Lucia Gambuzza

Noah G. Banoub discusses a study finding MacTel2 misdiagnosed in 25.5% of cases, common mimics, misleading imaging, and Encelto's approval.

Amy Zhang, MD, on why self-care alone won't fix physician burnout and what health systems need to address instead.

The Aug. 20-23 meeting in Monterey, California, offers CME across subspecialties alongside sessions on mentorship, career longevity, and research.

Amy Zhang, MD, on the ergonomic habits and equipment changes that protect ophthalmic surgeons' careers long-term.

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.

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.

FDA grants priority review to Belite Bio's tinlarebant NDA for Stargardt disease type 1, setting a February 2027 PDUFA date for a potential first STGD1 therapy.

25.5% of patients labeled with MacTel2 didn't meet diagnostic criteria, most often due to cystic OCT changes and telangiectatic vessels mistaken for the disease.

In this Q&A from EDES 2026 in Milan, Piotr A. Woźniak, MD, PhD, discusses his real-world evidence study on a dry eye lubricating drop, including its effects on tear film stability.

Bakall on 3-year REMAIN data for MCO-010 in retinitis pigmentosa: durable 3-line acuity gains, why genotype did not matter, and which patients responded best.

Capsulotomy size may not be refractive neutral: a larger opening shifted the IOL about 120 µm posteriorly in thin lenses and anteriorly in thick ones in a paired-eye study.

Barakat, MD, FASRS, on recognizing neovascular conversion in macular telangiectasia type 2, distinguishing it from neovascular AMD on imaging, and treating it without a robust evidence base.

Stuart Therapeutics presented preclinical data at OIS Retina 2026 on a non-gene-specific collagen mimetic peptide that preserved retinal thickness and visual function in 2 mouse models of inherited retinal disease.

In this Q&A, Vance Thompson, MD, clears up myths about dry eye and LASIK wearing off, and explains how better screening and technology are making the procedure more precise for younger patients.

Jordana Fein, MD, MS, presented 64-week QUASAR data showing aflibercept 8 mg sustained visual acuity gains with up to 3 fewer injections than aflibercept 2 mg in macular edema following RVO.

A single vorolanib intravitreal insert extended time to supplemental anti-VEGF injection vs aflibercept in previously treated DME at 24 weeks in phase 2 VERONA; pivotal phase 3 trials COMO and CAPRI are now underway.

Charles Wykoff, MD, PhD, of Retina Consultants of Texas, discusses 1 year of real-world revakinagene taroretcel experience, covering patient selection, surgical technique, early safety outcomes, and the platform’s potential beyond MacTel.

At ASRS 2026, the dual inflammasome inhibitor K8 slowed geographic atrophy lesion growth by up to 54% over 6 months in a phase 2 trial and showed a visual acuity advantage in eyes with extrafoveal lesions, with no drug-related serious adverse events.

Microsecond green laser (520 nm; Norlase) improved visual acuity and reduced macular thickness in eyes with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR)

5-year OPTIC data showed a single injection of Ixo-vec gene therapy cut annualized anti-VEGF injections 87%, with sustained aflibercept expression and no new safety signals, in a high-need population with nAMD.

A wider partial-total ellipsoid zone gap on OCT predicted faster total EZ loss and geographic atrophy in intermediate AMD—pointing to a biomarker for trial enrichment.

3-year REMAIN data show MCO-010 optogenetic therapy delivered durable ~3-line vision gains in retinitis pigmentosa regardless of gene mutation, with no treatment-related serious adverse events, per Benjamin Bakall, MD, PhD, at ASRS 2026.

AI-driven OCT analysis shows faricimab reduces diabetic macular edema fluid and thickness more than aflibercept, suggesting eccentric subfields may guide treat-and-extend dosing.

ARCHER data reveal which GA eyes risk major vision loss: midrange baseline acuity and subfoveal lesions, shaping counseling and future AMD trials.

Applying phase 3 LUGANO/LUCIA criteria to the phase 2 DAVIO 2 population showed stable vision and anatomy with the vorolanib insert EYP-1901 in wet AMD, Aleksandra Rachitskaya, MD, FASRS, reported at ASRS 2026.

OLN324 outperformed faricimab on anatomic outcomes as early as week 1 in the JADE trial, with no cases of intraocular inflammation across both dose groups.

Initiating aflibercept 8 mg or faricimab as a first-line therapy was associated with longer treatment intervals and superior anatomic outcomes in a real-world analysis of more than 12,000 eyes.

Cynthia Toth, MD, of Duke University, discusses new BabySTEPS research showing that retinal nerve fiber layer and choroidal thickness on OCT correlate with 2-year neurodevelopmental outcomes in preterm infants and what it will take to bring bedside screening into routine NICU care.

Esen Akpek, MD, on dry eye's emotional and vision-related toll, its hidden autoimmune links, and when to move patients beyond artificial tears.