Physicians and other health care professionals will be able to earn continuing medical education credits by using Healio AI, according to an announcement from Healio.Through a partnership with sister company Vindico Medical Education, Healio AI is offe…
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Scleral tunnel incisions useful in eyes with compromised corneas
Clear corneal incisions have become the default entry point for routine phacoemulsification due to their simplicity, rapid healing and low induced astigmatism in healthy eyes.However, they rely heavily on the structural and optical integrity of the cor…
New Year’s resolutions 2026: Lessons from colleagues
Wow. I mean, just wow. Am I really that old?All I can think of as I sit down to share my annual New Year’s resolutions with you is that it seems like it was only a month ago that I was writing my 2025 list. You know, time flies and all. Maybe it is bec…
Prompt, accurate diagnosis, treatment needed in corneal disorders
Eric Donnenfeld’s corneal health case presentations and panel discussion at OSN New York are always popular with meeting attendees and provide valuable clinical insights.The cases presented in 2025 included infectious keratitis after PRK, lagophthalmos…
Vitrectomy finding its place in office-based surgical suite
Over the past decade, most ophthalmologists have become familiar with in-office cataract surgery, and more than 130 practices have begun offering the procedure.Now, vitrectomy is also emerging as an option for office-based surgery (OBS).Even before tha…
FDA fast tracks CTx001 for geographic atrophy
The FDA granted fast track designation for CTx001, an investigational gene therapy candidate for geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration.According to a press release from Complement Therapeutics, CTx001, an adeno-associated vir…
Healio establishes physician-led AI advisory board
An advisory board comprised of 14 physicians and health care experts will be part of Healio AI’s ongoing development, providing their guidance and clinical expertise, Healio announced today.“The formation of the Healio AI Advisory Board reinforces our …
SMILE provides predictable correction for some astigmatism types
SMILE helped some patients with interocular astigmatic axis discordance achieve predictable correction, according to a study in Journal of Refractive Surgery.Manrong Yu, MD, PhD, of Fudan University, Shanghai, and colleagues wrote that previous studies…
Addressing Demodex essential for ocular surface management
Until recently, Demodex blepharitis was often overlooked as a common cause of irritation, according to a panel discussion at OSN New York.Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, Jai G. Parekh, MD, MBA, and Darrell E. White, MD, discussed the impact that Demodex mites …
Where does ‘The Pitt’ rank among the best medical shows?
The second season of the Emmy-award winning hospital drama “The Pitt” premieres Jan. 8 on HBO Max.The series is a real-time chronicle of a 15-hour shift in the ED of a fictional Pittsburgh hospital, with each episode taking place over the course of 1 h…
FDA grants breakthrough therapy designation to privosegtor
The FDA granted breakthrough therapy designation to privosegtor, a novel peptoid small molecule for the treatment of optic neuritis, according to a press release from Oculis.If approved, privosegtor would become the first neuroprotective therapy for op…
‘The Pitt’ has something for every specialty
Emergency physicians cheered last September when “The Pitt” won five Emmy Awards, including for best drama.They “felt seen and heard” when Noah Wyle, who won best actor in a drama for his portrayal of chief attending physician Michael “Robby” Robinavit…
Alcon, STAAR Surgical terminate merger agreement
Editor’s note: This is a developing news story. Please check back soon for updates.Alcon and STAAR Surgical terminated their definitive merger agreement.According to a press release from STAAR, preliminary estimates showed that the company did not rece…
Okyo appoints Robert J. Dempsey as CEO
Okyo Pharma appointed Robert J. Dempsey to serve as the company’s next CEO, according to a press release.Dempsey has more than 20 years of experience in global ophthalmology and has held leadership roles at several companies. As group vice president an…
Corneal ulcers, fungal infections may occur after refractive surgery
At OSN New York, Healio | OSN Cornea/External Disease Board Member Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, and a panel of experts examined a series of unusual complications that occurred after routine refractive procedures.The panel broke down how to address antibioti…
2026 health trends: GLP-1s, wearable technology, food as medicine
This year’s top health trend will be the expanded use of GLP-1 receptor agonists to treat chronic disease, according to experts surveyed by the editors of U.S. News and World Report.Tied for second place was the growth of wearable technology with AI in…
Consider eye movement during femtosecond-laser assisted LASIK
Eye movement during femtosecond laser-assisted LASIK shows variability, suggesting the need for careful consideration during surgical planning, according to a study published in Journal of Refractive Surgery.Soodabeh Darzi, PhD, and colleagues wrote th…
Ellipsoid zone a clinically relevant endpoint in AMD, GA trials
ORLANDO — A study supported the ellipsoid zone loss as a meaningful biomarker that can be used to guide clinical trial design in age-related macular degeneration assessment, according to a speaker here.At the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, …
Woman referred for 1 year of undifferentiated bilateral uveitis
A 29-year-old woman was referred to Tufts Medical Center for undifferentiated bilateral anterior and intermediate uveitis.The patient first presented to an outside ophthalmologist with an irregular-appearing pupil and floaters beginning more than a yea…
AmblyoPlay improves visual acuity, hand-eye coordination
Children with amblyopia who used the AmblyoPlay app 5 days a week for 6 months had significant improvements in visual acuity, as well as oculomotor function and motor coordination, according to data published in BMC Ophthalmology.“These findings reinfo…