Enhanced premium tax credits, which have made Affordable Care Act coverage more accessible, will likely expire at the end of this year, which could lead to skyrocketing health care costs for many Americans.Dueling health care bills failed in the Senate…
Global ophthalmology: Learning through teaching
Even before she became a physician, Cathleen M. McCabe, MD, knew she wanted to help people across the world.Growing up in New Hampshire, McCabe did not travel much, but her parents hosted people from more than 40 countries through a local program, incl…
GLP-1s may reduce risk for cataracts, dry AMD
GLP-1 receptor agonists are not associated with increased risks for dry age-related macular degeneration or cataract development, according to two recently published studies.The data instead showed significantly reduced risk for cataracts, as well as l…
AMA policy combats ‘deepfake doctors’
“Deepfake doctors” present a threat to patient trust, medicine’s most valuable currency, and regulations must be implemented to protect public health, according to an expert.At its Interim Meeting of the House of Delegates in November, the AMA adopted …
VIDEO: Duravyu provides ‘good, stable visual acuity’ in neovascular AMD phase 2 trial
ORLANDO — In this video from the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Michael W. Stewart, MD, discussed results from the phase 2 DAVIO 2 trial on Duravyu in neovascular age-related macular degeneration.Stewart, professor and chairman of ophthalmo…
STAAR Surgical Sets the Record Straight Regarding its Robust Go-Shop Process
LAKE FOREST, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–STAAR Surgical Company (NASDAQ: STAA), the global leader in phakic IOLs with the EVO family of Implantable Collamer® Lenses (EVO ICL™) for vision correction, today issued the following statement to correct misinfor…