Study examines use of AI for early detection of pediatric eye diseases using mobile photos
August 9th 2024Researchers from the Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine developed a deep learning–based model for early identification of myopia, strabismus, and ptosis using 1419 facial photographs from 476 individuals.
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Clearside Biomedical sets sights on suprachoroidal drug delivery
August 6th 2024The company hosted a virtual KOL event focusing on applicability and real-world experience with suprachoroidal drug delivery, the SCS as a differentiator in the retinal treatment landscape with a focus on wet AMD, and ongoing SCS clinical programs.
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Annexon provides update on ARCHER II global registrational program in geographic atrophy
August 5th 2024According to the company, additional data from its Phase 2 ARCHER trial showed both vision protection in standard and low light conditions, and structural protection in regions of the eye key for visual acuity.
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Loyola Medicine ophthalmologists travel to Guatemala to provide advanced eye care
August 4th 2024A team of 14 eyecare professionals made the recent trip including faculty from the Loyola Medicine Department of Ophthalmology and faculty and residents from Cook County Health, Northwestern Medicine, Wills Eye Hospital in Philadelphia, the University of Toledo College of Medicine and Champlain Ophthalmology in Bethesda, Maryland.
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Study links statin use to higher risk of glaucoma
August 3rd 2024Statin use was linked with increased glaucoma likelihood in the overall adult All of Us Research Program population with hyperlipidemia, in individuals with optimal or high LDL-C levels, and in individuals from 60 to 69 years old.
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Medical student helps create a hypnotherapy research program for eye pain
August 1st 2024As a medical student at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, Ashlyn Anzu Gary landed the unique opportunity to help launch an interdisciplinary clinical research program exploring hypnotherapy as a treatment for people with chronic eye pain.
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Researchers target screening rates for diabetic retinopathy among low-income minority patients
August 1st 2024In a study, a team of researchers with the OhioHealth Grant Medical Center Family Medicine practice implemented diabetic retinopathy screening using in-clinic retinal photographs and automated software analysis to increase screening rates.
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ViaLase receives CE mark for first femtosecond laser for treatment of glaucoma
July 30th 2024According to the company, its ViaLase Laser combines state-of-the-art femtosecond laser technology with micron-level image guidance to deliver the first femtosecond laser, image-guided, high-precision trabeculotomy (FLigHT), marking a shift in glaucoma care.
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Study examines efficacy of compound electrolyte intraocular irrigating solution
July 27th 2024A team of researchers in China examined the difference and relationship between optical coherence tomography and optical quality analysis system parameters induced by compound electrolyte intraocular irrigating solution or Ringer lactate solution during uncomplicated cataract surgery.
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