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World Sight Day on October 12 highlights the vital role of eye care in workplaces. The International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness urges employers to prioritize eye health, aiming to enhance well-being, safety, and productivity.

According to Roche, faricimab (Vabysmo)showed robust and sustained retinal drying up to 72 weeks and a safety profile consistent with previous studies.

Academy’s 2023 program taking place in San Francisco.

The team focused on the research pf the senescent phenotypes of human corneal and conjunctival epithelial cells.

The authors of a case series say silicone oil droplets from silicone used to lubricate the McKesson syringes is the most likely cause of the droplets presumed to cause the floaters.

According to the company, study enrollment is planned to commence during Q1 2024 following IND allowance by the FDA.

According to the company, a change from base line best corrected visual acuity based on an average at week 44, 48 and 52 serves as the primary endpoint.

Physicians explore how other specialties adopted and integrated remote monitoring into plans.

G6501 is a suspension of human allogeneic retinal pigmented epithelial (RPE) cells currently in development for the treatment of GA secondary to age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

The company announced preliminary US net revenues of about $74 million for the injection, approved by the FDA earlier this year.

The Person of Vision Award gala will be held on March 14, 2024.

This milestone was announced by Clearside Biomedical, Inc., Arctic Vision's partner. ARCATUS, also known as XIPERE®, utilizes a revolutionary suprachoroidal delivery platform, offering new hope to patients in China suffering from this vision-threatening condition.

The data was presented in a poster titled at the American Thyroid Association (ATA).

Experts in the field weigh in on and give opinions on the question "What do you wish patients knew about eye health."

The collaboration will drive an effort to develop predictive analytics to enable early detection of eye diseases and more personalized treatments to prevent vision loss for people with serious eye diseases.

Steven A. Greenstein, MD, emphasizes the importance of identifying and assessing eye emergencies, highlighting the need to determine when to escalate care from primary to subspecialty settings. He discusses various types of anterior segment emergencies, while stressing the significance of maintaining a calm demeanor in these critical situations.

An increase in sexually transmitted infections may be causing an increase in number of eye infections.

Experts in the field weigh in on and give opinions on the question "What do you wish patients knew about eye health."

Altris has advanced AI models to enable vendor-neutral retina layer segmentation as well as detection and visualization of more than 70 retina conditions such as dry and aet age-related macular degeneration, geographic atrophy, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema and central retinal vein occlusion.

Experts in the field weigh in on and give opinions on the question "What do you wish patients knew about eye health."

Educating patients about the importance of consistent care is key.

A rapid lateral-flow device shows high sensitivity and specificity in identifying Aspergillus species in corneal samples, aiding in diagnosing microbial keratitis. The device, coupled with ratiometric analysis, proves robust and cost-effective, potentially revolutionizing MK diagnosis, especially in low-resource settings

Experts in the field weigh in on and give opinions on the question "What do you wish patients knew about eye health."

The MyopiaX-1 trial studies MyopiaX, a smartphone application that aims to slow the progression of myopia, or nearsightedness, in children and adolescents.

Experts in the field weigh in on and give opinions on the question "What do you wish patients knew about eye health."

Investigators note a supply shortage led to use of half a dose for imaging purposes.