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Specialists guessing the gene behind an eye disease did far better with an AI looking too
Inherited retinal disease needs genetic testing that is slow and expensive, and specialists must first guess where to look. A trial of 300 patients gave half of them an AI second opinion.
Sep 16, 2026
Eye drops improved vision in diabetic macular swelling, a condition normally treated by injection
Treatment for diabetic macular edema means a needle into the eye, repeatedly, for years. Drops had never been considered effective. In 148 patients, a steroid suspension beat placebo drops on reading-chart letters.
Sep 4, 2026
Fenofibrate tracked 68% less diabetic macular edema across 4,571 matched patients
A cheap old cholesterol drug has been tied to slower diabetic eye disease since two trials noticed it by accident. Across matched patients with early retinopathy, fenofibrate users developed less of every problem studied but one.
Sep 2, 2026
Special spectacle lenses cut children's myopia progression by 71% over two years in a US trial
Myopia-control lenses worked in Asian children but had not been tested in the US. A double-masked JAMA Ophthalmology trial randomized 159 children aged 6 to 12 and found less myopia progression and less eye elongation over 24 months.
Aug 30, 2026