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At AAO 2022, Philip Dockery, MD, MPH, presents, "Effectiveness of corneal crosslinking in young patients."

Gautam Kamthan, MD, presented data at AAO 2022 regarding robot-assisted micro interventional glaucoma surgery.

Kathryn A. Colby, MD, PhD, sits down with Ophthalmology Times to discuss her 2022 AAO presentation: "Endothelial Keratoplasty Should I Choose? DSAEK, DMEK, DSO"

At AAO 2022 in Chicago, Illinios, Christopher Starr, MD, presented a talk entitled, "Efficacy of OC-01 (varenicline solution) (VNS) 0.03mg for Treatment of Dry Eye Disease Signs and Symptoms in Subjects With and Without Antidepressant/ Anxiolytic Use: Post-hoc Analysis of ONSET-1 and ONSET-2 Clinical Trials."

Mark H. Blecher, MD, dives into his AAO 2022 topic: "One-Year Visual Outcomes Following Monocular Implantation with a Small Aperture IOL."

At the 2022 American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Justis Ehlers, MD, presented a talk titled, "Defining the Fluid Problem in Neovascular AMD: To Dry or Not to Dry?"

Novel glasses, designed for children with cranial dysotosis, help doctors provide functional eyewear for children in underserved communities, says Donny Suh, MD.

David Hutton discusses the AAO 2022 presentation, "Corneal Edema, Opacifications, Ectasia, and Bacterial Keratitis: Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies from the Preferred Practice Pattern Guidelines," with speaker Francis S. Mah, MD.

Mark Packer, MD, speaks on his 2022 AAO poster: "Safety and Effectiveness of a New FDA-Approved Dispersive Ophthalmic Viscosurgical Device."

Ben Bergo, CEO of Visus Therapeutics, announced the acquisition of all patents and other assets of ViewPoint Therapeutics, which will accelerate development of novel alpha-crystallin chaperone compounds as a non-surgical treatment for age-related cataracts.

Roger A. Goldberg, MD, MBA, discusses his 2022 AAO poster: "T&E-Based Personalized Treatment Interval Dynamics in the YOSEMITE/RHINE Trials of Faricimab in DME."

On this week's episode of the NeuroOp Guru, Andy Lee, MD, and Elizabeth Fortin, MD, discuss visual snow syndrome and whether it should be evaluated during standard in-clinic ophthalmologic testing.

On this week's episode of the NeuroOp Guru, Andy Lee, MD, and Elizabeth Fortin, MD, discuss the current status of eye stroke evaluations for CRAO.

The study assess retinal blood biomarkers using a new prototype OCT, aiming to measure retinal biomarkers such as blood flow volume, average velocity, and vessel diameter with a new prototype.

Carlos Quezada Ruiz, MD, senior medical director at Genentech, discusses “Predicting optimal treatment regimen for patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration using machine learning.”

As novel therapies in the pipeline are aiming to decrease the rate of GA expansion—the endpoint Karl Csaky, MD and Fredrick Ferris III, MD, identified in 2007—Dr. Csaky reinforces on the importance of preserving the central retinal tissue.

The study found that if certain forms of nystagmus that are seen in patients, then there is a higher chance of poor binocular visual function, as well as higher interocular suppression.

The study evaluates three separate cases, each which experiences irreversible changes in their corneal structure caused by challenges in getting timely treatment due to various reasons, including insurance, lost to follow up, and the coronavirus pandemic.

At ARVO 2022 in Denver, Colorado, Timothy Blenkinsop, MD, presented “3D Eye Organoids with Distinct Cornea.” His presentation outlined how these organoids have developed sophisticated cornea structures.

The Phase 3 integrated PEACHTREE and AZALEA study data revealed strong safety and efficacy for triamcinolone acetonide via suprachoirodal injection.

The study's primary endpoints were to look at increasing Schirmer's scores, as well as eye discomfort score.

Catching up after ASCRS 2022, Ora's Caitlin Black, senior director and therapeutic area head of medical devices, talks about the next generation of ophthalmic device therapies and diagnostics, clinical trial updates and new innovations that are most exciting for presbyopia treatment.

Penny Asbell, MD, FACS, MBA, discusses “Antibiotic Resistance among Ocular Staphylococcal Pathogens: Longitudinal Trends in the ARMOR Study."

Takeaway: there doesn't seem to be a specific dry eye phenotype that does better or worse.

The OpRegen trial is a cell therapy trial, looking to explore potential safety and efficacy for patients with advanced dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Diana Do, MD, professor of ophthalmology at Stanford's Byers Eye Institute, presents research on a newly developed, novel patient-reported outcome instrument (PRO) for patients who have proliferative diabetic retinopathy and who are undergoing treatment with either intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy, or panretinal photocoagulation.

There is a shortage of neuro-opthalmologists in the US, and Andy Lee, MD, and Elizabeth Fortin, MD, look at recent survey results diving into this topic.

A second FDA indication for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis proves promising for patient relief.

Two year data shows a promising future for the OCD guided, noninvasive technology for glaucoma treatment.

Alex Dastgheib, MD, ABO, discusses the findings of the paper, "325 Cases of Phacoemulsification in Blind Cataracts," presented at the 2022 ASCRS conference in Washington, DC. The paper won the Challenging Cases session during the meeting.