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Refractive surgery trainees now learn 5 procedures, not 2. Isa Mohammed, MD, says the hard part is patient selection and expectations, and why costly, hard-to-move lasers limit global access.

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www.ophthalmologytimes.com Training refractive surgeons and expanding access to eye surgery | Eye Care Network - Ophthalmology... Isa S. K. Mohammed, MD, on training refractive surgeons and why lasers make global access harder than for cataract surgery.
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The US FDA issued a Drug Safety Communication requiring safety labeling changes for the entire class of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs), citing a potential increased risk of non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION).

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www.ophthalmologytimes.com FDA requires NAION warning across the GLP-1 receptor agonist class | Eye Care Network - Ophthalmo... The agency concluded that GLP-1 receptor agonists carry a potential increased risk of the rare optic neuropathy and is adding it to the Warnings and Precautions section of every product's label.
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Only 7% of people starting tamoxifen had an eye visit within a year; 1.7% had retinal imaging, per a JAMA Ophthalmology study. No formal US screening guideline exists.

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www.ophthalmologytimes.com Ophthalmic care uncommon after tamoxifen initiation | Eye Care Network - Ophthalmology Times Few people starting tamoxifen require an ophthalmic evaluation during the following year.