Editor’s note: This is a developing news story. Please check back soon for updates.The FDA issued a complete response letter for a supplemental biologics license application, in which it did not approve extending the dosing intervals for Eylea HD, acco…
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Ophthalmology can help lead medical sustainability efforts
Click here to read the Cover Story, “EyeSustain continues charge to reduce ophthalmic waste.”After more than 25 years of practicing ophthalmology, I am now exploring the critical intersection of climate change and health and a full-time champion of sus…
Individual actions can have an impact on climate change issues
I have shared my thoughts on climate change and plastic pollution twice before in Healio | OSN. For in-depth comments, I direct any interested readers to my Aug. 10, 2022, and March 25, 2024, Lindstrom’s Perspective.With the annual American Society of …
Customer service in dry eye: You have a choice
Man, if I had a nickel for every time I have heard the phrase “the customer is always right.” I mean, am I right or am I right?Originally “right or wrong, the customer is always right,” the phrase is credited to Harry Gordon Selfridge (thanks, Google)….
Thyroid cancer with hypoparathyroidism tied to higher risk for several comorbidities
Among adults with thyroid cancer, those with hypoparathyroidism after a thyroidectomy may have increased risk for several complications such as diabetes, hypertension and dyslipidemia, researchers reported.In a retrospective analysis of data from South…
‘We must be louder’ to combat mistrust in science, medicine
A simmering mistrust of medical science and scientific institutions that had been long building in the United States boiled over during the COVID-19 pandemic.Now, it seems the repercussions of that diminished trust have seeped into all aspects of the h…
FDA clears Leos laser system for glaucoma
Editor’s note: This is a developing news story. Please check back soon for updates.The FDA granted 510(k) clearance for Leos, a laser endoscopy ophthalmic system for a more intuitive laser endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation procedure, according to a pres…
More than one in three Americans cannot afford quality health care when they need it
An estimated record-high 91 million Americans are unable to pay for quality health care if they needed it today, according to a new West Health and Gallup survey.The inability to pay was especially prevalent among Black and Hispanic adults. Tim Lash, M…
VIDEO: MIGS, AI and prevention addressed during glaucoma sessions at COPHy
SEVILLE, Spain — In this Healio Video Perspective, M. Francesca Cordeiro, MD, PhD,highlights three hot topics in glaucoma discussed at the Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology.During COPHy’s glaucoma sessions, which Cordeiro co-chaired, several q…
Middle-aged woman presents with recurrent eye pain, skin rash
A 43-year-old woman presented with 6 months of recurrent bilateral eye pain and redness alongside spontaneous urticaria.She noted episodes of quarter-sized itchy lesions appearing on her abdomen, legs and arms one to two times a month that spontaneousl…
FDA grants regenerative medicine advanced therapy designation to XLRS gene therapy
Editor’s note: This is a developing news story. Please check back soon for updates.The FDA granted regenerative medicine advanced therapy designation to ATSN-201, a gene therapy candidate for the treatment of X-linked retinoschisis, according to a pres…
Are new anti-VEGF agents beneficial for pigment epithelial detachment?
SEVILLE, Spain — Retinal pigment epithelial detachment is associated with neovascular age-related macular degeneration in 30% to 80% of cases, according to the literature.It is often difficult to treat, requires a higher than average number of injectio…
EyeSustain continues charge to reduce ophthalmic waste
To tackle problems like sustainability and climate change, a lot of heads need to come together.EyeSustain has been holding monthly meetings since its inception in 2022. Emily M. Schehlein, MD, said attendance is always significant.“It’s important to m…
Physicians consider benefits, pitfalls of at-home monitoring for wet AMD
SEVILLE, Spain — Home monitoring of neovascular age-related macular degeneration, an interesting concept with many potential benefits, has entered the retina space in the U.S. with the Scanly Home OCT monitoring program from Notal Vision.But are patien…
Prior pars plana vitrectomy poses challenges in cataract surgery
Pars plana vitrectomy is a safe and effective surgery that is essential in the treatment of a variety of posterior segment pathologies including retinal detachments, diabetic retinopathy and macular lesions.But performing a vitrectomy, particularly wit…
‘Never rest on your laurels’: Physician essays share wisdom on clinical reasoning, empathy
Health care workers seeking deep meditations and hard-won wisdom on clinical reasoning, mentorship, empathy and learning from mistakes now have a text offering a comprehensive look at the profession.The book, titled Masterclass in Medicine: Lessons fro…
Time for patients to say #IDID
This story has a lot of personal sentiment and comes from the last words spoken by my brother at the end of 2018, the day he decided to tell his best friend — me — that he was dying of cancer.I barely made the last flight from Chicago to Los Angeles th…
VIDEO: Debate still hot on scleral buckling vs. vitrectomy for retinal detachment
SEVILLE, Spain — In this Healio Video Perspective from the COPHy meeting, José García-Arumí, MD, PhD, summarizes a debate session he co-chaired on scleral buckling vs. vitrectomy in retinal detachment surgery.“This has been a very important controversy…
Ophthalmologists weigh if gene therapy is the future of wet AMD treatment
SEVILLE, Spain — Gene therapy is an area of intensive research and development in the retina space, with promising prospects and significant challenges.The benefits and pitfalls of gene therapy were discussed by two specialists at the Congress on Contr…
Misdiagnosis hurts patients and physicians, but good training can reduce errors
NEW ORLEANS — Misdiagnosis is a relatively common issue that physicians must be vigilant against, according to a presenter at ACP Internal Medicine Meeting.Medical diagnostic error “is a significant issue and a significant problem,” Robert L. Trowbridg…