Retina

Mediwhale, an AI diagnostics company, aims for FDA approvals to increase non-invasive, early detection to save lives. Reti-Intelligence uses a simple fundus camera to capture images of the eye, and then within one minute the AI algorithm provides the disease risk assessment.

This December, the Ophthalmology Times® EyeCon 2022 at the JW Marriott Marco Island Beach Resort in Florida will provide attendees with an end-of-year opportunity to meet their continuing medical education requirements. This activity has been approved for 12.50 AMA PRA Category 1 Credits™.

A new study of albino mice spotlights how the neural circuitry of vision is established, and how it can go wrong.

According to the company, the primary safety endpoint was achieved at all timepoints with all doses well-tolerated and no treatment-related our serious adverse events.

A study demonstrates that high-resolution imaging with adaptive optics may be a useful method of assessing integrity of the cone mosaic following macular hole repair.

According to Apellis Pharmaceuticals, the submission will be a Major Amendment to the NDA, extending the review period by three months with an expected PDUFA target action date in February.

Medicare’s 2023 fee schedule includes cuts in reimbursement, which some groups say could lead to reduced access to care to patients who need it most.

RGX-314 continues to be well tolerated in 50 patients from Cohorts 1-3 with no drug-related serious adverse events. The Phase II trial will be expanded to include higher third dose level, with patients stratified by DRSS levels across cohorts and all receiving short-course prophylactic ocular steroids following RGX-314 administration.

Jay S. Duker, MD, chief operating officer of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, highlights the Phase 1 and Phase 2 DAVIO clinical trials for EYP-1901 in wet age-related macular degeneration. The company also announced the first patient has been dosed in the Phase 2 PAVIA trial of EYP-1901 for nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Ferdinand-Braun-Institute in Berlin, Germany is developing a solution with its semiconductor-based laser sources.

Nicole Bajic, MD, and Neel S. Vaidya, MD, MPH, share their insights from when they were at this crossroads. Learn more clinical pearls on topics like this and more at Real World Ophthalmology’s virtual conference, “Top 10 Things I Wish I Knew Sooner,” this Saturday, November 5.

The company's AI cloud-based platform is available via a browser to any eye care professional in the world. The artificial intelligence algorithm was trained on millions of graphically labeled OCT scans collected from ophthalmic clinics.

According to National Institutes of Health/National Eye Institute researchers, the study may help lead to gene therapy for rare inherited blinding disease.

The study is one of the first clinical trials to validate the clinical utility of real-world remote physiologic monitoring using an on-demand vision-as-a-service extension to the specialty retina clinic to enable remote monitoring of patients with chronic diseases such as AMD, diabetic retinopathy, and other retinal conditions.

Lawrence Whittle, Chief Commercial Officer for Verana Health, explains what the significance of imaging data linked with electronic health record data means for patient outcomes.

Replay is launching Eudora, an HSV gene therapy company that will target genetic retinal diseases.

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

Scott Walter, MD, an investigator in the TENAYA and LUCERNE trials discusses the year 2 data for the treat-and-extend regimen of faricimab for the treatment of nAMD and DME.

According to a study, untested therapies can cause retinal detachment and blindness.

The EyeBuddy app will bring telehealth to eye doctors in the coming months, connecting patients across Bangladesh with ophthalmologists at a major eye-care hospital.

Marc Berger, Chief Operating Officer at Verana Health, highlights what a new initiative with the American Academy of Ophthalmology IRIS Registry will mean for patients and physicians.

The FDA has set a PDUFA goal date of August 29, 2023. Bevacizumab-vikg, if approved, is expected to receive 12 years of regulatory exclusivity in the United States.

Lloyd Paul Aiello, MD, moderated a panel at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s 2022 annual meeting in Chicago that focused on diabetic retinopathy. He shares some of the highlights of this session.

Genentech announced this week that faricimab-svoa (Vabysmo) achieved its primary endpoint of non-inferiority compared to aflibercept in RVO in the BALATON and COMINO clinical trials.

A previously uncharacterized area of the protein known as RPE65 spontaneously turns spiral-shaped when it encounters intracellular membranes, or thin structures that surround different parts of a cell.

According to investigators, surgeons should be aware of the high prevalence of zonular weakness and cystoid macular edema, which may warrant additional preparation in these patients.

The 10-year retrospective ALOFT study details the importance of digital remote monitoring for patients diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration.

Complimentary registration is open for this unique meeting designed to prepare young ophthalmologists for success in early practice.

A team of investigators evaluated VA outcomes after cataract surgery and the factors associated with good visual outcomes in a population of patients diagnosed with type 2 diabetes.

There literally are not enough hours in a day to allow physicians to comply with all the recommendations emanating from the various constituencies involved in issuing guidelines.