ORLANDO — Social determinants of health affect whether a patient undergoes cross-linking or transplantation for keratoconus, according to a study.Corneal cross-linking has been an important breakthrough in the management of keratoconus, and in a presen…
Consider damaged, abnormal nerves when managing ocular pain
ORLANDO — Ocular pain can have many causes and should not always be diagnosed as dry eye disease, according to a speaker here at Cornea Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.According to Anat Galor, MD, MSPH, pain starts wit…
Aurion Biotech Achieves All Primary, Secondary, and Exploratory Endpoints in AURN001 Phase 1/2 CLARA Trial at 12 Months
SEATTLE & CAMBRIDGE, Mass. & TOKYO–(BUSINESS WIRE)– #AAO2025–Aurion Biotech, a clinical-stage regenerative medicine company with a mission to restore vision to millions of patients, today announced positive 12 month results from the company’s Phase …
Consider pros, cons of SMILE enhancement options
ORLANDO —The need for enhancement procedures after SMILE is rare, but surgeons need to consider the advantages and disadvantages of each option, according to a speaker here.In the literature, enhancement rates after SMILE (Zeiss) are under 4%, Nandini …
Dehydrated corneas noninferior to standard corneas for DALK
ORLANDO — Dehydrated corneas were noninferior to standard donor corneas for deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, according to a study.At Refractive Surgery Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, 2025 Troutman Prize recipient…
Avacincaptad pegol slows geographic atrophy lesion growth
ORLANDO — Early treatment with Izervay demonstrated increased efficacy in slowing geographic atrophy lesion growth over time, according to a study.Arshad M. Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS, of Sierra Eye Associates, presented results from the GATHER2 open-label…