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At AAO, Kamran Riaz, MD, discussed the new textbook, "Optics for the New Millennium," which is intended to be a compendium resource for ophthalmologists.

LENZ Therapeutics has unveiled positive topline data from its INSIGHT study achieved by 2 formulations to treat presbyopia.

Harvey Uy, MD, has been using the Ally adaptive cataract treatment system at his clinic in the Philippines, and it is allowing him to be more efficient.

In this cross-sectional study, investigators used OCTA to identify possible associations between body mass index and the waist-to-hip ratio with macular vessel density and foveal avascular zone in healthy Chinese adults.

Patients appreciate the convenience and aesthetic improvements of light-based dry eye treatment, and it can also be applied elsewhere on the face.

Lisa M. Nijm, MD, JD, shares highlights from the Real World Ophthalmology 'After Dark' networking reception held at the American Academy of Ophthalmology annual meeting. The next Real World Ophthalmology meeting on November 5—which will be virtual—will cover important clinical, business, and personal growth areas for young ophthalmologists.

According to a BBC News report, the woman showered while wearing her lenses and she contracted a rare parasite infection called Acanthamoeba keratitis.

The company noted that testing of a commercial supply of the implants, which included exposing them to multiple punctures with a needle, found they did not meet their standards. The company has notified the FDA, and is working with the agency on the recall process.

According to a news release, Oculis officials hope to forward product candidates to address areas of significant medical needs, including diabetic macular edema, dry eye disease, and neuro-retina indications such as glaucoma, affecting growing patient populations.

According to Thomas Aaberg, MR, the novel therapy is geared to treat rare, debilitating eye disease.

AI and teleophthalmology both show very high level of agreement with in-person evaluations, although further studies are needed to reduce the number of ungradable images.

Results from our recent poll indicate that many ophthalmologists (63%) plan to use biosimilars in their clinical practice.

The company noted that testing of a commercial supply of the implants, which included exposing them to multiple punctures with a needle, found they did not meet their standards. The company has notified the FDA, and is working with the agency on the recall process.

Investigators conducted a longitudinal study of the relationship between smoking and smoking intensity and the rate with which the retinal nerve fiber layer becomes thinner in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma.

According to a news release, Eyenuk will use the capital to expand its AI product platform with additional disease indications and advanced care coordination, and to accelerate the platform’s global commercialization and adoption.

According to the company, latanoprost ophthalmic solution 0.005% successfully met the primary and all secondary endpoints, and it plans to file an NDA with the FDA in Q1 2023.

The investigators suggested that the predicted metastasis-free survival for metastatic tumors may be worse than what they and other research groups have observed.

Anterior segment surgeon expands on the use of the XtraFocus pinhole implant.

Anti-VEGF therapy for ROP has potential ocular and systemic advantages compared with laser but also noted that the systemic risks of anti-VEGF therapy in these infants need to be quantified.

The therapy may offer novel treatment strategy with unique mechanism, modality for patients diagnosed with dry age-related macular degeneration.

A California ophthalmologist posted a video of a procedure she performed to remove 23 contact lenses from a woman’s eye, and the video has gone viral, with more than 1 million views.

On this week's episode of the NeuroOp Guru, Andy Lee, MD, and Elizabeth Fortin, MD, compare the 1.5 Tesla magnet and the 3.0 Tesla magnet for MRI.

Kathryn A. Colby, MD, PhD, discusses highlights of the World Cornea Congress, which was held recently in Chicago.

According to Michael E. Snyder, MD, the pars plana anterior vitrectomy offers more advantages than disadvantages and can be readily adopted by anterior segment surgeons.

Chinese investigators found that obesity affects retinal structures in different ways depending on whether the obesity is generalized or abdominal.

Mike Lyons, PHR, MHRIR, and Megan Odell, BHA, MHHR, with Austin Retina Associates, outline how to implement the GREAT and the LEAP method for an improved employee and patient experience.

MCO-010, an ambient-light activatable multi-characteristic opsin optogenetic monotherapy for vision restoration in blind patients, received fast track designation from the FDA.

The goal of World Sight Day, according to IAPB, is “to shine a light on blindness and vision impairment as a major, but solvable, public health issue."