CSF-1 Phase 2B clinical trials for presbyopia met primary and secondary endpoints
April 25th 2022In a presentation at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery’s 2022 annual meeting, Marjan Farid, MD, ABO, and Preeya K. Gupta, MD, offered details of clinical trials for CSF-1 ophthalmic solution, a presbyopia eye drop candidate. Results showed that nearly half of the participants treated with CSF-1 achieved a 3-line or more increase in the distance-corrected near visual acuity an hour after drop instillation on day 15.
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Alcon introduces VR surgical training technology
April 12th 2022This advancement reinforces Alcon’s commitment to surgeon training and education, as part of the Alcon Experience Academy. The new device will be introduced at the upcoming ASCRS meeting and surgeons will be able to experience the new technology firsthand.
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VJCRGS issue celebrates ‘great lectures’ in ophthalmology
April 11th 2022Three 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.
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Study finds progressive declines in vision in aging patients with diffractive multifocal IOLs
January 14th 2022According to investigators, patients implanted with diffractive multifocal IOLs had notable declines in the corrected distance visual acuity, distance corrected near VA, and near area of focus with aging
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