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AAO 2023: Apellis unveils data from GALE extension study
November 5th 2023According to the study, detailed in presentations at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s annual meeting in San Francisco, pegcetacoplan injection reduced nonsubfoveal GA lesion growth by over 40% (monthly) in Year 3 compared to projected sham in the GALE extension study.
AAO 2023: Do women bear a greater burden for blindness and vision loss in the United States?
November 4th 2023At this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Mary Elizabeth Hartnett, MD, of the Byers Eye Institute at Stanford University presented on gender disparities in vision loss and blindness.
AAO 2023: OTT166 progress: OcuTerra's diabetic retinopathy treatment
November 3rd 2023Kerrie Brady, president and chief executive officer of OcuTerra Therapeutics, shares progress in their Phase 2 DR:EAM Diabetic Retinopathy study, with promising results expected in Q1 2024 for their innovative eye drop treatment, OTT166.
AAO 2023: Phase 3 LYNX-1 trial: Phentolamine ophthalmic solution improves low-contrast night vision
November 2nd 2023Researchers conducted a study on 145 patients with night vision problems, testing the effects of 0.75% phentolamine ophthalmic solution. The trial demonstrated substantial improvement in visual acuity on both evaluation days.
EyeCon 2023: Pearls for monitoring intraocular pressure at home and in the office
October 18th 2023Thomas V. Johnson, MD, PhD, notes the value of home monitoring lies in its ability to provide real-time insights into IOP fluctuations, enabling more precise glaucoma care and a deeper understanding of the patient's risk for vision loss.
CRU 2023: Charting the path to optimal eye emergency care
October 5th 2023Steven A. Greenstein, MD, emphasizes the importance of identifying and assessing eye emergencies, highlighting the need to determine when to escalate care from primary to subspecialty settings. He discusses various types of anterior segment emergencies, while stressing the significance of maintaining a calm demeanor in these critical situations.
ASRS 2023: Topics at the annual meeting researchers found most exciting
September 8th 2023At the 2023 American Society of Retina Specialists meeting in Seattle, Washington, we asked some of the presenters, "What research here do you find exciting or interesting?" Here's what Diana Do, MD, Shawn Kavoussi, MD, and Durga Borkar, MD, MMCi had to say!