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The American Academy of Ophthalmology 2024 annual meeting features key lectures and award sessions, highlighting advancements in ophthalmology from leading experts across the field.

The Eye Care Network adds a longstanding, CME-certified conference to its live event programming

On World Sight Day, leading experts in ophthalmology look at artificial intelligence and how it could impact diagnosing and finding diseases in the future.

According to the company, MCO-010 is an ambient-light activatable Multi-Characteristic Opsin (MCO) optogenetic therapy for vision restoration in advanced retinitis pigmentosa (RP), irrespective of gene mutation.

Attendees can choose from symposia, instructional courses, clinical sessions, original papers, skills transfer lectures, the Expo and more

Her Royal Highness will share the CBeebies Bedtime Story "Specs for Rex"

The Eye Care Network adds a longstanding, CME-certified to its live event programming.

Ten of the institute's ophthalmologists will present their work in more than 20 sessions with a wide range of topics

Tinlarebant is an oral therapy designed to reduce the accumulation of vitamin A based toxins that cause retinal disease.

According to the company, the platform accompanies the launch of Qdata Retinitis Pigmentosa for life sciences and the development of Practice Insights for clinicians.

Shruti Sharma, PhD, and a team from the MCG Center for Biotechnology and Genomic Medicine, hope to focus in on a new treatment pathway for diabetic retinopathy.

According to the company, the axitinib injectable suspension achieved all primary and secondary outcomes and maintained stable visual acuity and anatomical control over 9 months.

According to the company, the axitinib injectable suspension achieved all primary and secondary outcomes and maintained stable visual acuity and anatomical control over 9 months. There were no ocular or treatment-related serious adverse events.

The trial is assessing the safety and efficacy of EO2002 for the treatment of corneal edema.

Everads suprachoroidal delivery technology is designed to enable safe and effective in-office delivery of therapies to the choroidal and retinal tissues via the suprachoroidal space.

A retrospective analysis illuminates discrepancies between adult and paediatric cataract procedures around the globe

The effort represents a consortium of researchers from Penn Medicine, Penn Engineering, the University of Michigan Kellogg Eye Center, St. John Eye Hospital in Jerusalem, and Gyeongsang National University College of Medicine in Korea.

Related macular dystrophies include Sorsby’s fundus dystrophy, Doyne honeycomb macular dystrophy, and autosomal dominant radial drusen.

According to the company, a $68 million Series D financing is co-led by Arboretum Ventures and Johnson & Johnson Innovation – JJDC Inc. It also has secured $15 million in structured capital from Catalio Capital Management, with $10 million drawn at closing.

A new study described the underlying defect responsible for development of AMD and related macular dystrophies (MDs).

This year, the IAPB encourages children worldwide to love their eyes

How robotics and gene therapies are shaping retina research, now and in the days to come

A team of researchers at Arizona State University has developed tools to aid in the diagnosis of myopic maculopathy.

Changes associated with Alzheimer's disease extend beyond the brain.

Lotfi Merabet, OD, PhD, MPH, discusses his role as co-chairman of a National Eye Institute initiative focused on advancing research in cerebral visual impairment (CVI). The initiative's key goals include raising awareness about CVI, establishing clear diagnostic criteria, and developing a national registry to track patients and their conditions over time. CVI, a complex condition that affects how the brain processes visual information, requires a multidisciplinary approach involving not only ophthalmologists and optometrists but also neuroscientists, educators, and rehabilitation specialists.

Coordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness under the Love Your Eyes campaign banner, World Sight Day 2024 is putting children front and center in this year’s campaign.