WASHINGTON — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, VirtuaLens highlighted self-guided mode for its Immersive IOL Simulator.The headset is designed to allow patients to compare monofocal, multifocal and premium IOL options …
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Healio AI partners with Holland Foundation for Sight Restoration
Healio AI announced an official partnership with The Holland Foundation for Sight Restoration, which is dedicated to helping those with severe ocular surface disease.“Staying current with the most up to date medical opinions and treatment strategies is…
FDA approves Ranluspec as biosimilar to Lucentis
Editor’s note: This is a developing news story. Please check back soon for updates.The FDA approved Ranluspec, an interchangeable biosimilar referencing Lucentis, as a treatment for vision-threatening retinal diseases, according to a press release from…
Will new reforms fix the ‘fundamentally broken’ PBM system?
The recent federal reforms to pharmacy benefit managers are a meaningful step in the right direction, but the work is not over yet, according to experts.In January 2025, the Federal Trade Commission released a report that revealed pharmacy benefit mana…
Protecting access to cataract surgery through unified action
For more than 30 years, I have had the privilege of helping patients regain visual clarity, independence and confidence through cataract surgery.It is one of the safest and most transformative procedures in all of medicine. And yet, every year, the env…
ST-100 improves dry eye signs, symptoms in days
DENVER — ST-100 significantly improved signs and symptoms of dry eye disease in as little as 2 days, according to phase 3a data presented here.“ST-100 by Stuart Therapeutics is a collagen mimetic peptide designed to repair damaged collagen on the ocula…
Lacripep for neurotrophic keratitis gets FDA designations
The FDA granted orphan drug designation and fast track designation to Lacripep, according to a press release from TearSolutions. If approved, Lacripep would be the second treatment indicated for neurotrophic keratitis.In addition, the first patients ha…
Options, pearls for secondary IOL implantation
Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ophthalmology.This month’s topic is secondary IOL implantation, an …
Women more likely to misrepresent Match preferences vs. men
Gendered differences may impact how medical students rank their preferred schools when matching for residency, according to study data published in Organization Science.Across two studies, the data show that men and women navigate the Main Residency Ma…
Outlook Therapeutics resubmits BLA for ONS-5010
Editor’s note: This is a developing story. Please check back soon for updates.The company successfully appealed a 2025 complete response letter for ONS-5010 (bevacizumab-vikg, bevacizumab gamma), also known as Lytenava, and the FDA confirmed that effec…
CMS implements work requirements for Medicaid
CMS has issued an interim final rule that implements new work requirements for adults on Medicaid.The new statutory requirement will apply to adults who are aged 19 to 64, not pregnant and “enrolled in the Medicaid adult group or in certain section 111…
Oculis DME eye drop fails to meet primary endpoint
Oculis will not pursue FDA approval for OCS-01, an eye drop for diabetic macular edema, after it failed to meet the primary endpoint in a phase 3 program, according to a press release.The DIAMOND program included two phase 3 trials that evaluated OCS-0…
Eye care needs to consider use of paper, plastic, metal materials
Click here to read the Cover Story, “EyeSustain, industry collaborate to reduce waste.”Eye care practices and especially eye surgery centers are important contributors to paper, plastic and even metal pollution.Eye care has a significant carbon footpri…
Survey: What health care professionals want from AI tools
Health care professionals want AI tools that are clinically accurate, offer privacy protections and can be integrated into existing workflows, according to data from a Healio survey.In March, Healio fielded a 27-item survey to understand how health car…
What is one sustainable product or initiative that you want for your practice?
Click here to read the Healio Exclusive, “EyeSustain, industry collaborate to reduce waste.”Right now, a significant amount of waste in ophthalmology comes from mandated chemical high-level disinfection.Multiple exposures to high-level disinfection (HL…
EyeSustain, industry collaborate to reduce waste
Before EyeSustain, sustainability efforts in ophthalmology were fragmented and isolated.That is what David F. Chang, MD, told Healio | OSN in the weeks following the organization’s founding in 2022. Now in its fourth year, EyeSustain has grown from its…
Perform cataract surgery midway between anti-VEGF injections
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Cataract surgery should be performed midway between any anti-VEGF injections a patient may be receiving, Steve Charles, MD, said at Kiawah Eye and Retina.“I’ve heard people say … ‘Just for your convenience, we’ll do the injectio…
iStent combined with phaco lowers IOP in low-tension glaucoma
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Implanting an iStent in combination with phacoemulsification helped reduce IOP in patients with low-tension glaucoma, according to a study presented at Kiawah Eye and Retina.Cody Manzanero, MD, said he and colleagues wanted to bri…
Study compares success of stent, non-stent MIGS devices
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Non-stent MIGS devices provided better early IOP reduction and reduced medication use while stent MIGS devices had better long-term outcomes and helped prevent subsequent surgeries, according to a study.At Kiawah Eye and Retina, H…
Q&A: New JAMA resource shows ‘labor of love’ behind clinical trials
JAMA Network announced a new resource called JAMA+ Trials that is “designed to elevate the visibility, accessibility and understanding of trusted clinical trial research across medicine,” according to a press release.The platform features a searchable …