Lynda Charters

Data may inform clinical associations, mechanistic research, trial design.

Clinicians should be alert to the fact that while artificial intelligence (AI) is capable of generating ideas and references, it is crucial to thoroughly vet and fact-check any medical research content that AI produces.

Without treatment, severe visual impairment can occur; the first-line treatment for these cases is anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy (VEGF).

Researchers combine blue reflectance, red/green 200° ultrawidefield images

An experienced dermatologist blinded to clinical data performed the NVC using a videocapillaroscope VideoCap 3.0 (DSMedica) at 200× magnification in the study.

The US and German collaborative study found performing vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade to manage postoperative endophthalmitis led to a significant improvement in visual acuity (VA) and had a low complication rate.

The investigators explored the effects of the following covariates on development of AMD: sex, ethnicity, smoking history, fluoxetine use, obesity, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension.

The gene therapy company announces its closure less than 2 years after the company launch in 2021.

Data from the 30 month GALE extension study indicated that continuous treatment with pegcetacoplan injection showed increasing beneficial effects over that timeframe in patients with geographic atrophy (GA).

In the study, researchers found that nearly one-quarter of anti-VEGF injections were received at least 1 week later than intended.

The research saw that new-onset full-thickness macular holes (FTMHs), especially those resulting from blunt ocular trauma, might close spontaneously without the need for a surgical intervention.

This study of patients was designed to identify unexpected adverse effects of these new pharmacologic therapies that may not have been observed or anticipated during clinical research trials. The studied drugs were biosimilars to the reference drug ranibizumab.

6-Month results underscore treatment safety with suprachoroidally injected ABBV-RGX-314 for nAMD

Lim and colleagues conducted a retrospective study to establish the normalized NBFI using OCTA and test if that index is sufficiently sensitive for detecting early DR.

Detrimental effects of IVB may not be recognized at an early age, which underscores the importance of following these children over time.

Hungarian investigators reported the beneficial use of optical coherence tomography (OCT) for detecting macular pathologies in patients with scleritis.

Researchers found that using automated methods to determine the VA showed “robust performance in predicting visual impairment”

The next Ophthalmic World Leaders Leadership Summit will take place in Austin, TX, on September 21 and 22, 2023.

Circumferential canaloplasty, trabeculotomy provide IOP control for 2 years

For visual recovery to occur, there must be photoreceptors left that can be rescued.

New laser is designed to deliver low-energy treatment with ultrashort pulse duration.

Lens is stable in capsular bag, less sensitive to misalignment.

While these complications are rare, they require prompt diagnosis and management to prevent serious visual morbidity.

The 2023 41st annual meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists (ASRS) will run from Thursday, July 27 to Tuesday, August 1 in Seattle, a city filled with sightseeing, museums, and great food to explore.

ASRS is an international, state-or-the-art event offering something for everyone: scientific papers, posters, panel discussions on controversial issues and techniques, award lectures, a Retina Case Conference, the 25th Annual Film Festival, international symposia, and subspecialty review courses.