Qlaris Bio appointed Fred Guerard, PharmD, as its president and CEO, according to a press release.The company is entering phase 3 development of QLS-111, a novel eye drop for lowering IOP in patients with open-angle glaucoma and ocular hypertension (OH…
Specialists navigate challenging landscape of geographic atrophy
Click here to read the Point/Counter to this Cover Story.The introduction of the first disease-modifying therapies fundamentally transformed the management of geographic atrophy and brought new changes and challenges in clinical practice, workflow and …
Genomics and AI Will Up Precision of Glaucoma Care
Polygenic risk scores in development for glaucoma could usher in more personalized estimates of risk. Medscape Medical News
Bimatoprost implant reduces IOP, improves vision at 12 months
Editor’s note: This is a developing news story. Please check back soon for updates.At 12 months in a phase 1/2 trial, the Bimatoprost Drug Pad-IOL System improved IOP, vision and treatment burden in patients with open-angle glaucoma or ocular hypertens…
BlackDoctor Pro adds cultural fluency for health care providers
A new clinical delivery model offers resources to help health care providers, or HCPs, become more culturally competent and improve health outcomes for their Black patients, an expert said.BlackDoctor is a “leading health and wellness destination for B…
VIDEO: Optogenetic therapy represents ‘completely different approach to GA’
In this video from the Macula Society meeting, Theodore Leng, MD, FACS, discusses MCO-010, an optogenetic therapy from Nanoscope Therapeutics under study for advanced retinitis pigmentosa and geographic atrophy.“This program is actually planning to lau…