Martin David Harp

In celebration of Ophthalmology Times 50th anniversary, we asked leading experts in the field what they see as the biggest innovation in ophthalmology in the last 5 decades.

Urcosimod (formerly known as OK-101) has been shown to be stable for over 2 and a half years in single-use ampoules used for administration of the drug to patients.

The decision to discontinue the trials comes shortly after the announcement that COAST missed its primary endpoint.

In celebration of Ophthalmology Times 50th anniversary, we asked leading experts in the field what they see as the biggest innovation in ophthalmology in the last 5 decades.

In celebration of Ophthalmology Times 50th anniversary, we asked leading experts in the field what they see as the biggest innovation in ophthalmology in the last 5 decades.

Lab TRIACTIV is powered by “advanced cationic liposomal technology” for dry eye relief.

Pantheon Vision’s bioengineered corneal implant aims to tackle issues with the success rate of human donated tissue.

Aurion is developing AURN001, a clinical-stage allogeneic cell therapy asset, for corneal edema secondary to corneal endothelial disease.

Administered via intravitreal injection, Synthopsin-MCO-010 possesses a promoter to specifically target ON-bipolar cells.

The funding will help fund phase 1 and phase 2 proof-of-concept studies for lead candidates CTX203 and CTX114.

The acquisition also includes the ALLY Robotic Cataract Laser Treatment System, LENSAR’s proprietary Streamline software technology and LENSAR legacy laser system.

The trial evaluated sozinibercept (2 mg) every 4 or 8 weeks in combination with aflibercept (2 mg), as per label, every 8 weeks after a loading phase for the treatment of wet AMD.

UBX1325 is a novel BCL-xL inhibitor designed to eliminate senescent cells in diabetic retinal blood vessels, while leaving healthy ones intact.

The 9 recipients receive $55,000 in seed money for collaborative projects that target one or more of the foundation’s strategic research goals.

The combined companies will operate under the name Kalaris Therapeutics, Inc. and expects to report initial data from part 1 of its ongoing phase 1 clinical trial of TH103 in treatment-naïve nAMD patients in the second half of 2025.

The bio-interventional platform is for uveoscleral outflow enhancement in open-angle glaucoma patients undergoing combined cataract surgery.

After review by the Data and Safety Monitoring Board, the dosing of OCU200 in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) will continue.

The recent agreement with Cipla adds to the list of partnerships Formosa has formed for APP13007.

Ambulatory surgical centers are freestanding health care facilities that specialize in providing surgical and diagnostic procedures, not requiring an overnight stay.

The Perimeter B-Series OCT system combines proprietary AI technology with optical coherence tomography, for use during breast-conserving surgeries.

Maria Vittoria Cicinelli, MD, Denise Loya-Garcia, MD, PhD, and Vishal Raval, MD, were announced as the recipients and will receive a $3,000 honorarium.

The award honors Ludwig von Sallmann, MD, a “distinguished international ophthalmologist and ophthalmic investigator whose contributions greatly increased the basic and clinical understanding of vision and ophthalmology.”

24-week topline data from the phase 2b ASPIRE study in diabetic macular edema (DME) are expected to be released in Q1 of 2025.

A survey conducted by the Preservative Freedom Coalition, asked 558 patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension how they felt about their treatments, the future of their eye health, trust in their doctors and more.

Tarcocimab is an investigational anti-VEGF therapy built on Kodiak's proprietary antibody biopolymer conjugate (ABC) platform.

Urcosmid is a lipid conjugated chemerin peptide agonist of the ChemR23 G-protein coupled receptor, typically found on immune cells of the eye responsible for the inflammatory response.

4D-150 is a potential backbone therapy that is designed to provide multi-year sustained delivery of anti-VEGF (aflibercept and anti-VEGF-C) from the retina with a single, safe, intravitreal injection.

ENCELTO is the first and only FDA-approved treatment for MacTel.

ENCELTO is the first and only FDA-approved treatment for MacTel.

At the EnVision Summit 2025, medical students were given awards for best poster presentation. In exclusive interviews, they spoke with Ophthalmology Times about their award-winning posters and research.