The Retina Society

Non-invasive electrical stimulation delivered through closed eyelids improved retinal structure and photoreceptor function.

Jesse L. Berry, MD, discusses prospective data on aqueous humor liquid biopsy in retinoblastoma and explains how molecular markers from the aqueous are beginning to guide recurrence risk, treatment intensity, and the workup of otherwise diagnostically inaccessible intraocular lesions.

At Retina Society 2026, Eileen Hwang, MD, PhD, discusses a meta-analysis finding a 1.78 times higher retinal detachment rate in COL2A1 vs COL11A1 Stickler syndrome and the case for prophylactic laser.

At Retina Society 2026, Nimesh Patel, MD, discusses how stage 2 ROP before 34 weeks raises the treatment rate and why he urges early referral and a risk-tailored approach to care.

Charles Wykoff, MD, PhD, reviews LUGANO safety and treatment burden data, including a 42% injection reduction with vorolanib insert vs aflibercept, despite a missed primary end point.

Subretinal deposits are linked to worse surgical risks in patients with severe aortic stenosis and reduced systemic blood flow.

Mark P. Breazzano, MD, FACS, shares findings from a TriNetX real-world database analysis on how HIV co-infection influences RPR titers in patients with ocular syphilis.

Chhablani reports revakinagene taroretcel-lwey slowed cavitation volume growth and preserved photoreceptor structure in MacTel type 2.

Dilsher S. Dhoot, MD, FASRS, breaks down the Phase 3 SOL-1 results on intravitreal axitinib hydrogel (OTX-TKI) and aflibercept on vision maintenance.

Talisa Forest (de Carlo), MD, discusses how dynamic complement biomarkers track with artificial intelligence-measured geographic atrophy progression.

K. Thiran Jayasundera, MD, MS, FACS, on how patient interviews shaped a tool capturing functional and psychological burdens overlooked by visual acuity.

One subretinal injection of medium-dose OCU410 gene therapy reduced geographic atrophy growth by up to 32%.

Christine Kay, MD, discusses 4-year REMAIN data showing durable visual acuity gains with MCO-010, a mutation-agnostic intravitreal optogenetic therapy for advanced retinitis pigmentosa.

Study found anti-VEGF therapy was linked to kidney function decline in patients with diabetic retinopathy or retinal vein occlusion.

Emami-Naeini previews Retina Society 2026's shift toward AI-derived, quantitative biomarkers in imaging and therapeutics.

Christine Kay, MD, presents new findings on MCO-010, a novel optogenetic therapy improving vision in retinitis pigmentosa patients at the Retina Society meeting.

Justis Ehlers discusses promising results from the HELIOS trial, revealing a novel treatment for diabetic retinopathy that may reduce treatment frequency.

Mathew MacCumber, MD, PhD, FASRS, spoke with Modern Retina about his presentation at the recent Retina Society meeting in New York City titled, "0.19 mg Fluocinolone Acetonide (FAc) Implant Improves Vision and Treatment Burden in Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema: The PALADIN Study."

According to the company, AVD-104 is an engineered glycan (sialic acid) nanoparticle designed to target the self-pattern recognition receptors on overly activated retinal immune cells, specifically macrophages and microglia.

Nathan Steinle, MD, spoke with Modern Retina's editor to give insights into his Retina Society presentation titled, "Phase 3 studies of dual inhibition of VEGF C/D and VEGF A using OPT-302 in combination With ranibizumab (ShORe Trial) or aflibercept (COAST Trial) in neovascular AMD."

At the 56th annual Retina Society congress in New York, David Boyer, MD, gave a presentation titled, "Subgroup analyses of phase 1 DAVIO Trial of EYP-1901 demonstrating reduced treatment burden in wet age-related macular degeneration."

Sophie Bakri, MD, MBA, shared insights from her presentation, "Comparison of the Antiangiogenic Profile of Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors Vorolanib, Axitinib, and Sunitinib."

The investigators performed clinical examinations and obtained fundus photographs and inferior optical coherence tomography (OCT) images for both treatments at baseline and on days 1, 3, 8, 15, and 56 after the injections.

A modified endolaser setup was found to be safe and efficient for use during chandelier scleral buckling.

Michael Engelbert, MD, PhD, discusses how personalized faricimab dosing shows promise in extending dosing intervals for patients with wet age-related macular degeneration, which can enhance long-term treatment outcomes and patient adherence.

The meeting, being held from October 11-14 in New York City, will feature 4 presentations from ophthalmologists of the New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai.

Visual acuity changes and conversion to neovascular AMD determined over 3 years in large patient cohort.

New data, insights on clinical trials, and perspective from researchers will be among the information shared at the 56th annual Retina Society congress being held in New York.