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Prevent Blindness is offering educational resources and will partner with OCuSOFT Inc. in support of Dry Eye Awareness Month in July.

Presenters from around the world converge on the Pacific Northwest to highlight innovation.

The patient-facing brochure serves as a vehicle to help ECPs review the solution’s information and prescription filling process with patients during and after an office visit, and the website serves as an additional resource and reference once the patient returns home.

The multi-institutional found that a genetic variation common in people of African ancestry is linked with an increased risk of complications from diabetes, including diabetic retinopathy, which has previously been linked to genetic variations called single nucleotide polymorphisms, or SNPs, but these associations have been studied primarily in individuals of European and Asian ancestry.

According to the company, its combined vitreoretinal-cataract system and standalone cataract system are cleared for use in the United States.

The results were presented at a symposium during the American Diabetes Association's 84th Scientific Sessions in Orlando, Florida, and mark the first large-scale trial specifically designed to investigate the effect of fenofibrate on eye outcomes in people with early diabetic retinopathy.

According to the company, the acquisition includes 2 commercial assets Iluvien and Yutiq, expanding ANI’s foothold in ophthalmology.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis for years have worked to understand the rare condition known as retinal vasculopathy with cerebral leukoencephalopathy and systemic manifestations.

A team of Korean researchers has examined data from the Korean National Health Information Database to determine whether subjects with allergic diseases exhibited a higher incidence of primary open-angle glaucoma compared to a control group.

OCU410ST is a modifier gene therapy candidate being developed for Stargardt disease, which affects approximately 100,000 people in the United States and Europe combined.

The second and third required PPQ batches are scheduled, and should they meet specifications, the new TRIESENCE production process will be complete, allowing Harrow to relaunch during 2024.

A priority review has been granted with a PDUFA goal date set for December 17, 2024.

According to the company, AURN001 is the first allogeneic cell therapy to receive both FDA designations for the treatment of corneal edema secondary to corneal endothelial disease.

Researchers found that blocking the interaction between peptide and receptor using topical applications of naltrexone reverses dry eye symptoms in 5 days and restores tear fluid volumes to normal baseline.

According to the companies, the partnership will accelerate the development of lead product candidate, RO-104; a first-in-class tri-specific biologic for treating neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

The Type A meeting addressed questions the FDA had about the late-stage product candidate

The company highlighted successful enrollment in the SOL-1 Phase 3 trial for wet AMD, plans for a new repeat dosing study (SOL-R), and positive 48-week data from the Phase 1 HELIOS study for NPDR

Over 380 organizations representing patients, health care providers, the medical technology and biopharmaceutical industry, health plans and others endorse the legislation

VISTA is a global randomly assigned, controlled, masked, multi-center pivotal study evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of 2 dose levels of AGTC-501 for the treatment of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa

Positive data from the GALE long-term extension study showed patients developed fewer new scotomatous points with 36 months of both continuous monthly and every-other-month treatment.

Researchers examined data of more than 200,000 people, some at an early stage of the disease and some without age-related eyesight issues

Injection-free subgroup results demonstrated that a single intravitreal dose of 4D-150 without any supplemental anti-VEGF injections resulted in stable mean visual acuity that was equal to or higher than the standard bimonthly aflibercept control group at all 6 time points through Week 24.

According to the company, it will finalize its Phase 3 development plans following an End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA.

According to a study, the research reveals that boosting a specific protein, IRAK-M, in retinal cells could offer a new and highly effective therapy for AMD

The primary endpoint for the ReNEW and ReGAIN trials is the rate of change in the macular area of photoreceptor loss assessed by spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (SD-OTC) and ellipsoid zone mapping at week 48.

Schocket has been serving as Interim chair since July, 2022, and during that time has worked to establish best practices for the department, strengthening its academic programs and improving its financial viability.

According to the company, the data demonstrates sustained safety and efficacy in the treatment of the signs and symptoms in patients diagnosed with dry eye disease.

The company noted its OCT reference database now offers a library of 870 healthy eyes, more than tripling the previous versions.

According to the company, the treatment option can save time in the operating room and make the most of corneal donations.