The American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus issued a statement on Tuesday endorsing a “strong case” for approving an atropine formulation for myopia, in response to the FDA’s recent nonapproval of SYD-101.The AAPOS Myopia Task F…
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3 winter holiday food and beverage swaps that keep the focus on metabolic health
The winter holidays are imminently approaching. Gathering times like these are associated with rituals around food, beverages and gifts — particularly food gifts.We may think this means indulging in delicacies and specialty drinks loaded with added sug…
HIV treatment improves vision in diabetic macular edema
An oral HIV drug helped patients with center-involved diabetic macular edema achieve improvements in visual acuity, according to a study in Med.Jayakrishna Ambati, MD, and colleagues evaluated lamivudine, an antiviral drug typically used for the treatm…
Consider progression risk when deciding to start GA therapy
NEW YORK — Patients need to be motivated before beginning therapy for geographic atrophy, according to a speaker at OSN New York Retina.Christina Y. Weng, MD, MBA, FASRS, said clinical factors, like risk for fast progression, are an important part of h…
VIDEO: New technologies advance wet AMD treatment space
ORLANDO — In this video from the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Arshad M. Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS, discusses developments in the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration.Khanani delved into tyrosine kinase inhibitors, includ…
Language barriers may limit patient portal access
The design of hospital patient portals may prevent millions of people with limited English proficiency from fully participating in their health care, according to cross-sectional study results.A review of portals offered by several hundred U.S. hospita…
Robotic cataract surgery represents a transformative change
Uday Devgan, MD, is an expert cataract, glaucoma and refractive surgeon who is dedicated to teaching others the many hard-earned lessons learned during his decades of eye surgery.While he is best known for his free teaching resource Cataract Coach, he …
Man presents with weight loss, fatigue, nausea
A 42-year-old man presented to the emergency department with complaints of difficulty ambulating, fatigue, unintentional weight loss and progressively worsening near vision.His medical history was notable only for Bell’s palsy. He denied any surgical h…
AI will enhance operational efficiency of eye care practices
AI continues to generate interest nearly everywhere.As I write this perspective, my local Star Tribune newspaper headline on its front page states in bold type: “Amazon cuts 14,000 jobs as AI spending rises.” The text confirms this reduction is on top …
Ambient AI scribe significantly reduces burnout among clinicians
Clinicians who used an ambient AI scribe for 30 days reported a “remarkable” reduction in burnout, according to results of a quality improvement study.Participants also significantly lowered their after-hours documentation and improved their ability to…
Retina Subspecialty Day highlights data on geographic atrophy
ORLANDO — In this video from the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Diana V. Do, MD, highlights data presented at Retina Subspecialty Day.Long-term data on the use of Izervay (avacincaptad pegol intravitreal solution, Astellas) in geographic at…
MacTel trials shape how clinical trial endpoints will be used
ORLANDO — In this video from the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Lejla Vajzovic, MD, FASRS, highlights a presentation on macular telangiectasia type 2.The clinical trials on macular telangiectasia type 2 (MacTel) weighed the design and use o…
Functional microperimetry signals found with pegcetacoplan
ORLANDO — In this video from the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Michael W. Stewart, MD, discusses 3-year data from the GALE study on geographic atrophy treatment with pegcetacoplan.Stewart said that the study of Syfovre (pegcetacoplan injec…
AAO debate focuses on complement inhibitors
ORLANDO — In this video from the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Michael W. Stewart, MD, highlights a debate on the use of complement inhibitors in geographic atrophy.In the debate on whether these complement inhibitors are game changers, St…
FDA approves Eylea HD for macular edema after retinal vein occlusion
The FDA approved Eylea HD for the treatment of macular edema following retinal vein occlusion, according to a press release.Eylea HD (aflibercept 8 mg, Regeneron) is now indicated for treating retinal vein occlusion (RVO) with dosing intervals of up to…
The loan rule that could break the health workforce we depend on
On a busy night in the ED, the difference between a controlled resuscitation and a crisis often depends on the people in the room.A trauma patient arrives just as a septic patient starts to decline. A stroke alert goes off while emergency medical servi…
Newer players update the basics in dry eye treatment
Once upon a time, dry eye disease was simple.Like a desert, an eye with dry eye disease (DED) simply had too little water to get the job done. It makes me chuckle when I see modern medications that have little or nothing to do with tear volume evaluate…
Newer players update the basics in dry eye treatment
Once upon a time, dry eye disease was simple.Like a desert, an eye with dry eye disease (DED) simply had too little water to get the job done. It makes me chuckle when I see modern medications that have little or nothing to do with tear volume evaluate…
‘A historic moment’: Medical societies unite at Lifestyle Medicine Conference
DALLAS — Leaders of several medical organizations came together at the American College of Lifestyle of Medicine’s annual conference to highlight the importance of integrating lifestyle medicine across all of health care.Padmaja Patel, MD, DipABLM, FAC…
Practices need to prepare for new technology
Click here to read the Cover Story, “Digital future of ophthalmology is now.”As ophthalmology practices continue to embrace digital transformation, one of the greatest challenges is not the technology itself — it is managing expectations.That might sou…