For more than 30 years, I have had the privilege of helping patients regain visual clarity, independence and confidence through cataract surgery.It is one of the safest and most transformative procedures in all of medicine. And yet, every year, the env…
ST-100 improves dry eye signs, symptoms in days
DENVER — ST-100 significantly improved signs and symptoms of dry eye disease in as little as 2 days, according to phase 3a data presented here.“ST-100 by Stuart Therapeutics is a collagen mimetic peptide designed to repair damaged collagen on the ocula…
A Faster Path to an Artificial Eye
3D printing can greatly improve access to the prosthetics. Medscape Medical News
Anifrolumab Improves Multiple Sjögren Disease Measures
Early data from the ANISE-II study show that the lupus-approved treatment may also work well in managing Sjögren disease. Medscape Medical News
Lacripep for neurotrophic keratitis gets FDA designations
The FDA granted orphan drug designation and fast track designation to Lacripep, according to a press release from TearSolutions. If approved, Lacripep would be the second treatment indicated for neurotrophic keratitis.In addition, the first patients ha…
Options, pearls for secondary IOL implantation
Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ophthalmology.This month’s topic is secondary IOL implantation, an …