Connecticut ophthalmologist sentenced to prison for health care fraud scheme
May 17th 2024Connecticut ophthalmologist Donald Salzberg, MD, was sentenced to a year and a day in prison for taking kickbacks in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans on patients. He was ordered to pay $1.34 million in restitution.
ARVO 2024: Abnormal subendothelial matrix exacerbates choroidal endothelial cell death in early AMD
May 16th 2024At this year's ARVO meeting, Irene Santiago Tierno, MS, talked with Ophthalmology Times about the paper she presented on how abnormal subendothelial matrix exacerbates choroidal endothelial cell death in early age-related macular degeneration.
Study: Virus that causes COVID-19 can penetrate blood-retinal barrier and may damage vision
May 15th 2024Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have conducted a study in a humanized mouse model to show that infections can occur deep inside the eye by penetrating the blood-retinal barrier.
Daily use of 650-nm low-level red light for 1 year slowed progression of SER and AL
May 12th 2024Red light has been receiving increased attention as a potential candidate to combat myopia. The daily use of 650-nm low-level red light for 1 year slowed the progression of spherical equivalent error and axial length without safety concerns.
ARVO 2024: Predicting 3-year myopia control efficacy from 1-year data
May 11th 2024At this year's ARVO meeting in Seattle, Washington, the Eye Care Network spoke with Noel Brennan, MScOptom, PhD. The clinical research fellow at Johnson and Johnson shared highlights from his presentation on myopia control and predictive modeling.
EyePoint Pharmaceutical's Phase 2 PAVIA falls short of primary endpoint
May 11th 2024While it fell short of the primary endpoint of improvement of non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) of at least 2 Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale (DRSS) levels as of week 36, DURAVYU did demonstrate stable or improved disease severity with reduced rates of NPDR in 9 months.