AI breakthrough in detecting leading cause of childhood blindness
April 30th 2023The UCL-Moorfields team have developed a deep learning AI model to screen for ROP, which was trained on a sample of 7,414 images of the eyes of 1,370 newborns who had been admitted to the Homerton Hospital, London, and assessed for ROP by ophthalmologists.
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In a presentation at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting in New Orleans, Kiora Pharmaceuticals showed its investigational drug has the potential to restore light perception in patients who are blind or living with ultra-low vision due to retinitis pigmentosa.
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Théa’s ophthalmic products not impacted by Akorn recall
April 29th 2023Earlier this year, Théa Pharma Inc. completed the acquisition of seven branded ophthalmic products from Akorn Operating Company LLC. Those products are not impacted by Akorn’s recall of all of its drugs as it ceases all operations.
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ARVO LIVE: Epigenetic reprogramming to reverse aging and restore function to retinal ganglion cells
April 27th 2023Ophthalmology Times® talked with Bruce Ksander, PhD, about epigenetic reprogramming to reverse aging and restore function to retinal ganglion cells at this year's ARVO meeting.
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ARVO 2023: Ashvattha Therapeutics presents preclinical data on anti-VEGF nanomedicine D-4517.2
April 27th 2023The company shared data at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting in New Orleans that demonstrated that a single oral dose of D-4517.2 significantly reduced choroidal neovascularization lesions to a level comparable to D-4517.2 delivered subcutaneously and aflibercept administered intravitreally at the same mass dose in a laser-induced CNV mouse model.
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Study reveals dry eye pipeline of mechanism of action, preclinical results
April 27th 2023In a presentation at ARVO 2023 in New Orleans, Yuyu Pharma’s YP-P10 is a novel, patented, synthetic peptide with anti-inflammatory properties being explored for the potential treatment of dry eye disease.
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ARVO LIVE: Lamina cribrosa pressure and predicting structural glaucoma progression
April 26th 2023Ophthalmology Times® talked with Ronald Zambrano, lab supervisor for the advanced Ophthalmic Imaging Lab at NYU Langone about lamina cribrosa pressure and predicting structural glaucoma progression at this year's ARVO meeting.
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