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Japanese investigators have found an ocular biomarker of cardiovascular diseases.

According to data presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology annual meeting in New Orleans, staggered administration of Ixo-vec in non-human primates showed peak aflibercept protein levels in the second eye within the targeted therapeutic range, supporting the potential for bilateral administration.

In a presentation at ARVO 2023 in New Orleans, the company noted data in a nonhuman primate model of non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy demonstrates the ability to restore visual function after delivery of a novel gene therapy.

SB15 (Samsung Bioepis) has shown similar efficacy, pharmacokinetics, safety, immunogenicity to aflibercept after 56 Weeks in phase 3 clinical trial.

Ophthalmology Times® talked with Deborah Ferrington, PhD, about her presentation on using human donor tissue to identify the mechanism responsible for the death of the retinal pigment epithelium.

Ophthalmology Times® talked with Roland Mattern, Director of Sales and Marketing for eSight and eSight User Gary Foster at this year's ARVO meeting about eSight Go, the new model of smart glasses for low vision enhancement

Ophthalmology Times® talked with George Magrath, MD, and Andrew Pucker, OD, MS, PhD, FAAO at this year's ARVO meeting about Lexitas Pharma Services' work on modification of the National Eye Institute's corneal fluorescein staining scale.

The Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) kicked off its annual meeting today at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans.

At the IKA Keratoconus Symposium, Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO, presented on establishing the keratoconus diagnosis alongside Kourtney Houser, MD.

Defective calcium clearance is a characteristic feature of early damage to the retinal ganglion cells (RGC) in a mouse model of glaucoma.

Uri Soiberman, MD, shares some key takeaways from his presentation at the inaugural IKA Keratoconus Symposium.

Patrick Yu-Wai-Man, MD, PhD, is being recognized by the ARVO Foundation for his research on gene replacement therapy for Leber hereditary optic neuropathy.

Current smokers with Graves' Disease had a greater 5-year cumulative probability, compared with patients who had never smoked, of undergoing orbital decompression.

The Centre for Ocular Research and Education is demonstrating its latest discoveries for eye applications at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology’s annual meeting in New Orleans.

Cochair Elizabeth Yeu, MD, highlights what this program will mean for ophthalmologists, optometrists, and their patients.

Lisa M. Nijm, MD, MD, highlights what residents, fellows, and ophthalmologists who are early in their careers can expect at the virtual Real World Ophthalmology meeting on Saturday, April 15.

The various aspects of home monitoring for patients with age-related macular degeneration are discussed in this point/counterpoint by Prof. Rufino Silva, University of Coimbra / Coimbra Hospital and University Centre, Portugal, and Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Robert P. Finger, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Germany, during the 14th annual Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology in Lisbon, Portugal

Pedro Fonseca, MD, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre, Portugal, and Andrew G. Lee, MD, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist, Texas, USA, discuss the various pros and cons of offering teprotumumab for all patients with thyroid eye disease.

In a keynote lecture at the 14th Annual Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology in Lisbon, Hendrik Scholl, MD, co-founder and director of the Institute of Molecular and Clinical Ophthalmology Basel, discussed its mission to unravel the mysteries of vision and human eye disease.

Angela Carneiro, MD, PhD, discusses her position on a discussion titled Presence of Macular Neovascularization on OCTA is Predictive of Subsequent Exudation with David Hutton, Executive Editor, Ophthalmology Times®.

Antonio Campos, MD, PhD, discusses his position on a discussion titled Durability Associated with Multi-target Therapies is Superior to anti-VEGF Mono-target Therapy in AMD with David Hutton, Executive Editor, Ophthalmology Times.®

David S. Boyer, MD, presented data from the PHOTON study examining the safety and efficacy of high-dose aflibercept for treatment of diabetic macular edema at the 2023 Angiogenesis, Exudation, and Degeneration conference.

The Keralink Trial was the first randomized clinical trial that tested the hypothesis that corneal cross-linking (CXL) might decrease keratoconus progression in children compared with the use of spectacles or contact lenses.

Yusuke Oshima, MD, PhD, in a presentation at the 38th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, discussed the advantages of using a beveled-tip ultra-speed probe for complete vitreous shaving during retinal detachment vitrectomies.

In a presentation at the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Kyoko Ohno-Matsui, MD, PhD, noted that changes of scleral curvature and staphyloma edge development may occur in synchronicity.