Welcome to This Week in Ophthalmology. This week we are covering ten notable papers spanning diagnostic innovations in glaucoma, prognostic tools in vitreoretinal surgery, and global patterns in inflammatory eye disease. Let us dive in.

This week's papers:

1. Diagnostic Performance of Prespecified OCT Rules for Glaucomatous Optic Neuropathy in Nonpathologic Myopia. — JAMA Ophthalmology 2026
2. Effect of key baseline disease characteristics on aflibercept 8 mg dosing interval extension: A post hoc 96-week analysis of PULSAR. — Ophthalmology. Retina 2026
3. Spatial Decomposition of Longitudinal RNFL Maps Reveals Distinct Modes of Glaucomatous Progression With Structure-Function and Genetic Signatures. — Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 2026
4. Trends in pediatric uveitis: A systematic review and meta-epidemiological investigation of geographic, economic, and climate factors. — Survey of ophthalmology 2026
5. Identifying patients with poor visual outcomes after primary rhegmatogenous retinal detachment surgery using machine learning. — The British journal of ophthalmology 2026
6. Visual Recovery After Surgery in Epiretinal Membrane Eyes with Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Schisis and Internal Limiting Membrane Tear. — Ophthalmology. Retina 2026
7. Masquerading disease of macular telangiectasia type 2 - MacTel Project Report No 11. — Ophthalmology. Retina 2026
8. Incidence of bilateral disease and choroidal neovascularisation in punctate inner choroiditis. — The British journal of ophthalmology 2026
9. Archetypal Visual Field Analysis of Patients With Chronic Leber Hereditary Optic Neuropathy in Relation to Visual Recovery. — Investigative ophthalmology & visual science 2026
10. Posterior Segment Pressurization With Intravitreal Balanced Salt Solution to Stabilize Anterior Chamber Gas During Endothelial Keratoplasty. — Cornea 2026

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