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This special edition of the Ophthalmology Times® EyePod, recorded in conjunction with Physicians’ Education Resource, examines how key therapies for treating diabetic macular edema—anti-VEGF agents and corticosteroids—address the underlying pathophysiology of the condition to effectively and safely treat it. In this podcast, J. Fernando Arevalo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASRS; Peter Kaiser, MD; and Nathan Steinle, MD, share their insights to help clinicians optimize care for their patients with this common diabetes-related eye disease.

This special edition of the Ophthalmology Times® EyePod recorded in conjunction with Physicians’ Education Resource features an international panel of ophthalmologists, including Arshad M. Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS; Carl J. Danzig, MD, FASRS; and Anat Loewenstein, MD, MHA, who will discuss unmet needs in the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME) — and opportunities for extended treatment intervals that newer agents might provide. This program is designed to help clinicians better appreciate limitations of traditional anti-VEGF agents and optimize the growing toolkit of available therapies.

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.

In the sport, which is a hybrid of badminton, ping-pong and tennis, players use a plastic-perforated ball, slightly heavier than a whiffle ball, and wooden or composite paddles that are about twice the size of ping-pong paddles, with a high potential for eye injuries.

Colin Carr, founder and CEO of CARR, chats with Ophthalmology Times' David Hutton in this part one episode of the EyePod. Carr hits on some hot real estate topics in the healthcare industry, including top mistakes healthcare providers make with their office space, how to decide whether you're going to purchase or lease, and how healthcare providers can save $100k or more on their next lease renewal.

In this episode of EyePod, Ora Clinical’s Keith Lane offers a brief overview of the current state of ophthalmology and its standardized endpoints. He also discusses some of the challenges that gene therapy has faced, particularly in relation to ophthalmology. He also offers his outlook for the future of gene therapy.