Lynda Charters

Voretigene neparvovec (Luxturna, Spark Therapeutics, Inc.) was shown to be safe and effective in real-world settings.

Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal-dominant, fully-penetrant, neurodegenerative disease that most commonly affects adults during middle age.

Tylectomy indicates surgical resection of retinoblastomas via pars plana vitrectomy with intraoperative chemotherapy infusion.

Investigators recruited children with CVI and normal controls who were between the ages of 12 months and 12 years. The children with CVI underwent a complete pediatric neuro-ophthalmologic examination.

The investigators conducted a retrospective chart review of patients’ demographic and clinical data from 2005 to 2020.

In this investigation, the second stage of the CHAMP phase 3 trial assessed the impact of prolonging drug administration for an extra 12 months on myopia control and the occurrence of myopia rebound upon cessation of dosing.

With the progression of MS, thinning of the retinal ganglion cell (RGC) complex is seen as well as a decrease in the amplitude of the pattern electroretinogram (pERG)

Researchers found the model demonstrated “near-perfect” detection capabilities.

The system is comprised of 25 miniaturized wireless stimulators with 400 electrodes that are implanted permanently.

Shift could lead to changes in the current management of retinal diseases

Analysis showed that patients with dry eye had “worse sleep quality than the healthy population."

David Eichenbaum, MD, discusses his experiences with aflibercept, faricimab.

The switch may produce an additional 25% IOP reduction in mild to moderate forms of disease

Authors explained that Nfe2l gene family members -1, -2, and -3 mediate the cellular response to oxidative stress, including in the CNS

Results of the study indicated that systemic treatment led to elevations in liver function test results, with some patients experiencing values twice as high as normal.

Contrary to the traditional understanding that this disorder remains stable, long-term structural changes were observed through spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT) imaging.

Investigators wanted to determine why patients who have retinal diseases such as diabetic retinopathy (DR) or age-related macular degeneration (AMD) can undergo cataract surgeries without experiencing a worsening of their retinal disease, while some patients do.

Researchers conducted a retrospective chart review spanning from January 2015 to January 2021 to compare the incidence rates of infectious keratitis before and during the pandemic among PRK patients.

Authors reported that increasing the number of intense pulsed light (IPL) sessions is beneficial for patients with moderate-to-severe meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) to increase the response rate of treatment.

The technology uses a superelastic, memory-shaped nitinol guide that facilitates up to 360-degree guided circumferential removal of the trabecular meshwork.

The investigators conducted a multicenter, prospective, open-label, phase 4 study in which they evaluated the patients’ and investigators’ impressions of the drug.

Authors looked at 6 unexpected cases of endophthalmitis after cataract extraction during 1 day of cataract surgeries.

A recent study showed that adjunctive fragmentation pre-treatment of the crystalline lens using the miLoop showed improved lensectomy time and fluidic efficiency

Diabetic macular edema is often treated with dexamethasone intravitreal implant, and bevacizumab. While they both treat the same disease, they work in different ways.

Extended treatment intervals with bevacizumab preserved vision of many patients with high baseline vision.

While the change is mostly a result of improved recognition of in situ cases, authors wanted to identify any changes in the incidence and mortality of conjunctival melanoma in Australia from 1982 to 2014.

Ocular toxicity from breast cancer chemotherapy, head and neck cancer radiation and targeted therapy.

Conference defines the future of anterior segment surgery.

The prevalence of AMD features in Republic of Korea Air Force pilots was higher than in other general populations studied.