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The Retina World Congress showcases global innovations in surgical and medical retina, highlighting emerging treatments and fostering collaboration among specialists.

Sharon Fekrat, MD, FACS, FASRS, highlights the critical importance of networking and collaboration in the medical field, particularly in ophthalmology.

Lori Wright, JD, sat down to talk about a discussion at Collaborative Care Symposium about the risk under federal statutes and how to minimize that risk as an optometrist or an ophthalmic practice.

Early improvements in OSDI scores and tear osmolarity reinforce lifitegrast’s role in managing inflammation-driven dry eye disease.

At ARVO 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Dilsher Dhoot, MD, FASRS, and Mark Barakat, MD, talked about the PHOTON trial, 8 mg versus 2 mg during the matched dosing phase, and outcomes of shortened, maintained, or extended dosing intervals

Dilraj S. Grewal, MD, FASRS, provides an in-depth overview of the current state of research and treatment innovations.

Vakharia insights from the ARCHER trial on geographic atrophy treatment for dry AMD, highlighting promising results and future directions in ophthalmology.

A significant proportion of cataract surgery patients exhibit hyperosmolar tear film both before and 1 month after surgery, underscoring preoperative screening and postoperative management to optimize visual outcomes.

At ARVO 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Steven Barnes, PhD, talked about his research on the OPA1 mutation in retinal ganglion cells' effect on the cell's electrical function.

Ayres shares insights on using a trocar-free, 27-gauge vitrector to improve surgeon comfort and patient safety in anterior vitrectomy

At ARVO 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Hsin-Yu Yang talked about the 9-month results from her study on the effectiveness of DIMS spectral lenses in myopic retardation for the pre-myopic preschoolers in Taiwan.

In this Q&A, John D. Gelles, OD, and Steven Greenstein, MD, chat about what inspired them to launch the symposium, what makes this year’s agenda especially exciting, and why the future of refractive care depends on stronger collaboration between ODs and MDs.

At ARVO 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Alex Choi discussed his poster on APOE carrier genetic status and its relation to Alzheimer disease as well as changes of the retina that might reflect early signs leading to an earlier diagnosis of the disease

Steven Greenstein, MD, one of the cochairs of the Collaborative Care Symposium gave some insight into the upcoming conference and what attendees can expect.

At ARVO 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Yuhua Zhang, PhD, talked about his presentation on in vivo imaging of retinal pigment epithelium metabolic function in age-related macular degeneration

At ARVO 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Patipol Tiyajamorn, talked about his poster on using graph neural networks to identify fast glaucoma progressors solely using optic nerve head morphology at a single time point

At ARVO 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Anisha Kasi talked about her presentation on how her team used the TriNetX database, a large database of over 150 million patients worldwide, to validate the connection between hidradenitis suppurativa and inflammatory eye conditions.

At ARVO 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Xiaolin Wang, MS, talked about her presentation on in vivo imaging of retinal pigment epithelium metabolic function in AMD.

Join global experts at the 2025 International SPECTRALIS Symposium in Heidelberg, exploring innovations in ophthalmology and space-related ocular health.

At ARVO 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Noemi Guemes-Villahoz, MD, PhD, talked about 12-month results of vision-related quality of life in myopic children using combination treatment with atropine and DIMS (Defocus Incorporated Multiple Segments) spectacle lenses.

Matthew Starr, MD, highlights the RHONE-X trial's findings on faricimab, showcasing improved vision and reduced treatment burden for diabetic macular edema patients.

At ARVO 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Peng Shang, PhD, talked about her presentation on how the Y402H polymorphism of Complement Factor H (CFH), a major genetic risk factor for AMD, and chronic oxidative stress affect the lipid profile of retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells.

At ARVO 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, David Almeida, MD, MBA, PhD, talked about 12-month results from the PAVIA phase 2 trial of EYP-1901 in nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Kapil Mishra, MD, discusses his presentation title "Radiation Retinopathy: Future Strategies" given at the 2025 Retina World Congress meeting.

At ARVO 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Danielle Gauthier talked about her poster on autosomal dominant Alzheimer disease in relation to optic nerve head drusen.

At ARVO 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Roger Goldberg, MD, MBA, talked about his presentation on the effect of AREDS vitamins in geographic atrophy.

At ARVO 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Viha Vig, talked about her poster presentation investigating the relationship between ocular and systemic mitochondrial diseases and dementia

At ARVO 2025, in Salt Lake City, Utah, Ferhina Ali, MD, MPH, talked about her presentation on the early real-world use of aflibercept 8 mg in treatment-naive patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration