Higher Copper Intake Associated with Reduced Risk of Late AMD

Copper, found in foods typical of the Mediterranean diet, plays a critical role in various biological processes, including antioxidant defense and extracellular matrix biosynthesis. In a recent study, researchers investigated the relationship between the intake of copper, as well as iron, zinc, selenium in diet and late AMD, and found that out of all of these elements, increased copper consumption is associated with a reduced risk of late AMD, especially in those between the ages of 70 and 85.

The Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) 1 and AREDS 2 study demonstrated similar results, indicating that copper consumption was linked to reduced late-stage AMD risk.

The authors suggest that more research into the mechanism linking copper and late AMD development is warranted.

Tryptyr - New Dry Eye Medication from Alcon

Tryptyr (pronounced trip-tir), released by Alcon activates trigeminal nerve signaling, leading to increased basal tear production. The recommended dosing of Tryptyr is twice per day. 

Roughly half of subjects receiving the test drug met the primary outcome of at least a 10mm increase in Schirmer score at day 14, up to a fourfold increase over controls treated with the vehicle only, 

The Alcon press release also states that some subjects treated with Tryptyr demonstrated statistically significant natural tear production as early as day 1. The company anticipates a US launch in the third quarter of 2025. Tryptyr will be supplied in preservative-free, single-use vials.

 

ASTEROID HYALOSIS

This patient below has 20/20 vision in the right eye and 20/25 in the left. He does report seeing some "spots and lines", but they don't bother him. 

 

BERGMEISTER'S PAPILLAE

 

Bergmeister's Papillae is a fetal remnant of the hyaloid artery that extends from the optic nerve head to the developing lens of the eye.  Generally this vessel disintegrates entirely before birth, but in some cases, remnants remain. 

OPTIC DISC DRUSEN WITH MACULAR SCARRING FROM PERIPAPILLARY CHOROIDAL NEOVASCULARIZATION

 

RETINOSCHISIS