Terry Kim, MD, is joining Alcon as chief medical officer and head of global medical safety, according to a press release.In this role, Kim will help guide the integration of scientific and clinical priorities in Alcon’s surgical and vision care franchi…
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Q&A: Optometrist discusses eye safety, solar retinopathy ahead of April total eclipse
Looking directly at the sun is never safe, but the temptation is high during a rare event like a solar eclipse.On April 8, a total solar eclipse — one of the longest in the 21st century — will be visible throughout most of the U.S., with its path of to…
FDA approves Ultomiris for neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
The FDA approved Ultomiris for the treatment of adults with anti-aquaporin-4 antibody-positive neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, according to a press release from Alexion.The approval was based on positive results from the phase 3 CHAMPION-NMOSD …
VIDEO: Research focuses on non-coding mutations in North Carolina macular dystrophy
WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Retina 2024, Kent W. Small, MD, discusses research exploring non-coding mutations in North Carolina macular dystrophy.A database includes information on 423 subjects from 59 families.“Our data cont…
Telehealth in eye care: Focusing on the benefits, meeting the challenges
With the continued increase in the older patient population and a nearly 20% decline in the health care workforce, there is an urgent need to expand ocular telehealth, according to a speaker at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.Yao Liu, MD, MS, sha…
VIDEO: Several issues to consider before transitioning to digital operating room
FRANKFURT, Germany — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS winter meeting, Burkhard Dick, MD, PhD, offers practical advice on how to make the transition to a digital operating room.An ESCRS survey showed that cost as well as lack of knowledge…
Lumevoq shows sustained efficacy, safety 4 years after one-time LHON treatment
Lumevoq demonstrated sustained efficacy and a positive safety profile at 4 years after a one-time injection of the gene therapy in patients with Leber hereditary optic neuropathy, according to a press release from GenSight Biologics.The phase 3 randomi…
VIDEO: Low-dose atropine may play important role in fight against myopia
WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2024, Benjamin H. Ticho, MD, discusses the growing prevalence of myopia worldwide and the role that low-dose atropine may play in treating it.Conditions such as glaucoma, cataracts, re…
VIDEO: Ocular dominance a key factor in monovision
WAILEA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2024, Jay S. Pepose, MD, PhD, discusses ocular dominance.Pepose said there is a difference between hand or foot dominance and eye dominance, which is not always straightforward to dete…
Innovent phase 2 wet AMD treatment trial meets primary endpoint
Patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration experienced visual benefits and anatomic improvements with extended dosing intervals of IBI302, according to a press release from Innovent Biologics.In a second phase 2 clinical trial of intrav…
Goals need to be established for telehealth programs
Before implementing a telehealth program, it is important to know what problem needs to be solved and to have a concrete goal to achieve.“The ‘why’ is really important,” April Maa, MD, said at the American Glaucoma Society meeting.Once the goal is clea…
VIDEO: Open workshops gather ideas for ESCRS surgery guidelines
FRANKFURT, Germany — In this Healio Video Perspective, Filomena Ribeiro, MD, PhD, ESCRS president, discusses open workshops organized to gather ideas and criteria for new cataract surgery and refractive surgery guidelines.It is difficult to have a high…
ELZA epi-on cross-linking protocol shows comparable efficacy to 10-minute epi-off
FRANKFURT, Germany — The ELZA epi-on corneal cross-linking protocol provides biomechanical stiffening comparable to epi-off CXL, without iontophoresis or additional oxygen, in the office at the slit lamp.“The reason we all want a functioning and well-d…
Wiley Chambers, MD, retires from FDA, will serve as ophthalmic consultant
On the morning of Saturday, Jan. 13, Wiley Chambers, MD, drove to his Center for Drug Evaluation and Research office at the FDA.This was to be the last day of his extraordinary 36-year career at the FDA. He continued to work on pending reviews, cleaned…
What is one thing ophthalmologists can do to make their practice more sustainable?
Click here to read the cover story, “EyeSustain focuses on sustainability solutions with widespread agreement”The most important thing that people can do to make their practice more sustainable is to educate themselves and members of their team.The Eye…
Technological innovations coming for ocular surgery
Oftentimes, the younger generation has insight into the future of our field, especially when it comes to incorporating new technological advances.In this column, Aarun Devgan explores three innovations that are rapidly integrating high tech with ophtha…
Older man referred for persistent bilateral optic disc swelling
A 77-year-old man was referred to the neuro-ophthalmology clinic at Tufts/New England Eye Center for bilateral optic nerve swelling.Six months prior, the patient had reportedly sought evaluation from an outside neuro-ophthalmologist due to intermittent…
EyeSustain focuses on sustainability solutions with widespread agreement
When she started a career in medicine, Emily M. Schehlein, MD, wanted to make an impact.While she has helped a lot of people in her practice, she felt like she could do more. That is how she got involved with EyeSustain, the multi-society initiative to…
Eye care providers should pledge to support EyeSustain
Healio | OSN discussed the role of ophthalmology in climate change, plastic pollution, and our individual and professional carbon footprints in the Aug. 10, 2022, issue.I wrote a perspective titled “Ophthalmologists can make professional, personal chan…
Elimination of eye patch using diffusion improves visual field testing
We found that current opaque eye patches can cause 18 problems during visual field testing.Most unusual was repetitive blackout of vision in the tested eye from the difference in illumination between the two eyes, called the Ganzfeld effect. When this …