July 25th 2024
The organization is poised to lobby for an indefinite extension of Medicare reimbursement for telemedicine services and fight the December 31, 2024, sunset date when Medicare plans to cease reimbursement for these services.
The Ins and Outs of Lubricating Eye Drops
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What’s New in MGD Beyond Heating and Squeezing?
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Addressing Healthcare Inequities™ in Glaucoma Management – Understanding Challenges in Segmented Patient Populations (CME Track)
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Community Practice Connections™: Expert Perspectives in Diabetic Macular Edema – Considering Pathogenesis & Inflammation in Treatment Selection
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Modern-izing Retina
September 4 - 5, 2024
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Medical Crossfire®: Expert Insights in Anti-VEGF Dosing for nAMD and DME – Optimizing Reduction in Treatment Burden
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Medical Crossfire®: Considerations for the Use of Biosimilars in Retinal Disease - Are You Prepared for a New Paradigm? (CME Credit)
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Community Practice Connections™: Novel Treatment Strategies in the Management of nAMD & DME - Lessons from Clinical Trial and Real-World Data
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Medical Crossfire®: Considerations for the Use of Biosimilars in Retinal Disease - Are You Prepared for a New Paradigm? (COPE Credit)
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EyeCon 2024
September 27-28, 2024
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Join us after AAO for a CME session | In-Person + Virtual
October 19, 2024
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(CME) Community Practice Connections™: A Closer Look at Neurotrophic Keratitis—Ensuring Timely Diagnosis and Taking Early Action
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Community Practice Connections™: Mastering the Multidisciplinary Management of Glaucoma—Understanding Advances in the Spectrum of Treatment Innovation (COPE Credit)
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Community Practice Connections™: Mastering the Multidisciplinary Management of Glaucoma—Understanding Advances in the Spectrum of Treatment Innovation (CME/CNE Credit)
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(COPE) Community Practice Connections™: A Closer Look at Neurotrophic Keratitis—Ensuring Timely Diagnosis and Taking Early Action
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Advancing Treatment in Neovascular Retinal Disease with Novel Therapies: Insights and Strategies from Latest Real-World and Clinical Data
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Rapid Reviews in Retina™: Emerging Updates from Fall 2023 – Addressing the Wealth of New Data in Treatments for nAMD and DME
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(CME) Community Practice Connections™: Advancing Management Strategies in Geographic Atrophy– Mapping Out the Continuum of Care in a New Era of Transformative Treatment
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(CME) Stratifying the Spectrum of Care in Glaucoma Management – Advancing Treatment with a Vast Armamentarium
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(COPE) Community Practice Connections™: Advancing Management Strategies in Geographic Atrophy– Mapping Out the Continuum of Care in a New Era of Transformative Treatment
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(COPE) Community Practice Connections™: Optimizing Multidisciplinary Care for nAMD & DME – Expert Perspectives with New Dosing Strategies on the Horizon
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(CME) Key Advances in Cataract Surgery – Applications for New Technologies in an Ever-Changing Landscape
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(COPE) Key Advances in Cataract Surgery – Applications for New Technologies in an Ever-Changing Landscape
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(CME) Community Practice Connections™: Optimizing Multidisciplinary Care for nAMD & DME – Expert Perspectives with New Dosing Strategies on the Horizon
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Managing Ocular Toxicities in Patients With Cancer: Understanding ADCs and the ECP’s Role in Collaborative Management Therapy on the Horizon (COPE Credit)
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Managing Ocular Toxicities in Patients With Cancer: Understanding ADCs and the ECP’s Role in Collaborative Management Therapy on the Horizon (CME Credit)
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SimulatED™: Applying Advanced Treatment for nAMD & DME - Simulating New Strategies for Clinical Management
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Navigating the Advances in the Treatment of Geographic Atrophy: Updates and Strategies for Managed Care
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Rapid Reviews in Retina™: Emerging Updates from Winter 2024 – Addressing the Wealth of New Data in Treatments for nAMD and DME (CME Track)
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Community Practice Connections™: Optimizing Outcomes in Glaucoma Management - Applying Evidence to Practice with a Multitude of Treatment Options (CME Track)
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Continuous range-of-motion IOL scores high in patient satisfaction
September 30th 2022Investigators reported that the safety and efficacy of the Tecnis Synergy IOL model ZFR00V indicates that it may be a good option for patients who desire meaningful gains in uncorrected visual acuity at all distances.
Zika virus linked with fundus lesions in newborns in French territories
September 24th 2022This research team conducted a cross-sectional multicenter study to report the ocular fundus manifestations in infants with congenital ZIKV exposure in French Guiana, Martinique, and Guadeloupe, French West Indies.
Increased dosing for treatment of X-linked retinoschisis linked with inflammation in AAV-RS1 trials
September 20th 2022Investigators have reported good progress in determining how the disease works in the eye; however, a downside is the inflammation that seems to accompany treatment with increased dosing.
LUNA: First patient dosed with Ixo-vec in Phase 2 trial for treatment of wet AMD
September 17th 2022LUNA trial will evaluate the 2x10^11 vg/eye (2E11) and a new lower 6x10^10 vg/eye (6E10) dose of Ixo-vec, with enhanced prophylactic steroid regimens in patients requiring frequent anti-VEGF injections. Interim data anticipated throughout 2023.
First patient enrolled in Phase 2 study of D-4517.2 for treatment of wet AMD, DME
September 8th 2022The first stage of the study will evaluate the safety and relative pharmacodynamic effect of different doses of subcutaneously administered D-4517.2 compared to intravitreal injection of aflibercept, an approved therapy, in both wet AMD and DME patients up to 12 weeks.
First US patient with dry AMD dosed with autologous stem cell therapy
September 8th 2022According to the National Institutes of Health, the therapy was derived from the patient’s blood by converting blood cells to iPS cells which were then programmed to become retinal pigment epithelial cells, which were surgically implanted as a patch of tissue.
OCS-01 improves macular thickness, visual acuity in patients with DME, according to Phase 2 data
September 7th 2022According to a presentation by Oculis at EURETINA, the dataset shows that OCS-01 eye drops were more effective than vehicle in reducing central macular thickness and improving visual acuity in patients with DME as per the pre-defined criteria for statistical superiority in the study protocol.
LIGHT study: First analysis of gene therapy for RPE65 inherited retinal dystrophies
September 3rd 2022At the 1-month evaluation, the full-field stimulus threshold had median decrease of -33.2 decibels (dB) (-33.7; -19.8) dB, which remained stable until the last assessment. Visual fields and visual acuity did not change significantly.
Investigating possible causes of myopia in schoolchildren aged 3-14 years in Tokyo
August 25th 2022Researchers have suggested numerous theories about the etiology of myopia that include accommodative-lag, peripheral hyperopic defocus, light environment, lifestyle, and environment, but the cause remains unknown.