What the Fundus
Michael Marino, OD, FAAO
This blog has been an off-and-on affair for me. However, in 2023, after a few decades in practice, I decided to complete the requirements to become a Fellow of the American Academy of Optometry. I accomplished that goal by writing five case reports and taking the oral exam in 2024. Writing those case reports inspired me to continue reading papers and writing about what I read. I hope you find this informative.
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Diabetic Retinopathy Outcomes and Early Worsening of Diabetic Retinopathy in Adolescents and Young Adults With Type 1 Diabetes Following Rapid and Large Glycemic Improvements After Commencing Automated Insulin Delivery Warunyuwong W, et al. J Diabetes Sci Technol. 2026. https://doi.org/10.1177/19322968261446654 The...
Saito, H., Wang, W., Akiyama, K. et al. Optic nerve head abnormalities in primary open-angle glaucoma and their associations with axial length. Jpn J Ophthalmol (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10384-026-01371-y I’m including a table of all the abbreviations below. I re-read the article using a reference like this...
I was at a meeting last night where the lecturer discussed how many OCTs he ordered monthly. He is in an MD/OD practice in a rural area, so he sees more medical patients than most. However, he says he ordered 275 OCTs/month. I think it’s very instructive on how ODs should position themselves in the spectrum of a...
Werling D, Rák T, Kanász G, Göbl A, Borbély G, Csutak A. Exploring hyperbaric oxygen therapy for central retinal artery occlusion beyond 24 h: case report. Therapeutic Advances in Ophthalmology. 2026;18. doi:10.1177/25158414251405382 This case study reports on a 70 y/o who experienced a CRAO and received hyperbaric...
Tomita, R., Inooka, T., Kajita, T. et al. Petrolatum-based ointment application induces swelling of the PRESERFLO Microshunt. Graefes Arch Clin Exp Ophthalmol (2026). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00417-025-07075-2 The PRESERFLO Microshunt is made of SIBS (styrene-isobutylene-styrene), which was originally developed for...
I heard about Valeda (LumiThera, recently purchased by Alcon) recently from a patient. She had mild to moderate macular degeneration with good vision between 20/20 and 20/25. She told me she was going to switch retina specialists because one offered Valeda treatment. It uses controlled exposure to yellow, red, and...
Packer, Mark MD; Lindstrom, Richard MD; Thompson, Vance MD; Parekh, Jai G. MD, MBA; Gupta, Preeya MD; Nijm, Lisa M. MD, JD; Donnenfeld, Eric MD, FACS. Effectiveness and safety of a novel crosslinked hyaluronate canalicular gel occlusive device for dry eye. Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery 50(10):p 1051-1057,...
Viñuela JR, Wolffsohn JS, Consejo A, van der Worp E, Piñero DP. Ocular surface characteristics and its association with soft contact lens fitting. Ophthalmic Physiol Opt. 2025; 00: 1–14. https://doi.org/10.1111/opo.13559 It’s common knowledge that the base curve of a soft lens is not a good...
Yung-Kang Chen, Chien-Hsiung Lai, Wei-Chi Wu, Chi-Hua Wang, Ko-Ming Lin, Nan-Ni Chen, Jen-Tsung Yang, Pei-Lun Wu; Electroconductivity of Saliva as a Diagnostic Tool for Dry Eye Disease: A Case-Control Study. Trans. Vis. Sci. Tech. 2025;14(8):2. https://doi.org/10.1167/tvst.14.8.2. Admittedly, I have been...
Xinyi Chen, Alythia Vo, Wendy Yang, Joshua Wu, Daphne Yang, Matthew Huh, Ricardo Lamy, Jeremy D. Keenan, Jay M. Stewart; Sex Differences in Inflammatory Plasma Proteins in Patients With Diabetic...
Emily Y. Chew, Mark Gillies, Glenn J. Jaffe, Alain Gaudric, Cathy Egan, Ian Constable, Traci Clemons, Thomas Aaberg, Debora C. Manning, Thomas C. Hohman, Alan Bird, Martin Friedlander. Cell-Based Ciliary...
Hu, Linhua BSNa; Liu, Hongli BSNb; Liang, Fengbing BSNc; Du, Zhi MScd; Jiang, Shudan BSNc; Chen, Guoxia BSNa; Fang, Xiaoting BSNa; Bi, Lixia BSNa,*. Characteristics of the gut microbiota in...
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