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The ophthalmic community is mourning the loss of Spencer Thornton, MD, a pioneer in refractive surgery who became a champion for his profession and a role model for younger peers. 

Speaking at AAO 2019, Ashraf El Habbak MD, PhD pointed out that bevacizumab inhibits vascular endothelial growth factor, which is a potent permeability factor implicated in cystoid macular edema.

According to William D. Trattler, MD, surgeons today can choose from a number of newer modalities that address the drawbacks associated with previous options.

According to Jeffrey Heier, MD, RGX-314 administered by subretinal injection was well tolerated. In addition, it was associated with dose-dependent increase in ocular protein expression and evidence of clinical benefit.

Nieraj Jain, MD, describes the investigations that led to the recent identification of this drug-related retinal toxicity and described the clinical features that support its diagnosis.