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The annual meeting brought announcements and insights from companies in the retina care space.

The Belgian B Corp company, founded in 2016, is partially owned by Rayner and distributed in over 20 European countries.

Data show promising early improvements in low luminance visual acuity, a key measure of visual function.

The report is titled, Diabetic Macular Edema Market Insights, Epidemiology, and Market Forecast-2034.

Researchers described the presence of multiple bilateral serous retinal detachments (SRDs) found in 3 women after they used hair dyes.

It is noteworthy that patients with mild TBI often report visual issues despite normal results of visual acuity measurements and fundus examinations.

Nerve cells in the retina were analyzed at the Vienna University of Technology using microelectrodes. According to researchers, the nerve cells demonstrated surprisingly stable behavior, which is good news for retina implants.

The authors searched PubMed, Scopus, MEDLINE, ScienceDirect, and ClinicalTrials.gov, and selected studies based on reports with an association between RVO and heart attack risk.

ONS-5010 did not meet the pre-specified non-inferiority endpoint at week 8.

The company begins Phase 1 trials of oral GAL-101, targeting amyloid beta aggregation. Promising safety and efficacy in ophthalmic models suggest potential for treating dry AMD, glaucoma, and neurodegenerative eye diseases.

This virtual key opinion leader (KOL) event will take place on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at 4:00 PM ET.

EyePoint Pharmaceuticals has dosed the first patient in the LUCIA Phase 3 trial of Duravyu for wet AMD. The study evaluates Duravyu’s efficacy, durability, and re-dosing every 6 months in both treatment-naïve and previously treated patients. Topline data is anticipated in 2026.

The Foundation has assembled a multidisciplinary team of leading scientists, researchers, and physicians from multiple institutions, all focused on accelerating convergent technologies.

This service will provide researchers with tailored animal models that closely mimic human ocular conditions.

The trial is expected to close randomization in early December 2024.

The presentation and the moderated Q&A is scheduled for Tuesday, December 3, 2024 in Presentation Room 3 at 1:30 pm ET.

Sozinibercept will be featured as part of an oral presentation at the annual FLORetina Congress being held on December 5-8, 2024 in Florence, Italy.

The organization will provide resources for spreading awareness and educating patients and care givers.

With news of several biosimilar candidates moving along the path of approval, Modern Retina is taking a moment to recap the updates on the state of these biosimilars.

A study found that a simplified artificial circuit, modeled after the brain's neuronal system, can predict network activity and provide insights into how the brain manages short-term memory, with potential implications for novel treatments of eye movement disorders.

In a study, a team of Korean researchers developed an AI model using OCT images to predict neovascular AMD treatment outcomes after anti-VEGF injections. The model highlights AI’s potential in personalized ophthalmic care.

Arshad Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS, presented positive data from the phase 2 fellow eye sub-study evaluating the subretinal delivery of ABBV-RGX-314.

The findings suggest that retinal microvessel damage may occur due to renal hypertension (RH).

Patients treated with investigational oral therapy gildeuretinol (ALK-001) showed a statistically significant reduction in the GA lesion growth rate.

The California Institute for Regenerative Medicine has funded Keck School of Medicine of USC translational research advancing a therapy for dry age-related macular degeneration, one of the leading causes of blindness in older adults.

Connell’s appointment was effective immediately after the Annual General Meeting of the Company on November 15, 2024.