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Cognition Therapeutics has dosed the first participant in the phase 2 MAGNIFY study of CT1812. This oral therapy is being studied as a for geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to dry age-related macular edema (AMD).

Akari remains on track and plans to submit an IND application to the US FDA in the first half of 2024, and plans on starting clinical trials in the second half of 2024

R100 is an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector invented by 4DMT for intravitreal delivery.

This partnership will allow IRIS to license AEYE Diagnostic Screening (AEYE-DS), an FDA-cleared AI technology for autonomous detection of diabetic retinopathy (DR).

Apellis has announced that seven abstracts will be presented at the American Society of Retina Specialists Annual Scientific Meeting including safety and efficacy data for the company’s pegcetacoplan injection for geographic atrophy (GA).

Vantage Surgical Solutions has acquired Ophthalmic Surgical Solutions (OSS). OSS is a Kansas-based company specializing in ophthalmic surgical equipment and services.

This certifies that the facility adheres to a comprehensive set of regulatory standards as set by the NABP to ensure safety of drugs and medical devices in the US.

While these complications are rare, they require prompt diagnosis and management to prevent serious visual morbidity.

The drug, known as XIPERE in the US, is used to treat uvietic macular edema and goes by the name Arcatus when licensed by Clearside Biomedical’s partner in China, Arctic Vision.

Investigators set out to evaluate how well an AI system works when integrated into a handheld smartphone-based retinal camera to screen patients for DR using 1 retinal image in each eye.

ASRS is an international, state-or-the-art event offering something for everyone: scientific papers, posters, panel discussions on controversial issues and techniques, award lectures, a Retina Case Conference, the 25th Annual Film Festival, international symposia, and subspecialty review courses.

Researchers found that better general health and ability to drive were each separately associated with significantly lower risk of death among individuals with AMD.

Naor is stepping down to pursue new opportunities and will be replaced by Kenneth Sall, MD who has been appointed as Opthea’s Senior Medical Advisor.

While these injections are the standard treatment for this patient population, the investigators found a subgroup of patients who had severe visual loss between 2 consecutive intravitreal injections.

This allosteric tyrosine kinase (TYK2) inhibitor may help to treat the disregulation of TYK2 mediated pathways may also play an important role in conditions, including noninfectious uveitis.

This trial is testing tinlarebant, a novel oral therapy which is intended to reduce the accumulation of toxins in the eye that cause STGD1 and contribute to geographic atrophy (GA).

The PHOTON study demonstrates the long-term efficacy and safety of this treatment for patients with DME.

Research has found a new approach that identifies high-risk infants, so that not all preemies need to undergo an invasive eye exam.

This investigational new drug application was cleared for the company’s phase I/II clinical trial.

A new study titled, “Prevalence of Diabetic Retinopathy in the US in 2021,” finds that almost 10 million people in the United States with diabetes have diabetic retinopathy.

The fellowship is a one-year program that will provide comprehensive training to residency graduates in the latest advancements in ophthalmology, including diagnostic and therapeutic techniques, surgical procedures, and clinical research.

Intergalactic's non-viral gene therapy platform is designed to overcome limitations of standard adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy technologies.

Gonzalez shared that the ZETA-1 trial results demonstrate the potential of APX3330 to slow disease progression as well as highlight its favorable safety profile in the diabetic patient population.

The two-hour event will share details on the company’s clinical programs for retina diseases through formal presentations and a live Q&A session.

The investigators have developed a clinically robust HH-SECTR system, which has a modular aluminum probe design and micrometer-scale mechanical stability.

The severity and duration of gene therapy–associated uveitis correlated with increasing vector dose.

The study demonstrated a meaningful increase in the long chain and very long chain polyunsaturated fatty acids whose deficit is associated with dry AMD.

The study's findings demonstrate the accuracy and feasibility of using machine learning models for identifying diabetic retinopathy (DR) progression developed using UWF images.