Lynda Charters

The AVONELLE-X long-term extension study will continue to evaluate the efficacy, durability, and safety of faricimab in patients with neovascular AMD.

In a presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s 2022 annual meeting in Chicago, Ines Lains, MD, PhD, detailed how adjunct treatment with intravitreal antivirals or early pars plana vitrectomy did not improve the rates of retinal detachment in patients diagnosed with acute retinal necrosis.

The data analysis indicated that patients achieved robust visual gains and central subfield thickness reductions with faricimab dosed every 8 weeks and with PTI dosing up to every 16 weeks. The gains were sustained through year 2 of the trials.

First-in-human biologic stent in ophthalmology is a conforming implant material, i.e., a soft, scleral wall compliant bio-tissue to structurally reinforce the cyclodialysis cleft opening.

In a poster presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s 2022 annual meeting in Chicago, Yu-Yen Chen, MD, PhD, noted that patients diagnosed with normal-tension glaucoma (NTG) have a significantly higher risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease compared with those without NTG.

During a presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s 2022 annual meeting in Chicago, Vivian Paraskevi Douglas, MD, DVM, MBA, MSc, detailed a study in which investigators used the extensive data in the American Academy of Ophthalmology IRIS Registry to study the difference between the pediatric and adult populations.

During a presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s 2022 annual meeting at McCormick Place in Chicago, Maria A. Guzman Aparicio, MD, and Teresa C. Chen, MD, detailed their research that found that pediatric patients have a significantly higher incidence of new-onset strabismus after tube shunt surgery for glaucoma compared with adults.

At the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in Chicago, Gautam Kamthan, MD, discussed the feasibility of robot-assisted ophthalmic gonio-surgery.

Anti-VEGF biosimilars may offer a therapeutic alternative to the original biologic because they have the ability to lower the overall therapeutic cost in the management of varied chorioretinal disorders.

The treatment of vision problems can help improve the quality of life for many people in the city.

The authors noted that the proportion of patients losing fewer than 15 letters from the baseline BCVA score in the study eye was comparable between the two groups.

According to Rishi P. Singh, MD, family history and lifestyle are key in the development of geographic atrophy.

Researchers found that the rate of visual decline increased significantly in patients with age-related macular degeneration (AMD) during the COVID-19 lockdown who were followed over time.

Spanish investigators from the Ophthalmology Service, Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Clínico San Carlos, Madrid, led by first author Fernando Ly-Yang, MD, reported the case of a 42-year-old man with monkeypox.

The research, presented at the 22nd EURETINA World Congress, outlined that patients with RP experience greater levels of stress and anxiety than individuals in the general population and that the level of stress can be measured easily and non-invasively in hair.

During the 22nd European Society of Retina Specialists Congress in Hamburg, Germany., investigators noted that Yusar and colleagues from the Vitreoretinal Services, Centre for Sight, Delhi, India.

A study detailed at the 22nd EURETINA Congress in Hamburg, Germany, documented a spectrum of manifestations following COVID-19 infections in an otherwise immunocompetent patient presenting at a tertiary care center.

Product is forging a future in ocular regenerative procedures

The 22nd European Society of Retina Specialists Congress kicks off Thursday at the Congress Centre Hamburg in Hamburg, Germany.

The debate continues about the protective effect of eyeglasses against contracting the COVID-19 virus. Researchers from Denmark reported that their results were inconclusive regarding whether wearing eyeglasses is linked with a decreased risk of COVID-19 infections.

Edward J. Holland, MD, discusses how postoperative dry eye disease after refractive and cataract procedures may lead to patient dissatisfaction.

Reducing incidents can reduces cases of infection, transmission among physicians, clinicians.

The IOL has a hybrid design that combines the benefits of central extended depth-of-focus technology and multifocal technology that provides a continuous range of high-quality vision ranging from distance and intermediate and near vision to about 12 to 14 inches.

According to Sarah Van Tassel, MD, physicians may need to recognize issues and treat patients more holistically.

Audrey R. Talley Rostov, MD, discusses how patient education and hygiene is important for a positive outcome.

According to Alyson Hall, MD, factors can include vascular dysregulation, oxidative stress, autoimmunity and cytotoxicity.

George Waring IV, MD, FACS, points out that supplementation and customized procedures are in the offing.

According to researchers, functional assessments and education are critical to an early diagnosis.

Low-grade inflammation seems to be associated with baseline disease in inherited retinal dystrophies (IRDs), according to Christine N. Kay, MD, a surgeon at Vitreoretinal Associates, in Gainesville, Florida.