In a presentation at the American Society of Retina Specialists 2022 annual meeting at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York, Yoshihiro Yonekawa, MD, detailed that primary scleral buckling achieved the best visual acuity, and pointed out that rhegmatogenous detachments increased with age.
In the TENAYA and LUCERNE studies, more than 60% of faricimab patients could be treated every 4 months at 2 years, an increase from 45% at year 1. Study results are being presented at the American Society of Retina Specialists 2022 annual meeting in New York.
Nadia K. Waheed, MD, MPH; and David M. Brown, MD, review unmet needs and the importance of selecting the proper needle for intravitreal injections.
Experienced ophthalmologists provide advice for opening up high-volume intravitreal injection clinics.
Mount Sinai study is among the first to link cardiovascular risk to a specific form of age-related macular degeneration.
The University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center has received an unrestricted grant from Research to Prevent Blindness for $575,000 over 5 years to support eye research conducted by the Department of Ophthalmology.
Charles Brodowski, MD, and Patrick Rapuano, MD, have been named co-chief residents at Wills Eye Hospital, and will lead the team of resident doctors on staff, focusing on training and recruitment while attending to their own medical resident duties.
The first in a series of upgrades to Stellaris Elite incudes maximum vacuum increase and trocar/cannula system removeable valve cap enhancement.
According to investigators, patients with age-related macular degeneration like the port delivery system for ranibizumab because it requires fewer treatments and there is less discomfort.
The 40th annual scientific meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists will be held July 13-16 at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York.
Lloyd Clark, MD, highlights his ASRS presentation focusing on the PANORAMA study detailing the use of aflibercept in the management of diabetic retinopathy.
Nadia K. Waheed, MD, MPH, and David M. Brown, MD, discuss how to accurately and safety monitor a patient post-intravitreal injection.
Expert ophthalmologists discuss the differences between in-clinic intravitreal injections and operating theaters utilizing intravitreal injections.
A team of investigators at the Agency for Science, Technology and Research in Singapore have developed a bio-functional thermogel, a type of synthetic polymer, to prevent retinal scarring caused by failed retinal detachment repair surgery.
David Brown, MD, highlights his ASRS poster that includes 44-week data for a four-times-higher dose of aflibercept in a real-world setting.
Rahul Khurana, MD, shares a preview of his ASRS poster based on an analysis of the second year of the VIEW 1 and VIEW 2 studies comparing aflibercept and ranibizumab treatment arms.
The FDA has accepted the supplemental Biologics License Application of aflibercept injection for review in patients with diabetic retinopathy.
Nadia K. Waheed, MD, MPH, and David M. Brown, MD, discuss guidelines available to ensure proper intravitreal injections.
Nadia K. Waheed, MD, MPH, and David M. Brown, MD, discuss how intravitreal injections have changed the treatment landscape of retinal eye disorders.
Investigators have found that recordings from the retina could identify distinct signals for both attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and autism spectrum disorder, providing a potential biomarker for each condition.
A team of investigators at Flinders University in Australia have found that a specific cell within the retina appears to be particularly good at housing Ebola and other viruses.
LumiThera Inc. noted that the trial results demonstrated statistically significant improvement in the prespecified primary endpoint in BCVA at 13 months in the PBM treatment group over the sham-treatment group.
The U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services code is effective July 1 and will enhance access to Xipere, the only therapy available in the United States for suprachoroidal use in the treatment of macular edema associated with uveitis.
A team led by researchers from the University of Geneva has identified a molecular mechanism that causes degeneration of the eye’s photoreceptors, which can lead to blindness.
