ARMOR study shows antibiotic resistance levels remain high

SEATTLE – Preliminary 2015 data from the Antibiotic Resistance Monitoring in Ocular Microorganism study show that high levels of antibiotic resistance continue among Staphylococcus, especially the methicillin-resistant strains, according to a poster presented here at the Association of Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting. Christine Sanfilippo, PhD, manager of pharmaceutical medical affairs, Bausch + Lomb, told Primary Care Optometry News, “There’s relatively no change in overall trends from 2014. No change means everyone is using good antibiotic stewardship practices.”

Early response to anti-VEGF therapy for DME may predict 3-year outcome

SEATTLE — Optimal and suboptimal early responses to anti-VEGF therapy tended to predict long-term outcomes in patients treated for diabetic macular edema, according to data presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.In an interview with Ocular Surgery News, Scott M. Whitcup, MD, discussed results of a post hoc analysis of data from the DRCR.net Protocol I study.