Clinical Diagnosis

Tennessee Academy of Ophthalmology’s doctor of the month shares what excites him about ophthalmology, his biggest career challenge, and chocolate as his favorite comfort food.

Investigators find the recognition could improve surveillance of the disease.

A discovery by investigators at the National Eye Institute sheds light on tissue targeted by age-related macular degeneration and other diseases.

The Eye Van, operated by Vision Loss Rehabilitation Canada, is a mobile medical clinic that delivers eye care in northern Ontario communities where ophthalmology services aren't readily available.

As more and more practices embrace dark adaptation testing, AdaptDx technology has become a staple in primary eye care.

The study's primary endpoints were to look at increasing Schirmer's scores, as well as eye discomfort score.

Why low-lying lids can affect much more than patients' visual field, with implications for visual quality and their self-esteem.

The company's VialConnect is an intuitive clinical trials management platform built for coordinators and investigators.

Takeaway: there doesn't seem to be a specific dry eye phenotype that does better or worse.

The companies will collaborate to commercialize therapeutic option in Greater China, South Korea and Select Southeast Asian Markets for the treatment of presbyopia, expanding access to long-acting, presbyopia-correcting eye drops for approximately 600 million patients.

Learn about a novel procedure using a template prosthesis to facilitate intraoperative adjustment during external levator resection ptosis repair.

Expansion of program aims to provide more children with improved eye care; enhance the teaching of Wills residents and fellows

TP-03 met the primary and all secondary endpoints, effectively resolved Demodex blepharitis and was well-tolerated with no serious treatment-related adverse events. 56% of patients on TP-03 achieved the primary endpoint of complete collarette cure.

Severe ocular involvement demands inflammation control

Three prestigious lectures are featured, including Ehud Assia, MD, from Israel who gave the ESCRS Binkhorst Lecture; Richard Packard, MD, from England who gave the Choyce Lecture to the UKISCRS; and Michael Snyder, of the Cincinnati Eye Institute in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA, who delivered the Kelman Lecture at the 2021 American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

According to researchers at the University of California, Irvine, base editing may provide long-lasting retinal protection and prevent vision deterioration in patients with inherited retinal degeneration, specifically in Leber congenital amaurosis patients.

Top-line results are expected during second quarter for the therapeutic to treat patients with dry eye disease.

Device demonstrates potential as a durable, sustained-release glaucoma therapy

In those first few months, I realized there were so many aspects of real-life, post-residency practice we had never been taught during medical school or residency.

A University of Houston study found that minorities have fewer eye exams, higher instances of disease.

Treatment options beginning to evolve from traditional therapies

Investigators observe survival rate with orbital retinoblastoma improves substantially due to a combination approach that includes intensive sequential treatment comprised of chemotherapy, enucleation, and external beam radiation therapy.

When it comes to the sexes in the operating room, the key is collaboration, with a goal of presenting patient suffering.

Short-term steroid use can alleviate patient discomfort.

The injection of dexamethasone intraocular suspension 9% into the capsular bag may change the standard of care following cataract surgery.

While investigators have found a link between dry eye and depression, the exact reasons behind the link are not immediately known.

According to the company, pegcetacoplan demonstrated continuous and clinically meaningful effects at month 18 in the studies, which also found that treatment effects in DERBY were comparable to OAKS during months 6 to 18. The combined 18-month data show the potential for improving treatment effects over.

Anton Vlasov, DO, moved to the United States in 2001 at the age of 14, but since Russia invaded his homeland last month, the safety of family still living in Ukraine has weighed heavy on his mind.

Physicians find the Vivity lens offers their patients reduced glare, halos and increased spectacle independence.

The study, conducted with Tufts Medical Center, represents a breakthrough showing that Microdose Array Print technology can provide similar benefits of non-preserved medications.