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Managing dry eye requires addressing underlying disease process with therapy, treatments

Three of Frontera’s gene therapy product candidates have entered clinical trials since the beginning of the year.

According to a news release, Akari is targeting an Investigational New Drug application submission to the FDA in the first half of 2024.

This marks the first, in-person APAO congress since the COVID-19 pandemic

The collaboration may provide insights to help improve the treatment paradigm for retinal disorders.

The survey addressed topics that would facilitate a better understanding of the awareness of retina specialists regarding this relative new form of treatment in ophthalmology.

According to the company, the formulations do not contain preservatives or boric acid and have a physiologic pH of 5.5. They also can be stored at room temperature for up to 180 days.

Saunders will return to Bausch + Lomb after having served at the company as CEO from 2010 to 2013.

According to the companies, the collaboration will combine Formosa's APNT nanoparticle formulation platform with Eyenovia's Optejet dispensing technology for the development of new ophthalmic therapies in indications with significant unmet medical needs.

Andrew G. Lee, MD, has had direct experience as being an in-flight physician over 15 times on international and domestic flights and answers some of the most frequently asked questions about being the doctor on the plane.

A recent clinical study demonstrates that low intracranial pressure correlates with impaired patient visibility, especially in the nasal zone.

Sharing data between ophthalmologists, optometrists can lead to earlier diagnosis

The family-friendly conference, being held at the El Conquistador Resort in Puerto Rico, will promote women in the field, according to founder and program director Bonnie An Henderson, MD.

If approved later this year, phentolamine ophthalmic solution 0.75% could be the only commercially available eye drop for the reversal of dilation. It is being developed for reversal of pharmacologically-induced mydriasis, presbyopia, and dim light vision disturbances under the 505(b)(2) pathway.

The findings from a National Institutes of Health-supported clinical trial may help guide the management of diabetic eye disease.

Bonnie An Henderson, MD, founder and program director of EnVision Summit, previews what attendees can expect at this year’s meeting - from its diverse faculty to an inclusive Youth Program, while also giving back to the community. The conference will take place February 17 to 20 at the El Conquistador Resort in Fajardo, Puerto Rico.

The company noted that all OTX-TKI treated subjects who were rescue-free at the Month 7 interim analysis remained rescue-free, extending the 73% rescue-free rate up to Month 10.

The goal of the National Eye Institute (NEI) is to shed light on rare diseases that affect every bodily system.

Rishi Singh, MD, presented data from the Phase 3 DERBY and OAKS clinical trials for geographic atrophy at the 2023 Angiogenesis, Exudation, and Degeneration conference.

In a presentation at the Angiogenesis, Exudation, and Degeneration 2023 conference, Justis Ehlers, MD, presented "Ellipsoid Zone Integrity in Dry AMD: An Imaging Biomarker for Progression Risk and Clinical Trial Endpoint.”

In a presentation at the Angiogenesis, Exudation, and Degeneration 2023 meeting hosted by Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Baruch Kupperman, MD, PhD, detailed research in which investigators evaluated risuteganib for safety and effectiveness in patients with dry AMD.

In a presentation at the 2023 Angiogenesis, Exudation, and Degeneration program, Usha Chakravarthy, PhD, FRCOphth, CBE, presented data from the trial of lampalizumab, which is peeling back some of the mystery shrouding geographic atrophy.

In a presentation at Bascom Palmer’s 2023 Angiogenesis, Exudation, and Degeneration conference in Miami, Pedro Lylyk, MD, said ophthalmic artery angioplasty could prove to be a treatment option for patients diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration.

A study conducted by Gemmy Cheung, MBBS, FRCOphth and colleagues shows geographic atrophy (GA) lesion phenotypes, associated features, and growth rates differ between Asians and non-Asians.

Roche announced that faricimab met its primary endpoint in two clinical trials, BALATON and COMINO, showing non-inferior visual acuity gains compared to aflibercept.

The approval of aflibercept for preterm infants with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) expands the treatment armamentarium for these patients, comments Prof Anat Loewenstein.

According to Regeneron, aflibercept injection is now approved to treat five retinal conditions caused by ocular angiogenesis.

According to Lento Bio, its collaboration with FSU will focus on medicinal chemistry and will help accelerate lead asset development, with board expansion focused on well-rounded scientific expertise.

According to investigators, the new discovery enhances our understanding of the previously unknown function of genomic regions outside the genes.

CEO and cofounder of the International Keratoconus Academy S. Barry Eiden, OD, FAAO, FSLS, sits down to discuss the inaugural symposium, which will be held April 22-23, 2023, in Scottsdale, Arizona.