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Abby Markward, MBA, executive director of the ASCRS Foundation and the ASOA, provides a sneak peek of the posterior segment-focused event.

The FDA did not agree with a supplemental Biologics License Application for the addition of extended dosing intervals of up to 24 weeks across currently-approved indications.

In the European Union and the United Kingdom, aflibercept 8mg (Eylea HD in the US) is currently approved for neovascular age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema.

The first session of the 2025 COPHy meeting was titled "Big controversies in retina and beyond in 2025.”

The approval makes ILM-Blue the first DORC posterior dye product available in China, according to a press release from Zeiss

The partnership will use ocular imaging to build an AI foundation model and identify new genetic targets for degenerative diseases

SpliceBio continues to actively enroll patients in the ASTRA study and accompanying POLARIS trial

The event will include presentations on artificial intelligence, ocular imaging and surgical topics.

ENCELTO is the first and only FDA-approved treatment for MacTel.

The modifier gene therapies from Ocugen target geographic atrophy and Stargardt disease.

Researchers indicated that pediatric patients with Leber congenital amaurosis experienced improvements in vision.

The biosimilar to aflibercept (Eylea) had already received approval in the EU and US.

The UK-based company will debut the tool, called Dr.Noon CVD, at two conferences in March

Researchers from the University of Bristol recorded increased instances of inflammation in particular demographic groups

The gel addresses necrotic retinal cell death in dry age-related macular degeneration and geographic atrophy without requiring injections

The transferrin vectorised therapy is being investigated for use in patients with dry age-related macular degeneration and geographic atrophy

Previously, Teva was established as the European commercialisation partner of FYB201, Formycon's biosimilar to ranibizumab (Lucentis).

ViGeneron also received approval for dose escalation in the ongoing phase 1b clinical trial.

In October, Oxular began a phase 2 trial for its therapeutic candidate OXU-001, for treatment of diabetic macular edema

The Danish Medicines Agency requested the EMA's Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee review reports on the vision-threatening condition

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The European Commission will assess the marketing authorisation for Eydenzelt (reference product Eylea)

The PFS is approved for treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration, diabetic macular edema and macular edema following retinal vein occlusion.

Phenocell and Amarna Therapeutics were awarded the grant by Eureka’s Eurostars initiative, co-funded by the European Union.

The annual meeting brought announcements and insights from companies in the retina care space.

The Belgian B Corp company, founded in 2016, is partially owned by Rayner and distributed in over 20 European countries.

This year’s Barcelona meeting brought together award-winning research findings and leaders in the retina field.

The FDA comments in the CRL relate to proposed labelling language, not safety, Astellas said in a press release.

Optical coherence tomography will be in all eye care services by October 2025

The annual meeting, held in Chicago, Illinois, featured new data and best practices for patient-centered care.