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Some patients on cancer therapy may have increased risk for uveitis

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Patients being treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors may be at higher risk for developing uveitis, according to a speaker at Retina World Congress.
Charlie Zhang, MD, said uveitis has been an uncommon side effect of cancer treatment, but there has been a shift as the use of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) has become more common.
“Clinically, the major adverse effects of these drugs is the spectrum of immune-related adverse dysregulation, with the eye being one of the many organs affected,” Zhang said.
Zhang and colleagues analyzed data from 157,493 patients on ICI

Rule out uveitis before performing vitrectomy for vitreous floaters

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — When managing vitreous floaters, ophthalmologists must remember that some may masquerade as surgical disease, and that not all floaters are benign, according to a presenter.
At the Retina World Congress, Arjun B. Sood, MD, said that performing pars plana vitrectomy (PPV) as a treatment for symptomatic floaters is becoming more routine as patients become more “visually demanding.”
“The problem is that there is a small subset [of patients] that have undiagnosed uveitis, and doing surgery could be unnecessary,” Sood said. “It leads to delays in treatment and potentially

Low-level light therapy for dry eye disease

Meibomian gland dysfunction is responsible for the majority of dry eye disease cases in clinical practice, yet a substantial proportion of patients achieve only partial and transient relief from conventional first-line therapies.
Warm compresses, lid hygiene, omega-3 supplementation and topical anti-inflammatory agents remain foundational, but they do not fully address the underlying cellular and glandular pathology driving the disease.
Low-level light therapy (LLLT), a form of photobiomodulation, has emerged as a mechanism-directed, non-pharmacologic modality with a growing evidence base

Lung cancer screening benefits may be lower in routine care

The survival benefit conferred by lung cancer screening in real-world settings may be smaller than observed in the pivotal trial on which national screening guidelines are based, study results suggest.
Veterans receiving primary care in the VA health system exhibited a threefold higher risk for all-cause mortality than participants in the randomized National Lung Screening Trial (NLST) who had similar age and tobacco history.
“This is one of the first times we have been able to directly compare people who were enrolled in the trial with people in a real-world cohort who are eligible for

Inside the unit where US passengers are quarantined

On Monday, 15 American passengers from the hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius moved into their temporary new home: the National Quarantine Unit at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha.
They face up to 42 days of isolation due to their potential exposure to Andes virus, a type of hantavirus known to spread between people. The virus killed three cruise ship passengers and sickened several others.
Another passenger, who was initially transferred to a biocontainment facility at the medical center after one of two tests came up positive for the virus, has since been cleared to

Director of FDA Ophthalmology Division offers insight on trial design

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — If researchers hope to lean on data from a single trial for therapeutic approval, it is important to communicate with the FDA to ensure adequate information is provided for the application, according to a speaker from the agency.
Typically, in ophthalmology, the FDA will recommend at least two clinical trials for approval consideration, William M. Boyd, MD, director of the FDA’s Division of Ophthalmology, said at the Retina World Congress.
“From our perspective, it’s always a possibility to have a single, adequate trial. But typically, those trials are quite large and

Text message nudges improved heart-healthy behaviors among people with psoriasis

Adults with psoriasis who received text messages with guidance on diet, exercise and other lifestyle strategies engaged in more cardiovascular risk prevention behaviors compared with those sent routine medical reminders, data show.
“Psoriasis is increasingly recognized as a systemic inflammatory disease associated with a significantly higher risk for cardiovascular disease, yet this risk is still frequently under-recognized and undertreated in routine dermatology care,” Annika Smith, MBBS(Hons), MPHTM, FRACP, FACD, PhD, associate professor and consultant dermatologist at The University of

Q&A: Creating a physical activity prescription

SAN DIEGO — Prescribing physical activity is an easy way to make a major difference in patients’ lives, according to a speaker here.
Liz Joy, MD, MPH, DABLM, FAMSSM, FACSM, a family, sports and lifestyle medicine physician and chair of Exercise Is Medicine, offered a presentation on the concept of evidence-based prescriptions for physical activity at the Obesity Medicine Association’s annual conference.
Healio spoke with Joy to learn more about physical activity prescriptions, how to create them and what health care providers need to know.
Healio: Why did you decide to present on this topic?
Joy: