George O. Waring, IV, MD, provides insights from an on-demand poster as part of the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology taking place in Chicago, Illinois. This poster was titled, "Two-Year Clinical Feasibility Trial Outcomes for a Dual-Optic IOL System for the Treatment of Presbyopia and Cataract."
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AAO 2024: Transient vision loss with Alexander Fein, MD
October 22nd 2024Alexander Fein, MD, spoke with the Eye Care Network to share how to approach a patient presenting with transient vision loss, what this type of vision loss can mean, and what additional testing might be needed to determine the best plan for care.
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AAO 2024: New drug shows promise as first to protect vision in patients with dry AMD
October 21st 2024According to a study presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s annual meeting in Chicago, investigational treatment reduced vision loss and protected key structures in the eye essential for vision.
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Meghan Berkenstock, MD, an associate professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, provides insights on paper from the uveitis free paper section of AAO 2024, about the use of TriNetX database to assess for the incidence and prevalence of both uveitis and its complications.
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AAO 2024: 3D printed eyeglasses bring vision care to children in underserved, remote communities
October 20th 2024According to a presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s annual meeting in Chicago, a new study shows customized eyeglasses successfully addressed children’s complex eye needs.
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AAO 2024: Myopic LASIK performed using a novel excimer laser
October 20th 2024George O. Waring, IV, MD provides insights from an on-demand poster as part of the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology taking place in Chicago, Illinois. This poster shared data on the the 9-month FDA data of the recently approved excimer laser, the TENEO laser, by Bausch + Lomb.
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AAO 2024: Defocus curve performance of trifocal IOLs and near activity vision questionnaire outcomes
October 20th 2024Adam Muzychuck, MD, FRCSC, sat down to discuss his presentation on the defocus curve performance of trifocal IOLs and the outcomes of the near activity vision questionnaire given to patients implanted with the Envy full range of vision IOL at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting held in Chicago, Illinois.
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AAO 2024: Therapies offering hope for patients diagnosed with TED
Published: October 20th 2024 | Updated: October 20th 2024Fatemeh Rajaii, MD, PhD, an associate professor at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins, discusses emerging therapies in thyroid eye disease (TED) from her presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s annual meeting in Chicago.
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AAO 2024: Risk of posterior capsular rupture in second eye of patients with history of PCR
October 19th 2024Abdelrahman Elhusseiny, MD, MSc, sat down with David Hutton of Ophthalmology Times to discuss his presentation on the risk of posterior capsular rupture in fellow eyes of cataract surgery at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting being held in Chicago, Illinois.
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AAO 2024: Roche’s Vabysmo improved vision in underrepresented populations with DME
October 19th 2024According to data presented in a late-breaking oral presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2024 Annual Meeting in Chicago.1 efficacy and safety from this phase IV study were consistent with data from the Vabysmo phase III DME studies.
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According to data presented this week at the 128th annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, being held in Chicago, about three-quarters of medication volume remains in multiuse eye drop bottles tossed in the garbage well before FDA-regulated expiration dates.
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Glaukos reports positive Phase 3 results for Epioxa
October 16th 2024According to the company, in a confirmatory trial, Epioxa met pre-specified primary efficacy endpoint and exhibited positive tolerability and safety profiles through 12 months, supporting an anticipated NDA submission by the end of 2024.
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AAO 2024: Centricity Vision to unveil new ZEPTOLink enhancements for improved efficiency and control
October 15th 2024Centricity Vision announced new ZEPTOLink enhancements, reducing treatment time by up to 60%. These updates, aimed at improving cataract surgery efficiency and control, will be showcased at the 2024 American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting in Chicago.
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FDA approves Bausch + Lomb’s enVista Envy range of IOLs
October 14th 2024According to the company, enVista Envy IOLs will be commercially available in the U.S. on a limited basis in the coming weeks and more broadly in 2025. Bausch + Lomb is also in the process of seeking regulatory approvals for the lens in additional markets.
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Paper: Rising diabetic retinopathy rates in youth signal potential public health crisis
October 12th 2024A recent paper reveals increasing rates of diabetic retinopathy in young patients with diabetes, sparking concerns over inadequate screening and management, especially among Black and Hispanic youths.
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Nanoscope to submit BLA for MCO-010 to treat retinitis pigmentosa
October 10th 2024According to the company, MCO-010 is an ambient-light activatable Multi-Characteristic Opsin (MCO) optogenetic therapy for vision restoration in advanced retinitis pigmentosa (RP), irrespective of gene mutation.
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Researchers test scanning retina with AI to determine cardiovascular risk
October 8th 2024The effort represents a consortium of researchers from Penn Medicine, Penn Engineering, the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, St. John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem, and Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine in Korea.
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Orasis Pharmaceuticals completes $78 million financing to support commercial launch of Qlosi
October 8th 2024According to the company, a $68 million Series D financing is co-led by Arboretum Ventures and Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC Inc. It also has secured $15 million in structured capital from Catalio Capital Management, with $10 million drawn at closing.
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