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The estate of James Sams, filed a lawsuit against Lowrey King, MD, Roper St Francis Healthcare, The Retina Eye Center of Charleston, and Carolina Eye Care Physicians in a South Carolina court.

Study demonstrates power of IRIS Registry for evaluation of safety, efficacy

Laura Kopplin, MD, PhD, spoke with our team to share insights from her presentation at the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium 2023 in Marco Island, Florida.

Take a look at a review of the highlights and hottest stories from Ophthalmology Times during the week of August 27, 2023.

The study of pathological tissues will enable to establish the role of corneal structure in certain diseases.

"What research at the 2023 ASRS meeting do you find exciting or interesting?" Here's what Aaron Lee, MD, Megan Baldwin PhD, and Carl Danzig, MD had to say.

Prevent Blindness plans to educate the public on the risk of significant eye injuries and the need for the proper sports eye protection, with more than 32,000 sports-related eye injuries treated in 2022, up almost 20 percent from previous year.

Researchers find gray GA lesions had the highest cross-modality differences

According to the company, full enrollment anticipated by first week of September. The phase 2 trial is designed as potential registration trial with pre-specified primary efficacy endpoints covering both a sign and symptom of DED.

We asked, "What research at ASRS 2023 do you find exciting or interesting?" Here's what Paul Hahn, MD, PhD, Kerrie Brady, BPharm, MBA, MS, and Michael Singer, MD had to say!

The trial will be conducted by French tissue bank, TBF Génie Tissulaire.

According to the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the $12.4 million from the California Institute for Regenerative Medicine is the latest round of support for USC researcher Mark Humayun and a milestone in the development of a stem cell patch to treat advanced dry age-related macular degeneration.

In this podcast episode, Ophthalmology Times' co-chief medical editors Peter J. McDonnell, MD, and Neda Shamie, MD, delve into the clinical nuances of Demodex blepharitis. Through personal anecdotes, they stress its underrecognized gravity and discuss diagnostic cues like collarettes. The experts share their enthusiasm for improved treatments, echoing the transformative impact seen in dry eye care.

According to Outlook Therapeutics, it is working with the FDA to address the agency’s issues.

The study from New Zealand was conducted on an otherwise healthy 28-year-old woman.

Language can drive understanding, trust, and better outcomes for patients

According to the company, it is anticipating cost savings of up to $300 million through 2024, which includes an estimated 25% reduction in current workforce and a reduction in external expenses.

ATSN-201 leverages novel spreading capsid to overcome challenges associated with intravitreally delivered AAVs in the treatment of XLRS.

TOUR006 is an anti-IL-6 antibody with a differentiated profile for the treatment of thyroid eye disease (TED).

The organization says to stop using Dr. Berne’s and LightEyez MSM drops immediately due to bacterial contamination, fungal contamination, or both.

More than 135 patients have been recruited in 4 months for Phase 2 study of a single intravitreal (IVT) injection of ONL1204 ophthalmic solution as an adjunct to standard-of-care surgery.

For clinicians, the evolution of treatment is as much a responsibility as an opportunity.

The investigators performed a retrospective cohort study of patients from 10 US ocular inflammatory disease (OID) subspecialty practices.

Amber Bio is developing a first-of-its-kind RNA writing platform using multi-kilobase edits to reach previously undruggable patient populations.

Treating the meibomian glands and lifestyle changes are among some of the treatment methods.

The research by Scott N J Watamaniuk, PhD, has potential implications for patients diagnosed with strabismus.

Take a look at a review of the highlights and hottest stories from Ophthalmology Times during the week of August 20, 2023.