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Rich Small, CEO of Neurotech, spoke with Ophthalmology Times about the company's development of encapsulated cell therapy, NT-501, at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Paul Runge, MD, FACS, spoke with Ophthalmology Times about his time in Ukraine treating retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and implementing the Norlase Lion laser at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Caroline Baumal, Chief Medical Officer at Apellis, spoke with Ophthalmology Times on the GALE extension study of pegcetacoplan for geographic atrophy, and shared insights on her career transition, emphasizing the significance of mentorship and a passion for one’s work at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in San Francisco.

Ben Bergo, CEO of Visus Therapeutics spoke with Ophthalmology Times about the study on presbyopia, BRIO-I at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Anthony Wallace, BS, MBA, vice president and general manager of the surgical business at Bausch + Lomb North America spoke with Ophthalmology Times about 3 new technologies the company launched at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Daniel H. Chang, MD, shared highlights of his presentation on a first-in-human clinical feasibility study of a dual-optic accommodating IOL system.

The company announced updated data from the OPTIC extension study of patients diagnosed with wet AMD during the Retina Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2023 Annual Meeting in San Francisco. Patients in OPTIC continue to experience long-term benefit from Ixo-vec through 3 years of follow-up, including maintenance of vision, durability of anatomical improvements and sustained reduction in anti-VEGF treatment burden.

The company presented topline Phase I/II first-in-human results at the 127th American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in San Francisco, demonstrating significant improvement in visual field, in concordance with trended improvements in visual acuity and functional vision.

At the 127th American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in San Francisco, Alcon revealed the full U.S. commercial availability of its cloud-based cataract planner, building on its leading image-guided clinic to OR connectivity.

According to the study, detailed in presentations at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s annual meeting in San Francisco, pegcetacoplan injection reduced nonsubfoveal GA lesion growth by over 40% (monthly) in Year 3 compared to projected sham in the GALE extension study.

RxSight Inc announced educational opportunities and product updates at the American Academy of Ophthalmology's 127th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California.

At this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD, of the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University presented on gender disparities in vision loss and blindness.

According to data presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in San Francisco, a study of children with cell disease finds 1 in 3 had retinopathy.

Edward J. Holland, MD, and Professor Shigeru Kinoshita, MD, discuss how a single donor cornea could potentially help over a thousand patients.

David Hutton of Ophthalmology Times spent time with Esen K Akpek, MD, who discussed her presentation at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Kerrie Brady, president and chief executive officer of OcuTerra Therapeutics, shares progress in their Phase 2 DR:EAM Diabetic Retinopathy study, with promising results expected in Q1 2024 for their innovative eye drop treatment, OTT166.

The latest innovations are in focus at the 127th annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, being held at the Moscone Center in San Francisco.

Researchers are addressing growing concern over vision loss in people taking semaglutideat the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in San Francisco.

The company’s AI CLAIR technology platform has received FDA breakthrough device status, and if cleared by the FDA will deliver real-time cardiovascular disease risk assessments through routine eye exams.

The clinical trial will evaluate the safety and efficacy of CLS-AX (axitinib injectable suspension), a tyrosine kinase inhibitor. According to the company, topline data is expected during the third quarter of 2024.

According to the company, its Phase I/II trial is being initiated to investigate SpyGlass platform for the long-term delivery of bimatoprost in patients with glaucoma and visually significant cataracts.

According to the company, its ViaLase Laser combines the precision of femtosecond laser technology and the accuracy of micron-level image guidance to deliver the world's first femtosecond laser image-guided high-precision trabeculotomy.

Patients who have signs or symptoms of an eye infection after using these products should talk to their health care provider or seek medical care immediately.

With the combined system, surgeons will also save space in the operating room and optimize cataract surgery all on one system.

Acanthamoeba keratitis can lead to inflammation of the cornea and result in extreme levels of pain, light sensitivity and vision loss.

Prevent Blindness is offering videos, fact sheets, social media graphics and PowerPoint presentations to educate the public on the potential effects diabetes may have on vision.

According to Genentech, RVO is the third indication for Vabysmo, in addition to wet, or neovascular, age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema. The approval is based on two Phase III studies demonstrating early and sustained vision improvements that were non-inferior to aflibercept.

The collection at the Truhlsen-Marmor Museum of the Eye includes more than 38,000 objects, including rare books, instruments and immersive educational materials.

Researchers have delved into the possibility of cell-based therapy in ophthalmology. By targeting vitreoretinal diseases, they are tackling a range of vision-threatening disorders which often result in severe irreversible vision loss.

Huang and 2 OCT co-inventors were honored this week at the White House with the National Medal of Technology and Innovation.