AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — A patient’s facial contours can impact their visual field during glaucoma testing, according to a speaker at the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium.Cheryl Khanna, MD, of the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., said far periphera…
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International consensus shifts Sjögren’s from syndrome to disease
The preferred nomenclature for the condition formerly known as “Sjögren’s syndrome” has been changed to Sjögren’s disease, according to an international consensus statement published in Nature Reviews Rheumatology.The authors of the statement, includin…
Normal-tension glaucoma challenges and opportunities
Normal-tension glaucoma is typically defined as open-angle glaucoma with IOP that is 21 mm Hg or less. Despite the seemingly “normal” IOP, there is progressive damage to the optic nerve.In many Asian countries, normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) is the domi…
AI shows promise in glaucoma care
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — The use of AI in glaucoma care has a lot of promise, but several challenges must be addressed, according to a speaker at the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium.Rithu Ramchandran, MD, MSc, an assistant professor of ophthalmolo…
White House says Monarez fired as CDC director
[Editor’s note: This is a developing news story. Please check back soon for more details.]HHS announced Wednesday afternoon that Susan Monarez, PhD, is no longer the director of the CDC, touching off a series of high-level resignations at the agency — …
Breakthrough therapies in dry eye limited by access
Innovative therapies have ushered in a new era of treatment in dry eye care, with targeted agents capable of addressing specific causes of the disease.However, some patients experience serious symptoms because they cannot access these game-changing the…
Embrace your expertise: Fight misinformation with social media
AMELIA ISLAND, Fla. — Although many medical specialists may be afraid to embrace social media, it is an essential tool for fostering positive change within the health care system, according to two speakers.At the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium…
VIDEO: PER-001 offers new mechanism of action to treat diabetic retinopathy
LONG BEACH, Calif. — In this video from the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting, Arshad M. Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS, discusses PER-001, an endothelin antagonist from Perfuse Therapeutics, for diabetic retinopathy.“This is a really excit…
More benefits seen with earlier Encelto treatment for MacTel
LONG BEACH, Calif. — Patients treated with Encelto who had smaller baseline ellipsoid zone area loss had better treatment response, according to a post hoc analysis presented at the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting.Encelto (revakin…
VIDEO: ASRS data touches on long-term pegcetacoplan use, fellow eye retinal detachment
LONG BEACH, Calif. — In this video from the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting, Diana V. Do, MD, FASRS, discusses long-term data on Syfovre, or pegcetacoplan, from Apellis Pharmaceuticals over a 3-year period.Another presentation on …
VG801 receives regenerative medicine advanced therapy designation
Editor’s note: This is a developing news story. Please check back soon for updates.The FDA granted regenerative medicine advanced therapy designation to VG801 for the treatment of Stargardt disease, according to a press release from VeonGen Therapeutic…
VIDEO: Real-world studies show safety of Pavblu
LONG BEACH, Calif. — In this video, John W. Kitchens, MD, discusses a session presented at the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting about real-world utilization of the aflibercept biosimilar Pavblu.Pavblu (aflibercept-ayyh, Amgen) in 2…
VIDEO: EYP-1901 phase 2 results in diabetic macular edema to inform phase 3 study design
LONG BEACH, Calif. — In this video, Yasha S. Modi, MD, discusses end-of-study results for EYP-1901 from EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, a bioerodible, sustained-release intravitreal insert to deliver vorolanib for diabetic macular edema.The phase 2 VERONA st…
VIDEO: Primary endpoint not met in sozinibercept ShORe, COAST trials
LONG BEACH, Calif. — In this video from the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting, Charles C. Wykoff, MD, PhD, FASRS, discusses sozinibercept combination therapy in the phase 3 ShORe and COAST trials.The primary endpoint was not met in …
Diabetic retinopathy trial uses contrast sensitivity as endpoint
LAS VEGAS — In this Healio Video Perspective, Dante J. Pieramici, MD, discusses a trial investigating contrast sensitivity as a visual functional test in patients with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy and retinal nonperfusion.At Clinical Trials at…
Orthokeratology reduces axial length 0.69 mm after 11 years
Wearing orthokeratology contact lenses for 11 years led to a substantial reduction in axial length, with a mean treatment effect of –0.69 mm compared with single-vision lens wear, according to a study in Optometry and Vision Science.“There is a substan…
Second NCX 470 phase 3 trial in glaucoma meets primary endpoint
Editor’s note: This is a developing news story. Please check back soon for updates.NCX 470 0.1%, a novel nitric oxide-donating bimatoprost eye drop, achieved its primary endpoint in the phase 3 Denali clinical trial, according to a press release from N…
Jean-Marie Parel, ophthalmic surgery innovator, dies
Jean-Marie Parel, IngETS-G, PhD, a pioneer of ophthalmic surgery and innovation, died on Aug. 10, according to a press release from Bascom Palmer Eye Institute.“Jean-Marie Parel was one of the most creative persons I ever met,” Philippe Sourdille, MD, …
VIDEO: Susvimo for neovascular AMD continues to show good results at 5 years
LONG BEACH, Calif. — In this video, John W. Kitchens, MD, discusses the long-term follow-up of the phase 3 Archway study evaluating Susvimo implanted in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration.“Five years of the Susvimo port delivery…
Optimal surgical approach to intumescent white cataracts: Intraoperative techniques
Cataract surgery on an intumescent white cataract presents unique challenges that require careful planning and precise intraoperative technique to avoid complications such as capsular rupture or zonular stress.These mature cataracts, often referred to …