For patients with refractory glaucoma, intraocular pressure was lower with the Baerveldt implant than with the Ahmed valve, and fewer medications were required, but the risk for hypotony was greater. Medscape Medical News
New Dry Eye Gel Improves Some, but Not All, Symptoms
A carbomer-based lipid-containing artificial tear formulation improved patients’ ocular surface staining grades and ocular irritation symptom scores and decreased symptoms in patients with dry eye. Medscape Medical News
Glaukos submits IND to study iDose travoprost implant
Glaukos submitted an investigational new drug application to the FDA for a travoprost intraocular implant with the iDose delivery system, according to a press release.The system is designed to reduce IOP in patients with glaucoma.
AMA votes in favor of ban on direct prescription drug advertising
The AMA is calling for a ban on direct-to-consumer advertising of prescription drugs, according to a press release from the organization.Physicians at the Interim Meeting of the AMA voted in favor of the advertising ban, citing concerns that the advert…
Researchers embark on study of viral vector to treat choroideremia
A team of researchers at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute has begun a phase 2 clinical trial of a novel gene therapy designed to treat choroideremia, according to press releases from Bascom Palmer and NightstaRx.AAV2-REP1 comprises a viral vector adeno-asso…
VIDEO: Growing lesions in patients with geographic atrophy may result in slower reading speed
LAS VEGAS — At the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting, Rohit Varma, MD, MPH, discusses a study that found patients with faster growing geographic atrophy lesions associated with dry age-related macular degeneration were at greater risk for experiencing a decline in reading speed.