BOSTON — Ask Kate, an AI chatbot focused on answering questions about myopia management — based only on articles published on MyopiaProfile.com — is now in the process of launching, according to a speaker.Registered users of MyopiaProfile.com can sign …
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Healio announces appointment of first chief AI officer
Joan-Marie Stiglich, ELS, who has been with The Wyanoke Group for 31 years, will oversee Healio AI in the newly-created role, chief AI officer.Healio’s flagship AI product, Healio AI is a generative tool that is updated daily to deliver evidence-based …
Oral micronutrients show no impact on GA lesion growth
ORLANDO — Oral micronutrient supplementation showed no benefit on geographic atrophy lesion growth among a patient group from the OAKS and DERBY trials, according to a speaker.“We have had many post hoc analyses of recent trials that have shown that, p…
Man presents with chronic dull pain in left eye
A 63-year-old Vietnamese-speaking man with a history of scleritis in the left eye, epiretinal membrane, dry eye syndrome and age-related cataracts presented to the retina clinic for a follow-up on a chronic blind, painful left eye.The patient had a lon…
TFOS DEWS III offers latest on dry eye disease
Eye care practitioners have a wealth of new information to inform their handling of dry eye disease with the third iteration of the Tear Film & Ocular Surface Society Dry Eye Workshop report.“Everybody does dry eye differently,” Fiona Stapleton, FCOpto…
AVD-104 yields sustained vision improvements in GA
AVD-104 yielded sustained vision improvements in patients with geographic atrophy, with no statistical difference reported in the rate of change in GA area vs. monthly avacincaptad pegol, according to a press release.The phase 2a SIGLEC trial randomly …
VIDEO: Anti-inflammatory component to vorolanib found
ORLANDO — In this video, Jay S. Duker, MD, president and CEO of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, discusses preclinical data on vorolanib presented at Eyecelerator@AAO.“We’ve always known that vorolanib was a potent inhibitor of all the VEGF receptors,” Duker …
Treatments for geographic atrophy controversial
ORLANDO — In this video from the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Stephen J. Kim, MD, discusses the controversy surrounding FDA-approved treatments for geographic atrophy.Two treatments are commercially available, but Kim, professor of ophtha…
Retinal side effects of GLP-1s raise concerns
ORLANDO — In this video from the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Stephen J. Kim, MD, discusses GLP-1 drugs and their retinal side effects.GLP-1s can cause rapid progression of diabetic retinopathy, Kim said, and there are increasing concerns…
AI applications in retina care expanding
ORLANDO — In this video from the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Stephen J. Kim, MD, discusses excitement about the use of AI in retina practices.Possible applications of AI include rendering opinions on care and screening patients.“Right no…
AAO touches on Plaquenil toxicity, checkpoint inhibitors
ORLANDO — In this video from the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Stephen J. Kim, MD, discusses the toxicity of drugs such as Plaquenil.“In this modern day, we should never be seeing patients who lose vision from Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine…
AAO Retina Subspecialty Days highlight home OCT in wet AMD
ORLANDO — In this video from the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Lejla Vajzovic, MD, discusses updates on home OCT for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.She also focused on novel treatment approaches in wet AMD, diabetic macular e…
Retina specialists see advances in operating room technologies
ORLANDO — In this video from the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Lejla Vajzovic, MD, highlights the latest advances in the retina operating room, such as modern vitrectomy platforms, high-speed cutters and more.“I find that this technology i…
Three ‘secret’ maneuvers raise the standard of cataract surgery
Cataract surgery has undergone remarkable refinement over the past decades, yet some of the most elegant maneuvers remain those that are not routinely emphasized in textbooks or lectures.These microtechniques, sometimes passed from mentor to trainee in…
Three ‘secret’ maneuvers raise the standard of cataract surgery
Cataract surgery has undergone remarkable refinement over the past decades, yet some of the most elegant maneuvers remain those that are not routinely emphasized in textbooks or lectures.These microtechniques, sometimes passed from mentor to trainee in…
VIDEO: AAO 2025 includes ‘amazing talk’ on treatment durability in wet AMD
ORLANDO — In this video, Carolyn K. Pan, MD, a clinical professor of ophthalmology at Stanford University, discussed highlights in wet age-related macular degeneration from the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.“Dr. Jennifer Lim gave an amazing…
Surgical skills transfer an important part of medical missions
There is a tremendous unmet need for eye care in the world.According to WHO, more than 2 billion of the world’s 8 billion people have significant vision impairment or blindness, with 1 billion having a treatable condition. It was interesting to me that…
Surgical skills transfer an important part of medical missions
There is a tremendous unmet need for eye care in the world.According to WHO, more than 2 billion of the world’s 8 billion people have significant vision impairment or blindness, with 1 billion having a treatable condition. It was interesting to me that…
Leos ECP system show promise for standalone glaucoma surgery
ORLANDO — In this exclusive Healio Video Perspective from the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Steve R. Sarkisian Jr., MD, discusses the Leos endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation system.Sarkisian said the Leos system (BVI) allows surgeons to perf…
Voretigene neparvovec shows light sensitivity improvement
PARIS — A 5-year interim analysis of the PERCEIVE real-world study showed sustained improvement of light sensitivity in patients treated with voretigene neparvovec.“This is the biggest real-world analysis of voretigene neparvovec,” Dominik Fischer, MD,…