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The Jack McGovern Coats' Disease Foundation has announced the initiation of new research to develop the first validated animal model of Coats' Disease, a rare eye disorder that primarily affects children.

Phase 3 DURAVYU insert misses key vision endpoint in wet AMD but cuts injections; pivotal LUCIA readout may decide its future.

A roundup of Ophthalmology Times' H1 2026 refractive coverage shows the field moving toward individualized care through adjustable lens outcomes, AI-assisted planning, and refined pediatric myopia monitoring.

Byron Lam, MD, and Benjamin Bakall, MD, PhD, discuss what an FDA approval of tinlarebant could mean for the Stargardt disease type 1 standard of care.

EyePoint has finished enrolling both pivotal Phase 3 trials evaluating its sustained-release intravitreal insert against aflibercept in diabetic macular edema, setting up a topline readout in late 2027.

Approach centers on pressure-free messaging and optometric education

Patient enrollment is complete in a phase 3 registrational, or pivotal, trial to evaluate OPGx-LCA5, a gene therapy that is under investigation for treating Leber congenital amaurosis type 5-associated inherited retinal disease.

Two investigational pipeline therapies take aim at the root causes of dry eye disease

Margaret A. Chang, MD, MS, on MK-8748's dual Tie2/VEGF mechanism, what MALBEC's data must show to shift wet AMD care, and where DME and RVO fit next.

Wnt modulators, sustained-release TKIs, and topical steroids are in phase 3 trials for DME—offering alternatives to anti-VEGF injections.

Waste, cost, and carbon are converging to reshape how cataract centers choose instruments.

A maternal high-fat diet can negatively affect the retinal structure in mice.

Ahead of his November 10, 2026, start date, the incoming Duke ophthalmology chair shares his vision for research, training, and the integration of AI and data science.