Clinical Diagnosis

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.

The key factors include type, case complexity, and history of diabetic retinopathy/proliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Dr. Rishi Raj Borah, Country Director with Orbis India, discusses recent research he co-authored showing the top 3 barriers keeping families from accessing cataract treatment for their children in India.

The latest announcement comes after the previously granted ODD for polihexanide in acanthamoeba keratitis by the FDA and EMA.

Mary Durbin, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at Heru, discusses the benefits and capabilities of the various testing modalities available in 1 wearable platform.

The company’s iLink therapy for the treatment of keratoconus consists of novel single-use drug formulations that are bio-activated by proprietary systems through the delivery of ultraviolet light to the cornea to induce corneal cross-linking designed to strengthen, stabilize and reshape the cornea.

Carol L. Shields, MD, and a group of colleagues conducted a retrospective case series to evaluate the likelihood of germline retinoblastoma in children with solitary unilateral retinoblastoma.

Lisa M. Nijm, MD, JD, previews the program for this April 2 virtual event designed to help young ophthalmologists learn everything they need to know when starting practice.

Ultrasonic retinal prosthesis has been achieved by a research group at UCLA. It is a step towards a non-invasive retinal prosthesis that works without invasive eye surgery.

Kathryn A. Colby, MD, PhD, discusses Fuchs’ dystrophy symptoms and treatment options as well as the underlying concept of Descemet stripping only surgery and her role in pioneering this technique.

Equally important is that any symptoms of ocular allergies should be addressed to reduce the frequency of eye rubbing.

According to Claudia Perez-Straziota, MD, persistent epithelial defects do not have to live up to their name—they can be healed.