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Points to consider for removal, management of Soemmering ring
A Soemmering ring is often encountered in individuals who undergo cataract surgery in the initial years of life.The fusion of the anterior capsule with the posterior capsule and uninhibited proliferation of epithelial cells lead to Soemmering ring form…
Girl presents with acute vision loss in left eye
A 7-year-old Arabic girl presented to the emergency department with acute vision loss in the left eye that began that morning.She had a history of type 1 diabetes, strabismus, amblyopia with left intermittent exotropia and pathologic myopia. She denied…
Crystalline lens thickness may be systematic marker for accommodative effort in presbyopia
SALT LAKE CITY — The thickness of the crystalline lens could be a marker for accommodative effort in presbyopic eyes, according to data presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.“We’ve found lens thickness to be a ve…
VIDEO: Combination gene therapy shows early promise in neovascular AMD
SALT LAKE CITY — In this video, Jay Chhablani, MD, professor of ophthalmology at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, discusses a preliminary study of combination gene therapy targeting neovascular age-related macular degeneration.The therapy, …
Phentolamine improves post-surgery night driving impairment in phase 3 trial
In a phase 3 clinical trial, chronic night driving impairment in patients who underwent keratorefractive procedures improved after treatment with phentolamine ophthalmic solution 0.75%, according to a press release from Opus Genetics.In the pivotal, do…
Surgeons share pearls on how to prevent, manage bleeding during MIGS
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 we are going to focus on bleeding as a pot…
Home OCT a ‘safety net’ for reducing treatment burden in wet AMD
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Home OCT offers personalized insights on treatment response for wet age-related macular degeneration that may help reduce treatment burden, according to a speaker.While second-generation anti-VEGF agents allow for extended dosin…
Change is inevitable, as is the shift to office-based surgery
Change can be defined as the act of becoming different.Change is inevitable, but adapting to change through growth is optional. Growth is inherently uncomfortable. Change can create challenges but also provide great opportunities. Like innovation, chan…
Surgeon highlights advantages of using Unity platform
LOS ANGELES — With the recently launched Unity system, Alcon aims to allow ophthalmologists to perform vitreoretinal cataract surgery and cataract surgery on the same platform.According to a company press release, the platform offers the combined Unity…
VIDEO: OCU410 gene therapy for geographic atrophy safe in early data
SALT LAKE CITY — In this video, Jay Chhablani, MD, discusses preliminary data from the ArMaDa study of OCU410 gene therapy for geographic atrophy presented at the ARVO meeting.In this phase 1/2 open-label dose-escalation trial, nine patients received a…
VIDEO: Povidone-iodine, proparacaine drop keeps patients comfortable, prevents infection
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Povicaine, launched in late 2024, has “become a staple in our practice,” Brandon D. Ayres, MD, said in this Healio Video Perspective from Kiawah Eye.Ayres, who practices in the greater Philadelphia area at Wills Eye Hospital and O…
How should a surgeon start to build an office-based surgery suite?
Click here to read the Cover Story, ” Office-based surgery offers satisfaction for patients, ‘rebirth’ for surgeons .”My advice to set up an office-based surgery center is simple: Don’t try to reinvent the wheel.These protocols and systems are well est…
New enhanced monofocal IOL provides visual acuity at all distances
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Eyes implanted with a novel enhanced monofocal IOL achieved usable intermediate and near visual acuity while maintaining distance vision, according to Christine Hill, MD, at Kiawah Eye.“Enhanced monofocal IOLs have been shown to i…
Risk for uveitis lowest with prostaglandin analogs in large study of glaucoma therapies
Prostaglandin analogs were associated with a lower risk for uveitis compared with other topical glaucoma medications, according to a retrospective study of more than 64,000 patients published in Ophthalmology Glaucoma.“The relationship between glaucoma…
Secondary IOL implantation yields visual acuity improvements across surgical techniques
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Secondary IOL implantation improved visual acuity over time across several types of techniques, according to a speaker.At Kiawah Eye, David Baxley, MD, presented the results of a retrospective chart review of patients who underwen…
VIDEO: Oral therapy shows promise for slowing GA lesion growth
SALT LAKE CITY — In this video, Jay Chhablani, MD, professor of ophthalmology at University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, discusses 24-month findings from the SAGA trial evaluating oral gildeuretinol for geographic atrophy.Daily 14 mg gildeuretinol…
Glaucoma severity linked with steroid-induced ocular hypertension
KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Patients with worse glaucoma severity were more likely to experience steroid-induced ocular hypertension, according to a study presented at Kiawah Eye 2025.R. Bryce Robbins, MD, said spikes in IOP are important to consider in pati…
FDA approves Tryptyr to treat dry eye signs, symptoms
Editor’s note: This is a developing news story. Please check back soon for updates.The FDA approved Tryptyr to treat the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease, according to a press release from Alcon.Tryptyr (acoltremon ophthalmic solution 0.003%), for…
Ophthalmologists must mitigate severe ocular involvement in children with acute SJS/TEN
Stevens-Johnson syndrome and its more severe variant, toxic epidermal necrolysis, are rare and dangerous immunologic diseases.Stevens-Johnson syndrome (SJS) and toxic epidermal necrolysis (TEN) result in rapid-onset keratinocyte apoptosis and inflammat…