AAO 2024: Teleretinal screening for diabetic eye disease
October 20th 2024Christina Y Weng, MD, MBA sat down to discuss the Retina Ophthalmic Technology Assessment Symposium and her journal on teleretinal screening for diabetic eye disease at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting held in Chicago, Illinois.
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.
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.
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.
AAO 2024: Retinal structural changes in children with ametropic amblyopia
October 19th 2024The investigators conducted a study in which they evaluated the retinal structure in patients with ametropic amblyopia and then correlated it with the final visual acuities achieved after 6 months of follow-up using a multimodal imaging approach.
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.
AAO 2024: Clinical updates on Neurotech's NT-501
October 18th 2024Thomas Aaberg Jr, MD sat down to discuss previous presentations by Neurotech at EURETINA and Retina Society as well as upcoming presentations on NT-501 at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting held in Chicago, Illinois.
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.
Jane C. Edmond, MD, starts term as 2024 president of AAO
January 13th 2024According to an American Academy of Ophthalmology news release, Edmond’s priorities during her term include addressing physician and staff shortages and protecting patient safety at a time when nonphysicians are trying to expand their scope of practice into eye surgery.