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Jeff Todd, CEO and president of Prevent Blindness spoke with the Ophthalmology Times team about diabetes-related eye disease awareness at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Benjamin Y Xu, MD, spoke with the Ophthalmology Times team about the real-world safety analysis of patients treated with intracanalicular dexamethasone insert using IRIS Registry at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Rupa Wong, MD, spoke with the Ophthalmology Times team about Luminopia, the first FDA-approved digital therapeutic for amblyopia at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Mohammed Genead, MD, CEO of Aviceda spoke with the Ophthalmology Times team about the company's Phase II/III SIGLEC trial part 1 results, which were shared at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Rob Thornhill, CEO of Centricity Vision spoke with the Ophthalmology Times team about the company's newest developments at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Marco A. Zarbin, MD, spoke with the Ophthalmology Times team about conducting a post-hoc analysis of the YOSEMITE and RHINE clinical trials and presenting the results at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Michael Rivers, MD, Senior Director of Ophthalmology at ModMed spoke with Modern Retina about their new single-screen initiative and the benefits it could have for saving time and simplifying communication within practices.

Diana Do, MD, spoke with the Ophthalmology Times team about her presentation of the results for the 96-week PHOTON study of aflibercept at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Mark Blecher, MD, spoke with the Ophthalmology Times team about his poster addressing retinal visualization and patients who've had small aperture IOL implantation at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Charles Wykoff, MD, PhD, spoke with Ophthalmology Times about the GALE study data at one year looking at pegcetacoplan for the management of geographic atrophy at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Mariam Maghribi, Chief Business Officer for Shifamed, spoke with Ophthalmology Times about the Atia Vision IOL device at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Nick Curtis, CEO at LENSAR, met with Ophthalmology Times to discuss their co-development with Oertli on their phaco device and LENSAR's Ally treatment system at the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Rick Lewis, MD, Chief Medical Officer for ViaLase met with Ophthalmology Times to discuss completion of their important pivotal trial called VIA-002, which is a randomized prospective trial of the use of the ViaLase Laser versus SLT in adult patients with primary open angle glaucoma at the American Academy of Ophthalmology.

Penny Asbell, MD, FACS, spoke with Ophthalmology Times about her poster on results from the ARMOR Study and latest diagnostic and therapeutic advancements in ocular infections at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Sean Hanlon, CEO of CoFi, spoke with Ophthalmology Times about company updates as well as their integration with CareCredit at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Clara Chan, MD, FRSCS, FACS, DABO, from the University of Toronto spoke with Ophthalmology Times about their study on the consistency of outcomes across 3 different cohorts of patients that were internationally collected at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Oliver Hvidt, CEO and co-founder of Norlase, spoke with Ophthalmology Times about the company's 4-year journey from AAO 2019 to present at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Swarup Swaminathan, MD, spoke with Ophthalmology Times about using the Heidelberg SPECTRALIS and caring for our Glaucoma patients at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Daniel Chang, MD, spoke with Ophthalmology Times about his poster "Clinical performance of a diffractive, extended depth-of-focus IOL, with violet light filtering and high-resolution lathing" at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Megan Baldwin, MD, founder of Opthea Limited, spoke with Ophthalmology Times about the company's ShORe and COAST clinical trials at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Rich Small, CEO of Neurotech, spoke with Ophthalmology Times about the company's development of encapsulated cell therapy, NT-501, at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Paul Runge, MD, FACS, spoke with Ophthalmology Times about his time in Ukraine treating retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and implementing the Norlase Lion laser at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

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Caroline Baumal, Chief Medical Officer at Apellis, spoke with Ophthalmology Times on the GALE extension study of pegcetacoplan for geographic atrophy, and shared insights on her career transition, emphasizing the significance of mentorship and a passion for one’s work at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in San Francisco.

Ben Bergo, CEO of Visus Therapeutics spoke with Ophthalmology Times about the study on presbyopia, BRIO-I at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Anthony Wallace, BS, MBA, vice president and general manager of the surgical business at Bausch + Lomb North America spoke with Ophthalmology Times about 3 new technologies the company launched at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

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Peter K. Kaiser, MD, shares a promising outlook for patients with dry age-related macular degeneration, with innovative therapies in development that have the potential not only to prevent vision loss but also improve visual acuity.

A new study focuses on the specific visual field conditions and defects that can result in an increased risk of vehicular accidents, particularly in the aging population.

Ophthalmology experiences lower burnout rates compared with other medical fields, but the profession is not immune to the issue, explains Peter J. McDonnell, MD.