ARVO LIVE: Luxa Biotechnology gives update on clinical trial of RPESC technology for dry AMD
April 24th 2023In a presentation during the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) Annual Meeting, being held at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, Luxa Biotechnology offered details of a clinical trial evaluating transplantation of cells derived from adult retinal pigmented epithelium stem cells to treat dry AMD.
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According to data presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology Annual Meeting in New Orleans, post-hoc analysis from the GATHER trials, for the first time, signals that reduced rate of vision loss in patients receiving avacincaptad pegol was correlated with reduced geographic atrophy (GA) growth.
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According to data presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting in New Orleans, staggered administration of Ixo-vec in non-human primates showed peak aflibercept protein levels in the second eye within the targeted therapeutic range, supporting the potential for bilateral administration.
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ARVO LIVE: eSight Go: Smart glasses for low vision enhancement
April 23rd 2023Ophthalmology Times® talked with Roland Mattern, Director of Sales and Marketing for eSight and eSight User Gary Foster at this year's ARVO meeting about eSight Go, the new model of smart glasses for low vision enhancement
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ARVO LIVE: Lexitas modified National Eye Institute scale
April 23rd 2023Ophthalmology Times® talked with George Magrath, MD, and Andrew Pucker, OD, MS, PhD, FAAO at this year's ARVO meeting about Lexitas Pharma Services' work on modification of the National Eye Institute's corneal fluorescein staining scale.
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Trinity geneticists develop novel gene therapy for glaucoma
April 21st 2023Researchers at the Smurfit Institute of Genetics, in collaboration with the biotechnology company Exhaura Ltd., have shown that a gene therapy-based approach can decrease intraocular pressure in pre-clinical models of glaucoma.
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Iridex debuts next generation of PASCAL Laser with MicroPulse in U.S. market
April 21st 2023The Iridex PASCAL combines industry-leading speed and precision pattern scanning, Endpoint Management Technology, Pattern Scanning Laser Trabeculoplasty, and now, MicroPulse Technology, in an integrated laser platform using half the footprint of its predecessor.
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Lawsuit alleges teprotumumab-trbw from Horizon Therapeutics caused permanent hearing loss
April 19th 2023An action filed in U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois by a Pennsylvania woman alleges that neither she nor her physicians were alerted that Tepezza could result in loss of hearing or tinnitus. Horizon said in a statement this and other lawsuits are without merit.
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