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Patrick Yu-Wai-Man, MD, PhD, is being recognized by the ARVO Foundation for his research on gene replacement therapy for Leber hereditary optic neuropathy.

Current smokers with Graves' Disease had a greater 5-year cumulative probability, compared with patients who had never smoked, of undergoing orbital decompression.

The endothelial cells play an essential role in vision. They ensure that the cornea remains transparent by keeping it partially dehydrated.

According to the companies, Boehringer Ingelheim will use RetinAI’s tools to develop treatments for GA, applying the company’s artificial intelligence tools to its imaging data in a search for novel biomarkers and predictors of disease progression.

Researchers at the Smurfit Institute of Genetics, in collaboration with the biotechnology company Exhaura Ltd., have shown that a gene therapy-based approach can decrease intraocular pressure in pre-clinical models of glaucoma.

The Iridex PASCAL combines industry-leading speed and precision pattern scanning, Endpoint Management Technology, Pattern Scanning Laser Trabeculoplasty, and now, MicroPulse Technology, in an integrated laser platform using half the footprint of its predecessor.

Physicians are using the procedure to treat various stages of the disease.

Researchers from Singapore and Sweden have found a promising stem cell approach to correct photoreceptor cell degeneration, which underlies several forms of visual decline and blindness.

According to the company, the outcomes reported demonstrate a favorable safety profile for its novel, noninvasive glaucoma treatment.

Procedure provides ophthalmologists with another treatment option.

An action filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by a Pennsylvania woman alleges that neither she nor her physicians were alerted that Tepezza could result in loss of hearing or tinnitus. Horizon said in a statement this and other lawsuits are without merit.

AVA-Net is a deep-learning network developed by scientists from the University of Illinois at Chicago.

The Centre for Ocular Research and Education is demonstrating its latest discoveries for eye applications at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology’s annual meeting in New Orleans.

The company said this week it plans to open the trial for enrollment this quarter and expects topline results by the third quarter of 2024.

Reducing treatment burden, finding something other than a shot a month is key.

During a presentation at the Vit-Buckle Society meeting in Las Vegas, Sally S. Ong, MD, highlighted a new study of patients who underwent primary repair of uncomplicated RRDs at the Wilmer Eye Institute to examine the baseline, surgical and postoperative characteristics that affect best-corrected VA outcomes.

The GA Won’t Wait campaign is designed to help older adults and their families understand and recognize the symptoms of this progressive and irreversible disease.

As technology advances, innovations increase physician capabilities.

Physician outlines the latest emerging technologies to treat the condition.

A large cohort study found that there is no association between the first mRNA COVID-19 vaccinations and acute RVO.

Vance Thompson, MD, sat down with David Hutton, Managing Editor, Ophthalmology Times®, to discuss his presentation at the Real World Ophthalmology meeting on Pearls for cataract surgery.

The technology could prove to be the foundation for establishing a new biomarker of ocular diseases.

Jennifer Lim, MD, FARVO sat down with David Hutton, Managing Editor, Ophthalmology Times®, to discuss her presentation at this year's Vit-Buckle Society meeting on keratoprosthesis combined with vitrectomy surgery.

Daraius Shroff, MD, developed the Triple S toolkit for hAM grafting for use during vitreoretinal surgery, which he described at the 2023 Vit-Buckle Annual Society meeting.

J. Peter Campbell, MD, MPH, sat down with David Hutton, Managing Editor, Ophthalmology Times®, to discuss pediatric retina surgery and 3 key pearls to consider while performing the surgery.

According to the company, intermediate dry AMD Treatment Is a significant unmet need, with mitochondrial stabilizing candidate risuteganib demonstrating BCVA gains in the dry AMD patient population.

The device is an update on the previous iTrack canaloplasty device and features an ergonomic handpiece.

The clearance of the Investigational New Drug Application will allow the company to initiate Phase 2 trials of the drug for the treatment of geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).