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OPGx-001 is Opus’ first program to enter clinical evaluation and is designed to address vision loss due to mutations in the LCA5 gene, which causes one of the most severe forms of early-onset blinding disease Leber congenital amaurosis.

In an effort to educate the public on GA, Prevent Blindness has created a variety of resources for patients in English and Spanish.

Aflibercept and bevacizumab are the two most frequently used therapies for the treatment of wet AMD.

According to the company, the facility will serve as a hub of the EVO Lens-Based Experience for ophthalmic surgeons, staff and healthcare practitioners.

Discovery CORE and its AI models have been designed to accelerate data analysis and help clinical and academic researchers collaborate more efficiently in real time with their peers on medical and imaging datasets.

In a two-decade career as a researcher at Johnson & Johnson Surgical Vision, Piers has been a part of teams at the forefront of a number of innovations in IOLs. She discusses her career and the outlook for research and development in ophthalmology.

Despite the latest advances in anti-VEGF therapy, a small group of patients do not achieve improved vision. Ophthalmologists are looking for options.

According to physicians, patients who do not undergo second procedure are more likely to develop glaucoma.

Re-Vana has demonstrated that its platform can achieve 6 months or greater sustained delivery of an anti-VEGF biologic at therapeutically-relevant levels with high drug loading, controlled burst release, and a favorable degradation profile.

The deal will provide Harrow’s entire formulary compounded ophthalmic products to iOR Partners’ expanding office-based surgery locations across the United States.

The groups invite those attending the annual conference to join them at their event on Monday, January 16, which is free to OWL and WIO members.

According to investigators, the risk for the development of dry eye disease is greater in postmenopausal women compared with those who have not reached menopause as a result of hormonal dysregulation of the ocular secretory glands.

Investigators who are examining end-stage disease see significant visual recovery in 2 patients.

Patients surveyed say the handheld tool proved to be comfortable and easy to use.

The therapy offers improved retinal sensitivity, visual function, as well as improvements in mobility.

Investigators who are examining end-stage disease see significant visual recovery in 2 patients.

The SBL-3 ClearView clinical study, an FDA investigational device exemption clinical trial conducted at 18 sites across the US, is a prospective, subject-masked, randomized, two-arm study.

The deal adds pharmaceutical research and development capabilities and further expertise for future product pipeline. It also expands Alcon’s presence in the $20 billion global ophthalmic pharmaceutical category.

A recent study showed that only 6% of practicing ophthalmologists in the US identify as an underrepresented minority.

Oculis SA has published positive data of its licaminlimab active-controlled, multicenter, randomized, parallel-group Phase 2 clinical trial assessing the effect of topical licaminlimab on anterior chamber (AC) cell grade in patients with acute anterior uveitis.

According to the company, the OK-101 phase 2 trial will incorporate primary and secondary efficacy endpoints characterizing signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.

The case series included 12 eyes of children with refractory childhood glaucoma who needed trabeculectomy or implantation of a glaucoma drainage device.

According to the company, the updated PDUFA goal date is February 26, 2023. The FDA also restated that they do not plan to hold an advisory committee meeting to discuss the application.

LBS-008 is an orally administered tablet intended as an early intervention to slow disease progression in patients affected with Stargardt disease and dry age-related macular degeneration.

Diabetes can damage the eyes over time and cause vision loss, even blindness. Delaying the disease can also delay any onset of vision problems, including diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema.

With a personal connection to glaucoma, Hanna and Mark Gleiberman establish a new center and three endowed chairs to build upon the university’s renowned vision institute

When it is not on a mission, the Orbis Flying Eye Hospital MD-10 aircraft often is situated at an airport where the fully accredited teaching facility is put to use as a mobile simulation center to train ophthalmologists from around the world in some of the latest sight-saving techniques.

As the Swiss company pivots to focus on core therapies, a report claims it is considering selling off its ophthalmology and respiratory units, with ophthalmology alone expected to bring $5 billion.