Cataract Refract SurgOct 24, 2026Read summary
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ULTRAWIDE-FIELD COLOR FUNDUS IMAGES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE FOR DIAGNOSIS OF DIABETIC RETINOPATHY: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

This systematic review and meta-analysis assessed artificial intelligence (AI) for diabetic retinopathy (DR) evaluation using ultrawide-field fundus images.

RetinaOct 21, 2026Read summary
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Association between rheumatic diseases and glaucoma risk: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 5.7 million individuals.

This systematic review and meta-analysis examined glaucoma occurrence and risk among people with rheumatic diseases (RD), drawing on 18 studies with 5,766,143 participants.

Int OphthalmolOct 21, 2026Read summary
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Cost-effectiveness of monotherapy and combination therapy for myopia control in Chinese children.

This network meta-analysis and decision-analytic Markov model assessed the cost-effectiveness of 16 myopia-control strategies for Chinese children and adolescents, modelling eight-year-old children over eight years.

J Glob HealthOct 19, 2026Read summary
Clinical ResearchOphthalmologyOpen access

Full-spectrum LED screen-bar lighting as an adjunct to artificial tears in visual display terminal-related dry eye: a randomized study.

This prospective, randomised, single-centre study assessed whether full-spectrum screen-bar lighting adds benefit to artificial tears in 66 participants with newly diagnosed visual display terminal-related dry eye and…

Int OphthalmolOct 18, 2026Read summary
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USB-powered vs. self-heating warm compresses for meibomian gland dysfunction: A prospective randomized crossover clinical trial.

This prospective randomized crossover trial compared USB-powered and self-heating warm compresses in 15 adults aged 18–40 years with meibomian gland dysfunction and tear break-up time ≤10 s.

PLoS OneOct 13, 2026Read summary
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EVALUATING THE EFFICACY AND SAFETY OF TOPICAL DIFLUPREDNATE IN PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC CENTRAL SEROUS CHORIORETINOPATHY.

This pilot, open-label randomized controlled trial compared topical difluprednate, oral eplerenone, and observation in adults with chronic or relapsing central serous chorioretinopathy.

RetinaOct 21, 2026Read summary
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