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SEATTLE — At the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting, Grace Richter, MD, of the USC Roski Eye Institute, discusses key takeaways from the Los Angeles Latino Eye Study (LALES) regarding the importance of early detection and intervention of AMD in the Latin American population in the U.S. compared with other population groups.

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SEATTLE — At an informational event during the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting, leaders of the Retina World Congress discussed the goals for the inaugural meeting. Rishi P. Singh, MD, president, Tarek Hassan, MD, vice-chair of finance and chief financial officer, and Kourous A. Rezaei, MD, vice chair of planning and development, each discussed the need for, as well as the purpose of, the meeting. At this time, 22 different retina societies from around the world have committed to participate in the meeting, Singh said in a (Read more...)

SEATTLE — Patients diagnosed with both neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic retinopathy who received intravitreal injections showed stabilization in best-corrected visual acuity and reduction in central macular thickness, according to a poster presented here. “Long-term analysis of intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy for eyes with both neovascular AMD and DR showed stabilization of BCVA and a reduction in CMT, along with stable or improved DR throughout follow-up,” Lea Querques, MD, said at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.

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SEATTLE — Treatment naïve patients who were administered ranibizumab for neovascular age-related macular degeneration showed an improvement in visual acuity at 1 year, according to a poster presentation of the LUMINOUS study here. “The presenting visual acuity and number of injections given determines the visual outcome. The better the presenting visual acuity, the better the outcome,” Christopher Brand, MD, told Ocular Surgery News in an interview at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting. “If you want a good outcome at 12 months, you need to treat your (Read more...)

SEATTLE — Patients with a higher level of dietary and supplementary calcium intake showed a lower incidence of progression of late age-related macular degeneration, according to a poster presentation here. “The purpose of the study was to investigate whether increased calcium intake was associated with the progression of AMD. In AREDS, higher amounts of dietary and supplementary calcium intake lowers the incidence of late AMD,” Alanna K. Tisdale, MD, told Ocular Surgery News in an interview at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.

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