AAO 2023: Paul Runge and his ROP treatments in the Ukraine
November 10th 2023Paul Runge, MD, FACS, spoke with Ophthalmology Times about his time in Ukraine treating retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and implementing the Norlase Lion laser at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.
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AAO 2023: FundamentalVR and AAO team up for pediatric ophthalmic training VR program
November 3rd 2023The collaboration, fueled by a $5 million donation from Knights Templar Eye Foundation (KTEF), will introduce a free and open VR simulation program for ophthalmologists and trainees worldwide.
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New study reveals improved eye health could boost US economy by $50.4 billion annually
October 13th 2023A groundbreaking study conducted by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness (IAPB) and Kevin Frick, PhD, from Johns Hopkins University reveals that prioritizing better eye health could inject a staggering $50.4 billion annually into the US economy.
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Arctic Vision completes enrollment in Phase 3 trial for uveitic macular edema treatment ARCATUS
October 7th 2023This milestone was announced by Clearside Biomedical, Inc., Arctic Vision's partner. ARCATUS, also known as XIPERE®, utilizes a revolutionary suprachoroidal delivery platform, offering new hope to patients in China suffering from this vision-threatening condition.
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ZEISS Medical Technology and Boehringer Ingelheim announce long-term collaboration
October 6th 2023The collaboration will drive an effort to develop predictive analytics to enable early detection of eye diseases and more personalized treatments to prevent vision loss for people with serious eye diseases.
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ASRS 2023: Insights on AVD-104, a sialic-acid coated nanoparticle therapeutic for geographic atrophy
August 11th 2023Carl Regillo, MD, FACS, FASRS, spoke with our team following the annual ASRS meeting in Seattle, Washington to share insights from his presentation titled, "Modulation of Macrophages and Complement Dysfunction in Non-exudative AMD utilizing novel, sialic-acid coated nanoparticles." Aviceda Therapeutics is unlocking the proteogenomic code of AMD to target proteins and pathways linked to macular degeneration.
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Kodiak Sciences shares data from DAYLIGHT Phase 3 study for wet AMD
July 24th 2023DAYLIGHT is the first of the company's 3 studies and was a randomized, double-masked, active comparator-controlled study evaluating the efficacy and safety of a high-intensity dosing regimen of tarcocimab tedromer.
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Cognition Therapeutics doses first patient in phase 2 MAGNIFY study for geographic atrophy and AMD
July 16th 2023Cognition Therapeutics has dosed the first participant in the phase 2 MAGNIFY study of CT1812. This oral therapy is being studied as a for geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to dry age-related macular edema (AMD).
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