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AI in ophthalmology: Retina specialists weigh the promise and the pitfalls

AI outperforms human graders at spotting glaucoma from eye photos in real-world screening study

Jack McGovern Coats’ Foundation launches effort to develop first validated animal model for Coats' Disease

DURAVYU misses primary endpoint in first pivotal wet AMD trial; secondary durability signals hold

Refractive surgery in 2026 moves toward individualized precision

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Byron Lam, MD, and Benjamin Bakall, MD, PhD, discuss what an FDA approval of tinlarebant could mean for the Stargardt disease type 1 standard of care.

EyePoint has finished enrolling both pivotal Phase 3 trials evaluating its sustained-release intravitreal insert against aflibercept in diabetic macular edema, setting up a topline readout in late 2027.

Approach centers on pressure-free messaging and optometric education

Patient enrollment is complete in a phase 3 registrational, or pivotal, trial to evaluate OPGx-LCA5, a gene therapy that is under investigation for treating Leber congenital amaurosis type 5-associated inherited retinal disease.

Two investigational pipeline therapies take aim at the root causes of dry eye disease

Margaret A. Chang, MD, MS, on MK-8748's dual Tie2/VEGF mechanism, what MALBEC's data must show to shift wet AMD care, and where DME and RVO fit next.

Noha Ekdawi, MD, FAAP, explains why pediatric myopia demands individualized, progression-based management—detailing how they sequence spectacle defocus lenses, low-dose atropine, and specialty contacts; drive long-term adherence; and frame lifetime risk for parents without causing alarm.

Wnt modulators, sustained-release TKIs, and topical steroids are in phase 3 trials for DME—offering alternatives to anti-VEGF injections.

Waste, cost, and carbon are converging to reshape how cataract centers choose instruments.

A maternal high-fat diet can negatively affect the retinal structure in mice.

Ahead of his November 10, 2026, start date, the incoming Duke ophthalmology chair shares his vision for research, training, and the integration of AI and data science.

FDA grants priority review to tinlarebant NDA for Stargardt disease type 1
FDA grants priority review to Belite Bio's tinlarebant NDA for Stargardt disease type 1, setting a February 2027 PDUFA date for a potential first STGD1 therapy.

FDA clears OMNI Ultra Surgical System, adding single-pass canaloplasty to implant-free MIGS platform
Sight Sciences' newest MIGS device gains FDA clearance for single-pass canaloplasty and trabeculotomy in open-angle glaucoma.

The trial is evaluating the company’s orally administered synthetic cannabinoid, ART27.13

Gene therapies, Tie2 agonism, and new delivery platforms are advancing through phase 3 trials in wet and dry AMD, testing mechanisms distinct from anti-VEGF and complement inhibition.






























