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Akari Therapeutics, Ocuphire Pharma, and PharmAbcine are among the companies that have shared their plans for presentations the ARVO annual conference, being held in Seattle, Washington. More companies are expected to announce their presentations in the coming days.

The Vision Simulator shows disease progression and vision loss simulations for diabetic macular edema, diabetic retinopathy, AMD, XLRP, and achromatopsia.

The WVU Health System Board of Directors recently approved $233.5 million to fund the construction of a multi-center outpatient facility with additional exam and testing rooms.

Prof Tadayoni was a much-admired leader, researcher, surgeon and EURETINA President

According to the company, OCU410 utilizes an AAV delivery platform for the retinal delivery of the RORA gene.

According to the company, 46.2% of patients demonstrated a 1- or 2-step improvement in the Diabetic Retinopathy Severity Scale (DRSS) at 40 weeks in the Axpaxli arm, compared to 0% in the control arm.

According to the company, SGT-1001 uses its novel gene coding technology for gene integration via transposition. It plans to advance SGT-1001 into the clinic in the first half of 2025. Preclinical data for SGT-1001 will be presented at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology and the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy annual meetings.

Rising costs of metabolic agents, particularly those used in the treatment of diabetes, impacts patients and the medical systems, such as Medicare and Medicaid.

Through free, virtual webinars, the companies are working to bring clinical education to eye care professionals around the world.

The prosthesis bypasses the optic nerve and sends images directly to the patient's brain to create artificial sight.

The molecule is being evaluated in 2 phase 3 clinical trials for wet AMD and is administered via intravitreal injection in combination with standard-of-care anti–VEGF-A therapy.

According to the company, the grant funding from the Choroideremia Research Foundation is in support of validating functional vision assessments for patients with profound blindness.

The company’s AI technology uses retinal imaging to assess potential health risks in patients.

Scientists at the National Institutes of Health use artificial intelligence called ‘P-GAN’ to improve next-generation imaging of cells in the back of the eye.

The company created this new role as they see continued growth and room for more expansion.

According to the company, VG901 is designed to deliver a functional CNGA1 gene to retinal photoceptor target cells in patients diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa. It has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by FDA.

The SAB additions include Usha Chakravarthy, MBBS, PhD; Allen Ho, MD, FACS, FASRS, and Frank Holz, MD, FEBO, FAVO.

The Phase 1/2 study includes a dose-escalation phase of the study featuring 3 cohorts each one receiving either a low, medium, or high dose of OCU410.

According to the company, the Phase 3 study will have a sample size of 150 participants—one arm of 75 participants with the RHO gene mutation and the other arm with 75 participants that are gene agnostic.

Extended treatment intervals with bevacizumab preserved vision of many patients with high baseline vision.

The 2 organizations to receive initial gifts will be Sight for Life and Eye Corps.

Patients can experience solar retinopathy after viewing the eclipse without protection, but it also can occur from outdoor activities, including those mentioned. It can lead to symptoms that include blurry vision, vision loss at the center of a patient’s sight and eye pain.