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The Bascom Palmer program showcases neovascular, exudative, and degenerative eye diseases, and is designed for retina specialists, general ophthalmologists, and researchers.

A poll for retina specialists: Let us know if you will be logging on for this annual Bascom Palmer Eye Institute symposium, which will be held virtually on February 10 and 11, 2023.

Scott Walter, MD, an investigator in the TENAYA and LUCERNE trials discusses the year 2 data for the treat-and-extend regimen of faricimab for the treatment of nAMD and DME.

A combination of posters, podium presentations, and instructional courses provided invaluable revelations to the ophthalmic community.

The investigators undertook a study to determine the incidence of rhegmatogenous retinal detachments 1 year after cataract using the IRIS Registry data and to determine the demographic features, ocular comorbidities, and intraoperative factors associated with an increased risk of detachment development.

Patients with a unilateral rhegmatogenous retinal detachment frequently ask about the risk of developing an RRD in their fellow eye.

Those who used both traditional and electronic cigarettes reported severe to very severe ophthalmic symptoms.

The AVONELLE-X long-term extension study will continue to evaluate the efficacy, durability, and safety of faricimab in patients with neovascular AMD.

Janssen noted that results from Phase 1/2 MGT009 study demonstrate safety profile of investigational gene therapy botaretigene sparoparvovec (AAV-RPGR) and suggest sustained vision improvement in patients with X-linked retinitis pigmentosa.

The results also showed that, compared to use of systemic antivirals alone, treatment with adjunctive intravitreal injections or early pars plana vitrectomy did not affect the time to development of retinal detachments.

The data analysis indicated that patients achieved robust visual gains and central subfield thickness reductions with faricimab dosed every 8 weeks and with PTI dosing up to every 16 weeks. The gains were sustained through year 2 of the trials.

At AAO 2022, Justis Ehlers, MD, presented a talk entitled, "Defining the Fluid Problem in Neovascular AMD: To Dry or Not to Dry?"

Almost 5 million patients in the IRIS Registry had received at least one diagnosis of DED between 2013 and 2019; of those, 203,171 were children under 18 years of age and 4,592,808 were adults.

Investigators 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.

13% of pediatric patients had new-onset strabismus after a tube shunt procedure; in contrast, 0% of adults had new-onset strabismus after tube shunt surgery (at 6 months or at last follow-up).

Roger A. Goldberg, MD, MBA, discusses his 2022 AAO poster: "T&E-Based Personalized Treatment Interval Dynamics in the YOSEMITE/RHINE Trials of Faricimab in DME."

Results from our recent poll regarding AAO 2022 attendance indicate that most ophthalmologists and retina specialists plan to participate in the Annual Meeting in person in Chicago, Illinois.

A poll for retina specialists regarding their attendance at the 2022 American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting in Chicago, Illinois. The poll is now closed.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting is coming to Chicago, Illinois, from September 30 to October 3, featuring Subspecialty Days and a virtual component.

Automated quantitative fluid analyses are enabling personalised treatments, better patient outcomes

According 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.

A synopsis of the findings presented at EURETINA 2022 for ophthalmologists and retina specialists.

Tunde Peto, MD, PhD, shares some ophthalmic initiatives she's excited about in light of EURETINA 2022.

The white noise and classical music listened to by the preterm infants during ROP examinations showed positive effects on pain and heart rate and oxygen saturation values.

At 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.

They advised that clinicians should be aware of this spectrum of retinal involvement after COVID-19 infections and emphasized the importance of a fundus evaluation.

Tunde Peto, MD, PhD, discussed two of her presentations at EURETINA 2022: "UK Biobank retinal imaging grading: methodology, baseline characteristics and findings for common ocular diseases" and "Retinal phenotyping of different variants of Alzheimer’s disease using ultra-widefield imaging."

The investigators explained that elevated angle-closure-related intraocular pressure may aggregate the visual impairment in patients with retinitis pigmentosa.

The Phase 2 Altitude study is an open-label, randomized, controlled, dose-escalation evaluation of RGX-314, evaluating the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of suprachoroidal delivery of RGX-314 in patients with moderately severe/severe non-proliferative diabetic retinopathy or mild proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

European investigators describe how they address complications associated with silicone oil endotamponade in vitreoretinal surgery.