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Jennifer I. Lim, MD, FARVO, FASRS shares insights from her presentation on "Detection of early diabetic retinopathy using OCT-A blood flow analysis."

Lim and colleagues conducted a retrospective study to establish the normalized NBFI using OCTA and test if that index is sufficiently sensitive for detecting early DR.

Our team caught up with Baruch Kupperman, MD, PHD who is presenting, "Improving vision and dry AMD matching mechanism with the right patient population and stage of disease" to learn more about this topic.

With the potential to impact millions of patients, a study finds that biomimetic materials pulsed with low-energy blue light can reshape damaged corneas, including thickening the tissue.

Detrimental effects of IVB may not be recognized at an early age, which underscores the importance of following these children over time.

Hungarian investigators reported the beneficial use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) for detecting macular pathologies in patients with scleritis.

Researchers found that using automated methods to determine the VA showed “robust performance in predicting visual impairment”

The next Ophthalmic World Leaders Leadership Summit will take place in Austin, TX, on September 21 and 22, 2023.

The College of Health Care Professions will offer a blended 36-week certificate program to meet the growing demand for ophthalmology assistants across the Dallas-Forth Worth region.

The intraocular injection of AXT107 microparticulate suspension will be explored in the DISCOVER study.

The company announced it has scheduled an End-of-Phase 2 meeting with the FDA in Q4 2023 to discuss the specifics of the APX3330 development program.

OPT-302 is the company’s novel recombinant “trap” fusion protein targeting inhibition of vascular endothelial growth factors C and D, two ligand mediators of angiogenesis and vascular leakage involved in retinal vascular diseases.

HLX04-O has the potential to be one of the first bevacizumab approved for use in ophthalmic diseases, benefiting more patients with eye diseases worldwide.

Ophthalmologist offers pearls for use of technology in daily work.

According to Tarsus Pharmaceuticals, lotilaner ophthalmic solution 0.25% (XDEMVY) is the first approved therapeutic for Demodex blepharitis, and has demonstrated efficacy across multiple clinical measures of disease.

According to the companies, this partnership will leverage RetinAI's innovative digital health technologies and RCA's network of clinics to analyze real-world health clinical and imaging data.

Cochair Peter J. McDonnell, MD, highlights what this year’s conference will mean for clinicians and addresses the anticipated increased patient volume.

The company also provided an update on tarcocimab development program for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema.

With lawsuits looming over the issue, the FDA has updated the label on Horizon Pharmaceutical’s drug for thyroid eye disease to include risks associated with hearing loss.

According to the company, Megan Baldwin, PhD, CEO of Opthea Ltd, will provide an overview of the company’s Phase 3 clinical program advancing OPT-302 for the treatment of wet AMD.

According to the University of Barcelona, the agreement between DBGen Ocular Genomics and Novartis will allow the accurate diagnostics of the genetic bases of these two pathologies to be conducted by mass sequencing of gene panels designed by the UB spin-off.

According to The Fred Hollows Foundation, an estimated $12 trillion could be added to global output by 2025 if the gender gap was closed in both the workforce and leadership.

Circumferential canaloplasty, trabeculotomy provide IOP control for 2 years

The surgery provides one of the largest investment returns of any disease intervention.

Cedars-Sinai research is the first to uncover disease-related changes to the cornea and to propose potential therapeutic approaches to correct diabetic wound healing.

Francesca Marassi, PhD, and her collaborators have received a $13 million National Institutes of Health grant to study misplaced calcified deposits that are a misunderstood factor in common diseases of aging, including age-related macular degeneration.

Faricimab is currently approved in more than 70 countries to treat nAMD and DME, with more than 1 million doses distributed globally, and Genentech will highlight its ophthalmology portfolio at the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting in Seattle.

The American Society of Retina Specialists is holding its 2023 annual meeting July 28 through August 1 at the Seattle Convention Center in downtown Seattle.