AAO 2025: New Technologies and Research Highlights
Catch up on the latest news from the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meeting in Orlando, featuring updates on GLP-1 drugs and cardiovascular disease.
The annual AAO meeting showcased new technologies and ongoing research in ophthalmology. Researchers from Massachusetts Eye and Ear presented a study using the TriNetX network to analyze electronic health records.
- Two groups of over 17,000 patients (aged 18-90) were matched: one with xanthelasma and a control group without.
- The analysis revealed an elevated risk of cardiovascular events in the xanthelasma group (14% vs 11.8%).
- The xanthelasma group also had a higher rate of high cholesterol or lipid disorders (50% vs 38%).
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Author's summary: AAO 2025 meeting highlights new ophthalmology research.