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On this week's episode of the NeuroOp Guru video blog, Andy Lee, MD, and Elizabeth Fortin, MD, discuss Thymectomy in Ocular Myasthenia Gravis, Yes or No?

Baumal replaces Federico Grossi, MD, PhD, who plans to remain at Apellis until Feb. 28 to help with the transition and preparations for the potential launch of pegcetacoplan for geographic atrophy.

According to the company, its announcement represents the first time eyecare professionals have been able to stock a fortified or high-concentration compounded antibiotic formulation for the immediate treatment of patients in need.

New educational campaign aims to educate individuals at risk for glaucoma and raise funding for glaucoma research.

The researchers reported that there was no significant difference in the AMD prevalence among the 3 study groups.

eSight is previewing its eSight Go, a wearable device that allows users to gain a level of independence.

Researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis have found that proteins made by stem cells that regenerate the cornea may be new targets for treating and preventing such injuries.

According to the company, the NDA is based on data from the Phase 3 NEAR-1 and NEAR-2 clinical trials, involving more than 600 patients, which evaluated the efficacy and safety of CSF-1.

The technique provides model for studying genesis of age-related macular degeneration and other eye diseases.

Survey participants were asked to enumerate the signs, symptoms, and complaints, the preoperative visual acuities; complications requiring removal or exchange; and secondary interventions.

Derek Hodkey, president and CEO of Orbis International, discusses key achievements for the company and its Flying Eye Hospital in 2022 and offers his outlook for 2023.

Investigators test the efficacy of phentolamine alone and with low-dose pilocarpine.

According to the company, it is on track to initiate a Phase 2b trial in the first quarter of 2023, with topline data expected in the first quarter of 2024.

Researchers are looking for improved detection of disease in patients.

Not only is canaloplasty designed to treat the entire conventional outflow pathway, facilitating flow through the trabecular meshwork, Schlemm canal, and collector channels, but it does so without a stent and without removing tissue.

Janey Wiggs, MD, PhD, associate chief of Ophthalmology Clinical Research at Massachusetts Eye & Ear discusses genetics of glaucoma, providing an overview of what is known about genes and gene mutations that can cause or contribute to glaucoma.

According to a news release, Opus will advance preclinical development programs for BEST1– and RHO-related retinal diseases. The deal expands the company’s addressable patient population for its novel treatments for rare inherited retinal diseases.

On this week's episode of the NeuroOp Guru, Andy Lee, MD, and Elizabeth Fortin, MD, discuss whether lumbar puncture should be required to diagnose every patient with idiopathic intracranial hypertension.

According to one surgeon, the technique may reduce the need for biopsies.

According to investigators, the study demonstrated that by restoring the function of ADAM10, a major shedding protein, it was possible in preclinical models to control the abnormal formation of blood vessels, offering an attractive therapeutic target to treat DR.

Automated AI tool offers offline capability and hope for patients.

The National Institute on Aging of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) is expanding the effort to understand that connection with a $10.3 million grant.

According to investigators, the study used curated real-world data from the IRIS Registry to report risk of progression by stage.

According to the company, clinical outcomes for 78 dry eye patients treated at a single center, the Cleveland Eye Clinic, showcased the duration of efficacy of a single, first-time treatment of MGD using the TearCare System.

The company’s collaboration leverages MyEyeDr.’s 850+ offices across the United States to refer patients into ophthalmology and other therapeutic area clinical trials, expands Parexel’s Community Alliance Network to bring trials to patients where they are.

Wills Eye Hospital’s annual Give Kids Sight Day provides access to eyecare for children.

In this preliminary study, researchers found that renal function might affect the response to IVBI treatment in patients with DME.

The study aims to understand how SARS-CoV-2 affects the eyes and whether it could serve as a virus infection route.

Heavy silicone oil tamponade in secondary surgery for persistent full-thickness macular holes is a safe and efficient surgical method. Best-corrected visual acuity and minimum linear diameter before surgery may be indicators for anatomical success.