Viatris gets FDA nod for pupil dilation reversal agent • Hacker News Board

Re: Viatris gets FDA nod for pupil dilation reversal agent

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Post by CaliforniaKarl » Fri, Sep 29, 2023, 7:45 PM UTC

xkcd-sucks wrote: post #23

rjsw wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Why do you need your eyes dilated? It isn't something that is done in the UK.

It's considered good practice to get regular eye exams for catching problems inside the eye, and the most common way of doing an eye exam is by shining a bright light inside the eye and viewing it with a magnifier. The illumination only works if pupils can't accommodate. NB in the USA nobody I know does get regular eye exams but we should especially later in life because some types of macular degeneration can be slow…

_raises hand_ Hello! I, and my extended family, have gotten yearly eye exams for at least as long as I've been alive.

Re: Viatris gets FDA nod for pupil dilation reversal agent

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Post by [deleted] » Fri, Sep 29, 2023, 7:49 PM UTC

xkcd-sucks wrote: post #21

rjsw wrote: post #12

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was commenting on the original title, I meant that being unable to drive due to the after affects of some unknown procedure is a US specific thing.

It's a pretty common procedure worldwide; an ophthalmologist dilates the patient's pupils with eyedrops to be able to look inside them with a bright light and inspect for problems. Then afterwords the patient is sensitive to light for a few hours which impacts driving and everything else. Sunglasses work but the people most likely to see an eye doctor are those with glasses, and corrective sunglasses are pretty rare.…

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Re: Viatris gets FDA nod for pupil dilation reversal agent

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Post by amluto » Fri, Sep 29, 2023, 8:39 PM UTC

jachee wrote: post #26

amluto wrote: post #13

Earlier quoted context omitted.

So the effect on dilation is pretty large. Why doesn’t the headline say that? The accommodation results are indeed unimpressive.

Because the target audience of the headline isn’t patients, but investors.

Sure, but investors like a “significant improvement” because the FDA likes it, and IMO that is the problem.