Thought-provoking interviews with industry experts on topics critical to the diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of progressive eye health
GA therapy endpoints: Should tissue preservation be considered?
May 27th 2022As novel therapies in the pipeline are aiming to decrease the rate of GA expansion—the endpoint Karl Csaky, MD and Fredrick Ferris III, MD, identified in 2007—Dr. Csaky reinforces on the importance of preserving the central retinal tissue.
Safety data for at-home subcutaneous injection option for treatment of wet AMD, DME
May 25th 2022Jeff Cleland, PhD, CEO of Ashvattha, discusses safety data for an at-home subcutaneous injection option being developed for wet AMD and DME. The anti-VEGF candidate will enter a Phase 2 study later this year.
New advancements in IOL technology is exciting for presbyopia treatment
May 11th 2022Catching up after ASCRS 2022, Ora's Caitlin Black, senior director and therapeutic area head of medical devices, talks about the next generation of ophthalmic device therapies and diagnostics, clinical trial updates and new innovations that are most exciting for presbyopia treatment.
Cataract classification method allows for higher success rates of cataract surgery
May 5th 2022Alex Dastgheib, MD, ABO, discusses the findings of the paper, "325 Cases of Phacoemulsification in Blind Cataracts," presented at the 2022 ASCRS conference in Washington, DC. The paper won the Challenging Cases session during the meeting.