Welcome to This Week in Ophthalmology. This week we're covering 9 notable papers spanning key advancements in retinal disease management, corneal and ocular surface health, and new predictive models for optic nerve pathology. Let's dive in.

This week's papers:

1. Cryo-electron microscopy structures of human cone visual pigments. — Science 2026
2. Rose Bengal Electromagnetic Activation With Green Light for Infection Reduction: Follow-Up of a Randomized Clinical Trial. — JAMA Ophthalmology 2026
3. Neuroretinal Layer Thinning on OCT Imaging and Hemoglobin A1c in Youth With Type 1 Diabetes. — JAMA Ophthalmology 2026
4. Corneal Epithelial Alterations Associated With CDK4/6 Inhibitor Therapy in Hormone Receptor-Positive Breast Cancer. — American Journal of Ophthalmology 2026
5. Estimation of high myopia-associated optic neuropathies: the Two-Continent Eye Study. — The British Journal of Ophthalmology 2026
6. Dopamine-Enhancing Therapies and Risk of Neovascular AMD Conversion: A Target Trial Emulation. — American Journal of Ophthalmology 2026
7. Association between statin use and dry eye disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. — American Journal of Ophthalmology 2026
8. Therapeutic response to anti-VEGF retreatment among eyes with stabilized vision after being lost to follow-up in diabetic macular edema: A nationwide, registry-based cohort study. — American Journal of Ophthalmology 2026
9. Cataract Surgery and the Risk of Conversion from Dry to Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration in the IRIS Registry. — Ophthalmology 2026

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