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AAO 2024: Ophthalmic drop wastage due to artificial expiration date
October 23rd 2024In a paper presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting in Chicago, Jonathan Tan, a third year medical student at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai detailed the study on ophthalmic eye drop waste in clinics, revealing 72% medication loss due to outdated 28-day expiration guidelines, resulting in significant financial waste. The study advocates following FDA expiration dates.
AAO 2024: Chloroprocaine ophthalmic gel as anesthesia for intravitreal injections
October 23rd 2024Michael Singer, MD, shared insights from his experience using a preservative-free, chloroprocaine ophthalmic gel as anesthesia for intravitreal injections and the results of research on the effectiveness of gel versus traditional drops.
AAO 2024: Applying large language models in revenue cycle management
October 23rd 2024In a presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s annual meeting in Chicago, T.Y. Alvin Lu, MD, a retina specialist at Johns Hopkins Medicine, discussed the application of large language models (LLMs) in revenue cycle management (RCM).
AAO 2024: Optimal pupil size reduction percentage for near vision improvement in presbyopia
October 23rd 2024Jennifer Loh, MD, shared insights from on her presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in Chicago on the effects of CSF-1, which is the lowest effective concentration of pilocarpine approved in the United States.
AAO 2024: New study shows promise for MICE procedure in treating corneal neovascularization
October 22nd 2024Kamran Riaz, MD, discussed with the Eye Care Network a study on mitomycin intravascular chemoembolization for treating corneal neovascularization. The procedure showed promise, with a 70% success rate at 3 to 6 months, though patient selection is crucial. Some required multiple treatments, but overall outcomes are promising.
AAO 2024: Transient vision loss with Alexander Fein, MD
October 22nd 2024Alexander Fein, MD, spoke with the Eye Care Network to share how to approach a patient presenting with transient vision loss, what this type of vision loss can mean, and what additional testing might be needed to determine the best plan for care.
AAO 2024: New drug shows promise as first to protect vision in patients with dry AMD
October 21st 2024According to a study presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s annual meeting in Chicago, investigational treatment reduced vision loss and protected key structures in the eye essential for vision.
AAO 2024: Gildeuretinol and Stargardt disease: The TEASE program
October 20th 2024Christine Kay, MD sat down to discuss her presentation on gildeuretinol and its slowing of progression of Stargardt disease, studied in the TEASE program at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting held in Chicago, Illinois.
AAO 2024: 3D printed eyeglasses bring vision care to children in underserved, remote communities
October 20th 2024According to a presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s annual meeting in Chicago, a new study shows customized eyeglasses successfully addressed children’s complex eye needs.
AAO 2024: Teleretinal screening for diabetic eye disease
October 20th 2024Christina Y Weng, MD, MBA sat down to discuss the Retina Ophthalmic Technology Assessment Symposium and her journal on teleretinal screening for diabetic eye disease at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting held in Chicago, Illinois.
AAO 2024: Myopic LASIK performed using a novel excimer laser
October 20th 2024George O. Waring, IV, MD provides insights from an on-demand poster as part of the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology taking place in Chicago, Illinois. This poster shared data on the the 9-month FDA data of the recently approved excimer laser, the TENEO laser, by Bausch + Lomb.
AAO 2024: Defocus curve performance of trifocal IOLs and near activity vision questionnaire outcomes
October 20th 2024Adam Muzychuck, MD, FRCSC, sat down to discuss his presentation on the defocus curve performance of trifocal IOLs and the outcomes of the near activity vision questionnaire given to patients implanted with the Envy full range of vision IOL at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting held in Chicago, Illinois.
AAO 2024: Therapies offering hope for patients diagnosed with TED
Published: October 20th 2024 | Updated: October 20th 2024Fatemeh Rajaii, MD, PhD, an associate professor at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins, discusses emerging therapies in thyroid eye disease (TED) from her presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s annual meeting in Chicago.
AAO 2024: Retinal structural changes in children with ametropic amblyopia
October 19th 2024The investigators conducted a study in which they evaluated the retinal structure in patients with ametropic amblyopia and then correlated it with the final visual acuities achieved after 6 months of follow-up using a multimodal imaging approach.
AAO 2024: Risk of posterior capsular rupture in second eye of patients with history of PCR
October 19th 2024Abdelrahman Elhusseiny, MD, MSc, sat down with David Hutton of Ophthalmology Times to discuss his presentation on the risk of posterior capsular rupture in fellow eyes of cataract surgery at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting being held in Chicago, Illinois.
AAO 2024: Roche’s Vabysmo improved vision in underrepresented populations with DME
October 19th 2024According to data presented in a late-breaking oral presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2024 Annual Meeting in Chicago.1 efficacy and safety from this phase IV study were consistent with data from the Vabysmo phase III DME studies.