KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2025, Paul Smith of Orasis Pharmaceuticals discusses the benefits that Qlosi provides patients with presbyopia.Smith said that Qlosi (pilocarpine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution 0.4%)…
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Pharmacy benefit managers levy ‘very significant markups’ on drug prices for $7.3B payday
Pharmacy benefit managers overcharged for specialty generic medications — in many cases by hundreds and thousands of percent — for billions in profits, according to a report from the Federal Trade Commission, or FTC.The document, which evaluated the pr…
Dry eye care provides practices with growth opportunities
KOLOA, Hawaii — Building a dry eye clinic presents a practice with new opportunities for growth, according to a speaker at Hawaiian Eye 2025.Marguerite B. McDonald, MD, FACS, said there are a lot of office visits involved in a dry eye practice, providi…
VIDEO: Ophthalmologists invited to upcoming Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2025, Baruch D. Kuppermann, MD, PhD, welcomes ophthalmologists to attend the upcoming Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology in Seville, Spain.The meeting, which will take place Apr…
VIDEO: Tecnis Odyssey IOL provides full visual range at all distances, lighting
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2025, Erin Powers of Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision discusses how the Tecnis Odyssey IOL has benefited ophthalmic practices.The IOL delivers patient satisfaction through increased to…
Decentralized clinical trials: FDA guidance and the ‘new modus operandi’
The COVID-19 pandemic forced investigators conducting clinical trials to use decentralized elements, such as telehealth, to continue their research.The FDA provided recommendations to investigators during the pandemic about how to integrate decentraliz…
Senators grill RFK Jr. in HHS confirmation hearing
Senators grilled Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about his views on vaccines, abortion and other health-related matters in a frequently contentious hearing Wednesday to assess his nomination to be the next U.S. health secretary.As expected, questions from the Se…
Q&A: Artevo 850 microscope offers surgical precision, improved view, more comfort
Intraoperative OCT and 3D visualization are innovative approaches aimed at enhancing the quality of surgical performance.Neither technology is new, and it has taken years to overcome initial drawbacks and limitations to become the reliable systems of t…
VIDEO: Corneal endothelial cell therapy achieves primary endpoint
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2025, Greg Kunst, CEO of Aurion Biotech, discusses positive phase 1/2 data for the company’s cell therapy for corneal endothelial disease.The trial achieved its primary endpoint with st…
VIDEO: Duravyu for wet AMD shows similar outcomes to aflibercept
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Retina 2025, Ramiro Ribeiro, MD, PhD, of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, discusses Duravyu, a vorolanib intravitreal insert.According to Ribeiro, in the DAVIO 2 trial, Duravyu for wet age-related macular …
Most journals do not post conflict-of-interest statements on PubMed
Use of PubMed’s conflict-of-interest field has increased over time, but utilization remains limited, according to research published in PLOS One.Utilization of the field even remains low among high-impact journals results showed.The National Library of…
RFK Jr. hearing kicks off test of Trump’s health nominees
On Wednesday, the Senate will hold the first of two scheduled hearings to consider the nomination of Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to lead the nation’s health care apparatus as HHS secretary.Kennedy will appear before the Senate Finance Committee, which will v…
VIDEO: Ocular aesthetic complications rare but require fast action
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2025, Steven G. Yoelin, MD, discusses preparing for complications as an ophthalmologist who focuses on aesthetics.Complications are rare with injectables, but they require fast reaction…
Lynx ophthalmoscope launches with FDA clearance, CE mark
Lynx, Norlase’s pattern scanning laser indirect ophthalmoscope, commercially launched with both FDA 510(k) clearance and a CE mark, according to a press release.The ophthalmoscope, which includes an untethered laser and pattern module built into an erg…
VIDEO: Silverstone device plays key role in sickle cell disease imaging
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Retina 2025, Adrienne W. Scott, MD, of Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, discusses her research in sickle cell disease and sickle cell retinopathy.Scott shared that the Silverstone ultra-…
‘A momentous milestone’: Healio parent company, The Wyanoke Group, rings in 125th year
Healio’s parent company, The Wyanoke Group, is celebrating its 125th year in business, standing as one of the last American family-owned medical publishers, according to a press release.“That’s a long time in anybody’s book and I want to tell you it’s …
Intracranial pressure levels may be a critical factor in glaucoma
KOLOA, Hawaii — Intracranial pressure may be just as critical of a factor in the progression of glaucoma as IOP, according to a speaker here at Hawaiian Eye 2025.“We spend a lot of time arguing about the facts, but not trying to discover the truth,” Jo…
VIDEO: Tecnis Odyssey IOL yields positive distance, intermediate and near vision outcomes
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2025, Jeffrey Whitman, MD, of Key-Whitman Eye Center, discusses the positive impact of the Tecnis Odyssey IOL on his practice.The Tecnis Odyssey IOL (Johnson & Johnson Vision) yields go…
VIDEO: Macular telangiectasia type 2 cell therapy shows promising 9-year data
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Retina 2025, Mark Gillies, MD, PhD, of the Save Sight Institute in Sydney, Australia, discusses positive safety and efficacy data for NT-501 for macular telangiectasia type 2.NT-501 (revakinagene ta…
Famed CDC journal goes unpublished amid HHS communications freeze
The CDC’s primary medical journal for disseminating public health information went unpublished this week — seemingly for the first time ever — amid a communications freeze issued by HHS to the nation’s various health agencies.The shelving of Morbidity …