Justin Cooper

Contrast sensitivity in patients with Parkinson’s disease was significantly worse across lighting conditions, pointing to the potential for testing beyond photopic conditions, according to a study in Ophthalmic and Physiological Optics. “Multiple studies have demonstrated that individuals with Parkinson’s disease experience a marked reduction in photopic contrast sensitivity, often involving

Among patients in rehab for traumatic brain injury, the initial severity of injury was not significantly correlated with functional status, but metrics from a bedside eye-tracking system were, according to a study in Frontiers in Neurology.“Eye movements are commonly examined after neurological injury, but in routine clinical practice, smooth pursuit is often assessed qualitatively by

The FDA is seeking feedback on a potential way of regulating medical devices equipped with generative AI features, informed by the process of training human clinicians.Described as a “competency-based approach,” the process would evaluate AI-equipped devices in increasingly clinical scenarios, including potentially with real patients.

PHOENIX — Eyetamins Eye Comfort and Eyetamins Vision Support, two nutritional supplements aimed at maintaining comfortable, healthy vision, are now available from Optase.“Optase already has a lot of products for heating, cleansing and hydrating within an eye care routine, and this is bringing the supplement level to it,” Caitriona Shelley, medical and professional affairs

Before ocular surgery, subtle inflammation on the eye’s surface should be controlled with lubricating eye drops, eyelid wipes, diet changes and other methods as necessary, according to a review.This process of “biological cleansing” may help lower the risk for surgical complications, including pain, irritation, ectasia, corneal haze and dry eye disease, Rohit Shetty, DNB, FRCS,

More than 2.5 million bottles of steroid eye drops aimed at relieving inflammation have been recalled, according to the FDA. Lupin Pharmaceuticals is recalling 2,530,182 bottles of prednisolone acetate ophthalmic solution 1%, including 5 mL, 10 mL and 15 mL bottles. The affected lots have expiration dates ranging from July 31, 2026, to March 31, 2028.

A newly proposed rule would change the structure of how federal grants are reviewed and awarded, with downstream effects on government-funded health and medical research.The rule, proposed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), would rewrite the framework of regulations governing federal financial assistance and designate it as legally binding, rather than guidance adopted by individual

PHOENIX — David L. Parker, OD, an optometric practice owner and former state senator in Mississippi, was named optometrist of the year at Optometry’s Meeting.Other winners of AOA Excellence Awards included Douglas Morrow, OD, who received the Distinguished Service Award, and the nonprofit group iSee Ohio, which received the Apollo Award for distinguished service to the visual welfare

PHOENIX — Infuse for Astigmatism lenses were comfortable and provided consistently clear vision throughout the day in patients who had dryness with their habitual lenses, according to a study presented at Optometry’s Meeting. “Astigmatism patients have traditionally been the ones who are most cognizant of their lenses, the reason being that the lenses are typically larger, and they typically need

The FDA approved updated software for the Spectralis retinal imaging platform, according to a press release from Heidelberg Engineering. The update enables a 250 kHz scan speed for OCT angiography, “complementing the existing 85 kHz and 125 kHz scan speeds.”