Diabetic Macular Edema

The Gr8 Eye Movement campaign by Prevent Blindness and Regeneron emphasizes the critical role of caregivers in eye health, revealing significant gaps in caregivers' awareness of retinal diseases and aging-related vision loss.

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.

The researchers identified 12 eyes of 7 patients (mean age, 73.3 years; 4 women) with noninfectious IOI after intravitreal faricimab injections.

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).

The event will focus on UNITY’s ongoing Phase 2b ASPIRE study, which is evaluating foselutoclax (UBX1325) head-to-head against aflibercept in DME.

Everads suprachoroidal delivery technology is designed to enable safe and effective in-office delivery of therapies to the choroidal and retinal tissues via the suprachoroidal space.

Pearls from PULSAR, PHOTON, and working practitioners

MK-3000, formally known as EYE103, is an investigational, potentially first-in-class tetravalent, tri-specific antibody that acts as an agonist of the Wnt signaling pathway.

The Phase 1 trial is a multicenter, open-label, dose-escalation safety clinical trial, with 18 subjects, who each have received a single periocular injection of AIV007

EC-104 is a novel intravitreal (IVT) corticosteroid implant with intended 6 months durable drug release for the treatment of DME.

AG-73305 is bi-specific, with anti-VEGF and anti-integrin. The dual mechanism of action has provided some interesting results.

Jordana Fein, MD, MS, spoke with Modern Retina about the IOP outcomes with aflibercept 8 mg and 2 mg in patients with DME through week 48 of the phase 2/3 PHOTON trial at the annual ASRS meeting in Stockholm, Sweden.

The 2-year Phase III data presented at the American Society of Retina Specialists 2024 in Stockholm, Sweden, show Susvimo’s potential as an alternative to eye injections to treat diabetic macular edema and diabetic retinopathy.

Carl C Awh, MD, FASRS, sat down with Hattie Hayes, Editor of Ophthalmology Times Europe, to discuss the first readout of the Phase 3 PAGODA trial at the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting held in Stockholm, Sweden.

Theodore Leng, MD, MS, sat down to discuss his presentation on the FARETINA-DME Study at the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting held in Stockholm, Sweden.

Carl J. Danzig, MD, discusses efficacy, safety, and durability of faricimab in macular oedema due to retinal vein occlusion (RVO).

The drug performed well in the various subgroup analyses of patients with and without previous treatment for diabetic macular edema (DME).

EyeBio is developing a pipeline of clinical and preclinical candidates for the prevention and treatment of vision loss associated with retinal vascular leakage.

Prescriptions with semaglutide (Wegovy, Ozempic, Novo Nordisk) are FDA approved to treat obesity and type 2 diabetes, respectively.

Fewer faricimab injections needed

According to the company, the acquisition includes 2 commercial assets Iluvien and Yutiq, expanding ANI’s foothold in ophthalmology.

Metformin, an anti-diabetes drug, may partially suppress the formation of neovascular tufts on the retinal surface by blocking the mTORC1 signaling pathway

The campaign will encourage, educate and empower the public to include vision and eye health as a part of their healthcare by asking them to share how eye care services and exams improved their vision and their daily lives.

The intent of this extension is to assess potentially greater durability compared to aflibercept and will increase the statistical power of the study.

Rising costs of metabolic agents, particularly those used in the treatment of diabetes, impacts patients and the medical systems, such as Medicare and Medicaid.

The molecule is being evaluated in 2 phase 3 clinical trials for wet AMD and is administered via intravitreal injection in combination with standard-of-care anti–VEGF-A therapy.

Extended treatment intervals with bevacizumab preserved vision of many patients with high baseline vision.