// Miguel Raimundo
Portuguese Cataract and Refractive Surgery Group
1st Article
In these two recent, open-access JCRS articles, a group of renowned authors explain the state of the art of astigmatism analysis in clinical research, as well as presenting open-access tools that can drastically simplify this task.
Standards for analyzing astigmatic outcomes: Part I: astigmatism basics
Kohnen T, Næser K, Holladay JT, et al.
2nd Article
Standards for analyzing astigmatic outcomes: Part II: Recommended statistical methods
Koch DD, Holladay JT, Naeser K, et al.
3rd Article
Comparisons between cataract surgery and aviation
Wood TC, Maqsood S, Sancha W, Nanavaty MA, Rajak S.
This narrative article compares commercial aviation practices (training and safety protocols) with modern cataract surgery.
Link: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41433-021-01877-4
// Miguel Lume
Portuguese Medical and Surgical Retina Group
1st Article
To Treat or Not to Treat? Resolving the Question of Subretinal and Intraretinal Fluid in Age-Related Macular Degeneration: A Narrative Review
Foss AJE, Almeida D, Cheung CMG, et al.
Review of the literature on the role of different types of retinal fluid in neovascular AMD and whether or not it is beneficial to leave some fluid untreated.
Link: https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40123-025-01093-3
2nd Article
Morphologic Stages of Full-Thickness Macular Hole on Spectral-Domain OCT
Aurora Pecaku, Isabela Martins Melo, Jessica A. Cao, et al.
Description of outer retinal changes in macular hole formation with a new OCT staging system.
Link: https://www.ophthalmologyretina.org/article/S2468-6530(24)00489-5/fulltext
3rd Article
Chlorhexidine Versus Povidone-Iodine for Intravitreal Injection Antisepsis: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Mihalache A, Xu L, Imrie FR, Kerr KJ, et al.
Meta-analysis on Chlorohexidine vs Povidone-iodine as endophthalmitis prophylaxis in intravitreal injections. Similar results, but Chlorohexidine showed greater ocular comfort.
Link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajo.2025.03.031
// Vasco Mirandão
Portuguese Low Vision and Visual Rehabilitation Group
1st Article
Low Vision Rehabilitation Referral Characteristics for Patients with Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration
Simon D Archambault, Courtney Sweeny, Mahesh Bhardwaj, David J Ramsey.
A study on the cost-effectiveness and impact on quality of life of referring patients with AMD to low vision services.
Link: https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC11720129/
// Marta Guedes
Portuguese Uveitis Group
1st Article
Incidence and Prevalence of Glaucoma, Corticosteroid Response, and Ocular Hypertension in Uveitis and its Anatomical Subtypes
Marshall RF, Lee D, Thorne JE, Kaleem M, Berkenstock MK.
Population-based study of more than 30,000 patients, identifying a cumulative incidence of uveitic glaucoma of 5/100,000 and a prevalence of 27/100,000 (2013-2022). Anterior and intermediate uveitis had a higher risk.
Link: https://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(25)00363-0/fulltext
2nd Article
Pharmacotherapy for non-infectious uveitis: spotlight on phase III clinical trials of locally injected or implanted therapeutics and systemic immunomodulatory drugs
Shields MK, Ferreira LB, Ali SB, Dedina L, et al.
Review summarizing the main phase III clinical trials underpinning the current treatment of non-infectious uveitis.
Link: https://joii-journal.springeropen.com/articles/10.1186/s12348-025-00502-9
// Ana Vide Escada
Portuguese Strabismus and Pediatric Ophthalmology Group
1st Article
Myopia Consensus Statement 2025
New WSPOS consensus on myopia management, organized into a single document essential for clinical practice.
Link: https://wspos.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Myopia-Consensus-Statement2025.pdf
2nd Article
Common Forms of Adult Esotropia Require Augmented Surgical Dosing
Yehezkeli V, Demer JL.
Review of ARDE (age-related distance esotropia), highlighting the adjustment of values and surgical techniques for correction.
Link: https://www.ajo.com/article/S0002-9394(25)00057-1/fulltext
// Ana Marta
Portuguese Group for Innovation and New Technologies in Ophthalmology
Suggestion of digital tools to deal with medical information overload:
1st Article
OpenEvidence - Free platform that aggregates and synthesizes clinically relevant evidence into accessible formats for clinical decision support.
Link: https://www.openevidence.com
2nd Article
Perplexity - Artificial Intelligence-based tool that synthesizes answers with referenced sources in real time.
