Apellis submits NDA to FDA for pegcetacoplan for geographic atrophy
June 1st 2022The company noted that pegcetacoplan, designed to regulate excessive activation of the complement cascade, part of the body’s immune system, which can lead to the onset and progression of many serious diseases, was granted Fast Track designation by the FDA for the treatment of geographic atrophy.
GA therapy endpoints: Should tissue preservation be considered?
May 27th 2022As novel therapies in the pipeline are aiming to decrease the rate of GA expansion—the endpoint Karl Csaky, MD and Fredrick Ferris III, MD, identified in 2007—Dr. Csaky reinforces on the importance of preserving the central retinal tissue.
Effect of drusen and atrophy in dry AMD on automated segmentation in OCT images
May 26th 2022Alterations of the outer retinal layers from age-related macular degeneration (AMD) can interfere with the automated segmentation of the individual retinal layer thicknesses when using macular optical coherence tomography (OCT).
Safety data for at-home subcutaneous injection option for treatment of wet AMD, DME
May 25th 2022Jeff Cleland, PhD, CEO of Ashvattha, discusses safety data for an at-home subcutaneous injection option being developed for wet AMD and DME. The anti-VEGF candidate will enter a Phase 2 study later this year.
Ocuphire announces positive topline results from LYNX-1 Phase 3 trial
May 23rd 2022According to the company, a clinical trial evaluating Nyxol eye drops for night vision disturbances met FDA-agreed primary endpoint with subjects gaining 3 lines of low-contrast distance vision under dim light conditions compared to placebo.
Blog: A new era for refractive surgery in the United States: STAAR EVO ICL wins FDA approval
May 22nd 2022There’s a new alternative to LASIK in the United States. In March of 2022, the FDA approved STAAR Surgical’s EVO/EVO+ VISIAN Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL) and Toric Implantable Collamer Lens (TICL).
Commercial real estate and your practice, part two with Colin Carr
May 21st 2022On this part two episode with Colin Carr, founder and CEO of CARR, we hear more about commercial real estate dos and don'ts when managing the space of your practice. Tune in now for the Q&A with Ophthalmology Times® executive editor, David Hutton.