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The approval of aflibercept for preterm infants with retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) expands the treatment armamentarium for these patients, comments Prof Anat Loewenstein.

According to Regeneron, aflibercept injection is now approved to treat five retinal conditions caused by ocular angiogenesis.

According to Lento Bio, its collaboration with FSU will focus on medicinal chemistry and will help accelerate lead asset development, with board expansion focused on well-rounded scientific expertise.

According to investigators, the new discovery enhances our understanding of the previously unknown function of genomic regions outside the genes.

CEO and cofounder of the International Keratoconus Academy S. Barry Eiden, OD, FAAO, FSLS, sits down to discuss the inaugural symposium, which will be held April 22-23, 2023, in Scottsdale, Arizona.

According to the company, EA-2353 takes a novel, small-molecule approach and selectively activates endogenous retinal stem and progenitor cells, which differentiate into photoreceptors and can potentially preserve or restore visual function.

According to the company, reproxalap is a small-molecule modulator of reactive aldehyde species that will be used for the treatment of the signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.

Adrienne Graves, PhD, and Andrew Iwach, MD, co-founders of Glaucoma 360, share insights into the formation of the Glaucoma Research Foundation and what makes Glaucoma 360 such a unique conference.

Oluwatosin U. Smith, MD, provides some key takeaways from her Glaucoma 360 2023 presentation, "Glaucoma Management Lessons Learned from a Pandemic."

Physician discusses existing advancements, innovations for treatment.

A POSTECH research team has developed a wireless theranostic smart contact lens for monitoring and control of intraocular pressure in glaucoma.

Ruth Williams, MD, explained the importance of hypotension in glaucoma and its potential as a modifiable risk factor at the 27th annual Glaucoma Symposium during Glaucoma 360 at the Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square.

Robert L. Stamper, MD, discusses some of the devices in development for measuring patients' intraocular pressure outside of doctors' office hours in his presentation at Glaucoma Research Foundation's annual Glaucoma Symposium.

L. Jay Katz, MD, provides some key takeaways from his Glaucoma 360 2023 presentation, "Steroid Induced Glaucoma Management."

Shan C. Lin, MD, provides an overview of the various intraocular lens technologies that are available, as well as considerations for contrast sensitivity and vision loss in patients at Glaucoma Research Foundation's annual Glaucoma Symposium.

Ying Han, MD, PhD, provides some key takeaways from her Glaucoma 360 2023 presentation, "Tube shunt update."

Thurein Htoo, MS, MBA, CEO and co-founder of Qlaris Bio, took the podium at the New Horizons Forum at the Glaucoma 360 conference in San Francisco to discuss the performance of the company’s episcleral venous pressure eyedrop, QLS-111.

Kristen H. Ingenito, MBA, vice president and director of ophthalmics at Market Scope, discusses the volume of ophthalmologists offering interventional glaucoma treatment as well as emerging therapies in her presentation at the Glaucoma 360 New Horizons Forum.

The Phase 2 SPECTRA clinical trial will assess 4D-150 in patients with DME.

According to the indictment, beginning in June 2017, Anthony David Flores and Anna Rene Moore used false promises and representations to befriend the victim — an ophthalmologist and successful investor worth more than $60 million.

The results are consistent with those observed, and previously published by the same group, showing benefit in age related macular degeneration models and highlights the potential value of ophNdi1 for multiple eye diseases.

Over the years, IKA has become an invaluable resource for eye care professionals.

The company noted that the product is a sterile, single-patient use, physician administered, ophthalmic gel preparation, containing no preservatives, that is safe and effective for ocular surface anesthesia.

The vision care company is joining forces with the global nonprofit to fight avoidable blindness around the world.

According to the company, ONL1204 is a first-in-class small molecule Fas inhibitor with a mechanism of action designed to provide neuroprotection for retinal cells.

Bausch + Lomb and Modulight announce the photodynamic laser for use with photodynamic therapy was approved by the FDA for the treatment of patients with subfoveal choroidal neovascularization due to AMD.

The Bascom Palmer program showcases neovascular, exudative, and degenerative eye diseases, and is designed for retina specialists, general ophthalmologists and researchers.

In a news release, the CDC is urging that clinicians and patients immediately discontinue the use of EzriCare Artificial Tears until the epidemiological investigation and laboratory analyses are complete.