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Neel S. Vaidya, MD, MPH, MBA, on why keratoconus can progress aggressively in children and teens—and how early topographic screening and prompt crosslinking protect long-term vision.

Researchers in the UK have developed a new treatment approach for aniridia-related keratopathy (ARK), a rare genetic ocular disease, namely, a collagen scaffold that delivers limbal epithelial stem cells and stromal stem cells to the area affected by ARK. The treatment resulted in improved ocular surface scores and visual acuities.

AI accelerates retina trials and imaging insights, boosts screening access, and raises urgent questions on regulation, privacy, and equity.

AI model beats human graders at spotting glaucoma risk in UK population retinal photos, boosting accuracy and strengthening the case for scalable AI vision screening.

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.

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.

Noha Ekdawi, MD, FAAP, explains why pediatric myopia demands individualized, progression-based management. She details how they sequence spectacle defocus lenses, low-dose atropine, and specialty contacts; drive long-term adherence; and frame lifetime risk for parents without causing alarm.