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According to the company, pegcetacoplan demonstrated continuous and clinically meaningful effects at month 18 in the studies, which also found that treatment effects in DERBY were comparable to OAKS during months 6 to 18. The combined 18-month data show the potential for improving treatment effects over.

Anton Vlasov, DO, moved to the United States in 2001 at the age of 14, but since Russia invaded his homeland last month, the safety of family still living in Ukraine has weighed heavy on his mind.

Physicians find the Vivity lens offers their patients reduced glare, halos and increased spectacle independence.

The study, conducted with Tufts Medical Center, represents a breakthrough showing that Microdose Array Print technology can provide similar benefits of non-preserved medications.

The key factors include type, case complexity, and history of diabetic retinopathy/proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Dr. Rishi Raj Borah, Country Director with Orbis India, discusses recent research he co-authored showing the top 3 barriers keeping families from accessing cataract treatment for their children in India.

The latest announcement comes after the previously granted ODD for polihexanide in acanthamoeba keratitis by the FDA and EMA.

Mary Durbin, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at Heru, discusses the benefits and capabilities of the various testing modalities available in 1 wearable platform.

The company’s iLink therapy for the treatment of keratoconus consists of novel single-use drug formulations that are bio-activated by proprietary systems through the delivery of ultraviolet light to the cornea to induce corneal cross-linking designed to strengthen, stabilize and reshape the cornea.

Lisa M. Nijm, MD, JD, previews the program for this April 2 virtual event designed to help young ophthalmologists learn everything they need to know when starting practice.

Ultrasonic retinal prosthesis has been achieved by a research group at UCLA. It is a step towards a non-invasive retinal prosthesis that works without invasive eye surgery.

Kathryn A. Colby, MD, PhD, discusses Fuchs’ dystrophy symptoms and treatment options as well as the underlying concept of Descemet stripping only surgery and her role in pioneering this technique.

Luis Acaba-Berrocal, MD, of the Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary in Chicago, worked with a group of colleagues to conduct a multicenter, retrospective, consecutive study of infants with ROP who had been treated with intravitreal anti-VEGF injections between 2008 and 2020 in light of the dearth of real-world data on the topic.

A gift from Bronwyn Bateman, MD, will establish the UCLA Bronwyn Bateman Center for Ocular Genetics at the Stein Eye Institute.

Equally important is that any symptoms of ocular allergies should be addressed to reduce the frequency of eye rubbing.

Russian bombs on Wednesday struck a hospital in Mariupol, Ukraine, damaging several buildings, including an ophthalmology department. Elsewhere, physicians are participating in relief efforts.

Investigators studying old flies have gained some new insight into retinal degeneration, seeking an understanding "of the molecular mechanisms that drive age-associated changes and the external and internal factors that influence them.”

Bennie H. Jeng, MD, a corneal specialist, will assume his new role at Penn in July, succeeding Joan O’Brien, who will assume a new role as the inaugural director of the Penn Medicine Center for Ophthalmic Genetics in Complex Diseases.

Trial recruitment is enabled by the Foundation Fighting Blindness' patient registry, My Retina Tracker Registry, which includes gene

Rich Small, CEO of Neurotech, provides updates on the company’s pipeline that is the culmination of nearly 2 decades of research.

The company this week is rolling out its Clareon family of IOLs, including Monofocal, PanOptix and Vivity options.

Goal-based retirement planning is different from longevity planning.

Ameet Goyal, MD, 58, recently pled guilty in the Southern District of New York to all charges for orchestrating a seven-year healthcare fraud scheme by falsely billing for millions of dollars of upcoded procedures, and also for fraudulently obtaining two government-guaranteed loans intended to help small businesses during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In advance of World Glaucoma Week March 6-12, a study of 3826 patients with glaucoma has found significantly higher odds of self-reported difficulty affording medication observed among non-Hispanic African American and Hispanic individuals compared with non-Hispanic White individuals.

The company notes that the system’s design includes a small footprint, enhanced ergonomics, superior imaging, dual-pulsed laser, and advanced astigmatism management tools.

Christina Y. Weng, MD, MBA, an associate professor of ophthalmology and surgical retina fellowship program director at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, recently shared some standout therapies for macular degeneration.

New World Medical notes that the intuitively designed Streamline features ClickPulse technology that targets the eye’s conventional outflow pathway.

The companies note that the partnership will propel Ray Therapeutics’ lead optogenetics gene therapy to Phase 1-2 clinical trials.