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Sally S. Ong, MD, shares the key takeaways from her presentation, Predictors of Poor Visual Outcome After Repair of Uncomplicated Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachments, at the 11th Annual Vit-Buckle Society meeting.

Sean D. Adrean MD, FAAO, discusses the key takeaways from his presentation, Purposeful Pneumatic Induced Resorption of Submacular Fluid in Macula-off Retinal Detachments, at the 11th Annual Vit-Buckle Society meeting, April 13 to 15, in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Jennifer Lim, MD, FARVO joined David Hutton, Managing Editor, Ophthalmology Times®, to discuss her presentation on keratoprosthesis combined with vitrectomy surgery given at this year's Vit-Buckle Society meeting.

Study results see brolucizumab as a viable treatment for patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) refractory to other anti-VEGF drugs.

Kala Pharmaceuticals KPI-012 receives FDA Fast Track designation as treatment for PCED with potential to treat retinitis pigmentosa and Stargardt disease.

J. Peter Campbell, MD, MPH, sat down with David Hutton, Managing Editor, Ophthalmology Times®, to discuss pediatric retina surgery and 3 key pearls to consider while performing the surgery.

Decreased cone density was a characteristic of the cases of multiple sclerosis (MS) that were evaluated. This finding may serve as a specific and sensitive method to detect and monitor the development and progression of MS.

The study compared eyes with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) treated with laser to age-matched control eyes without ROP and found that the spherical equivalent was significantly more myopic in the eyes treated with laser.

The 2023 Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology (ARVO) annual meeting promises to provide numerous opportunities to meet up with old friends and colleagues and forge relationships with new ones as well as enhance future research and practice endeavors.

Research highlights the correlation between the gut microbiome and autoimmune disorders.

Researchers conducted clinical imaging and histopathologic studies to gain a better understanding of geographic atrophy (GA) in 3 siblings.

According to National Eye Institute researchers, the variants generate malformed proteins that alter the stability of the membrane attack complex, which may drive a chronic inflammatory response in the retina.

The use of 0.01% atropine eye drops reduced the progression of myopia in children over the 1 year study period with no significant changes in near vision and pupillary size.

HuidaGene Therapeutics’ HG004 receives ODD for inherited retinal disease caused by RPE65 mutations.

No clinically relevant or dose-limiting adverse events were identified after repeated intravitreal injections.

According to the companies,Horus will increase Iluvien’s commercial presence with Nordic retinal specialists.

According to the company, clinically meaningful visual acuity gains were observed in several MCO-010 treated patients. The trial also demonstrated a favorable safety profile for MCO-010 with no serious or severe adverse events.

According to National Eye Institute researchers, the strategy may speed the delivery of therapeutic options relative to time it would take to develop gene therapies.

By crossing into the retina, researchers have found a new DHA supplement achieves what previous ones could not.

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services accepted comments on the proposed rule and several organizations, including the American Academy of Ophthalmology, chimed in with comments and offered suggestions.

A team of researchers at Buck Institute, working with Google Health and Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, are studying the eye as a window into human aging.

The partnership will offer specialty physician practices across retina and other specialties access to SamaCare's platform.

According to a team of researchers at UCLA, the “dormant” cone photoreceptors might actually continue to drive retinal activity for vision.

The FDA has approved enrolling pediatric patients in the ongoing OCU400 Phase 1/2 trial who have: 1) RP associated with NR2E3 and RHO mutations and 2) LCA associated with CEP290 gene mutations.

According to the company, UBX1325 monotherapy did not achieve non-inferiority through 24 weeks due, in part, to an unexpected 3.5 letter gain in the anti-VEGF control arm.

The various aspects of home monitoring for patients with age-related macular degeneration are discussed in this point/counterpoint by Prof. Rufino Silva, University of Coimbra / Coimbra Hospital and University Centre, Portugal, and Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Robert P. Finger, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Germany, during the 14th annual Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology in Lisbon, Portugal.

The company is advancing AAV-based gene therapy candidates toward IND studies on encouraging animal proof of concept data in Stargardt disease, X-linked retinoschisis and autosomal dominant optic atrophy.

Pedro Fonseca, MD, Coimbra Hospital and University Centre, Portugal, and Andrew G. Lee, MD, Blanton Eye Institute, Houston Methodist, Texas, USA, discuss the various pros and cons of offering teprotumumab for all patients with thyroid eye disease.