Adjusted hazard ratios and 95% Cls for Fuchs Endothelial Corneal Dystrophy among those receiving conjugated equine estrogen alone or conjugated equine estrogen plus Medroxy Progesterone Acetate compared with placebo with variables like age, race, BMI and smoking.

Randomized hormone therapy was not associated with incident Fuchs endothelial corneal dystrophy in postmenopausal women, indicating no effect on disease risk. #CornealDisease ja.ma/4tF9suA

RESEARCH PAPER: Analysis of knockout mice reveals critical female-specific roles for the Hippo pathway component PTPN14
By McCrea et al.
➡️ https://tinyurl.com/gd352620

#Hippo #Development #SexDifferences #YAPTAZ #signaling #WoundHealing #PTPN14 #CornealDisease #uterus #WomensHealth

Are You Misdiagnosing Neurotrophic Keratitis as Dry Eye Disease? Winston Posvar, OD, and Andrew Pucker, OD, review the nuances of diagnosing stage 1 neurotrophic keratitis and dry eye disease.

👁️ Is it #DryEye or #NeurotrophicKeratitis?

Winston Posvar, OD, and Andrew D. Pucker, OD, explain how #ClinicalTests can help you catch this rare, but severe disease.

Read the full feature here ➡️ : bit.ly/4j1gC5Z

#DryEyeDisease #Cornea #Optometry #CornealDisease