In a paper presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in Chicago, Jonathan Tan, a third year medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai detailed the study on ophthalmic eye drop waste in clinics, revealing 72% medication loss due to outdated 28-day expiration guidelines, resulting in significant financial waste. The study advocates following FDA expiration dates.
Tarver is a board-certified ophthalmologist with a doctorate in epidemiology and has held various leadership positions at the FDA as a medical device regulator, helping drive strategic initiatives, conduct clinical research and changing organizational culture.
The company reported that Duravyu 2.7mg demonstrated an early and sustained anatomical improvement mirroring BCVA results with a 68 micron reduction in CST. Full topline data is anticipated in Q1 of 2025.
Jonathan Brugger, MD, shared insights on the correlation of central retinal vein occlusions, or branch retinal vein occlusions, in young adults who consume numerous energy drinks.
Glenn C. Yiu, MD, PhD, from the University of California David, shared insights from his presentation on suprachoroidal drug delivery in the real world at this year's AAO meeting held in Chicago, Illinois.
During a conversation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in Chicago, T.Y. Alvin Liu, MD, discussed plans for the James P. Gills Jr., MD, & Heather Gills Artificial Intelligence Innovation Center at the Wilmer Eye Institute at Johns Hopkins Medicine.
The acquisition creates a clinical-stage company focused on the development of gene therapy treatments for rare inherited retinal degenerations.
In a presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in Chicago, T.Y. Alvin Lu, MD, a retina specialist at Johns Hopkins Medicine, discussed the application of large language models (LLMs) in revenue cycle management (RCM).
According to a study presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s annual meeting in Chicago, investigational treatment reduced vision loss and protected key structures in the eye essential for vision.
Michael Singer, MD, shared insights from on his experience using a preservative-free, chloroprocaine ophthalmic gel as anesthesia for intravitreal injections and the results of research on the effectiveness of gel versus traditional drops.
Alexander Fein, MD, spoke with the Eye Care Network to share how to approach a patient presenting with transient vision loss, what this type of vision loss can mean, and what additional testing might be needed to determine the best plan for care.
Meghan Berkenstock, MD, an associate professor of ophthalmology at the Wilmer Eye Institute, provides insights on paper from the uveitis free paper section of AAO 2024, about the use of TriNetX database to assess for the incidence and prevalence of both uveitis and its complications.
Adam Muzychuck, MD, FRCSC, sat down to discuss his presentation on the defocus curve performance of trifocal IOLs and the outcomes of the near activity vision questionnaire given to patients implanted with the Envy full range of vision IOL at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting held in Chicago, Illinois.
At this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meeting, Jonathan Brugger, MD, spoke about the changing approach to epimacular membranes and the use of brilliant blue in the procedure.
In an interview with Ophthalmology Times, Quan Dong Nugyen, MD, MSc, discusses ongoing research into Tinlarebant, an investigational drug being studied as a treatment for Stargardt disease in adolescents.
Abdelrahman Elhusseiny, MD, MSc, sat down with David Hutton of Ophthalmology Times to discuss his presentation on the risk of posterior capsular rupture in fellow eyes of cataract surgery at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting being held in Chicago, Illinois.
New research presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s Cornea Subspecialty Day is part of the part of the 8-year Zoster Eye Disease Study.
According to the company, there are no FDA-approved pharmacological therapies for age-related cataracts. Its C-KAD eye drop, improves vision in patients with early-to-moderate cataracts, by penetrating the eye to reduce lens clouding, the main cause for cataracts.
Centricity Vision announced new ZEPTOLink enhancements, reducing treatment time by up to 60%. These updates, aimed at improving cataract surgery efficiency and control, will be showcased at the 2024 American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting in Chicago.
David Eichenbaum, MD and Riad Sherif, MD, CEO of Oculis will present the updates with additional info on topline results from the ACUITY Phase 2 trial of OCS-05 for the treatment of acute optic neuritis (AON).
A recent paper reveals increasing rates of diabetic retinopathy in young patients with diabetes, sparking concerns over inadequate screening and management, especially among Black and Hispanic youths.
According to the company, the platform accompanies the launch of Qdata Retinitis Pigmentosa for life sciences and the development of Practice Insights for clinicians.
According to the company, MCO-010 is an ambient-light activatable Multi-Characteristic Opsin (MCO) optogenetic therapy for vision restoration in advanced retinitis pigmentosa (RP), irrespective of gene mutation.
American Academy of Ophthalmology offers in-person and virtual options for annual meeting, Subspecialty Day.
According to the company, the axitinib injectable suspension achieved all primary and secondary outcomes and maintained stable visual acuity and anatomical control over 9 months. There were no ocular or treatment-related serious adverse events.
A team of researchers at Arizona State University has developed tools to aid in the diagnosis of myopic maculopathy.
In a study, a team of UCLA investigators detail a deep-learning model pre-trained on 2D scans that accurately predicts disease-risk factors from 3D medical-scan modalities.
Marketed as Triesence, it is a preservative-free synthetic corticosteroid that is approved by the FDA for visualization during vitrectomy and for the treatment of ocular inflammatory conditions that are unresponsive to topical corticosteroids.
The award from the National Institutes of Health will enable a team of researchers to investigate Alzheimer and Parkinson progression through the eye.
The NIH-supported findings could pave the way for genetic testing, clinical trials, and therapy development for these diseases.
