UCI Health Gavin Herbert Eye Institute

The Retina World Congress showcases global innovations in surgical and medical retina, highlighting emerging treatments and fostering collaboration among specialists.

According to a presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s annual meeting in Chicago, a new study shows customized eyeglasses successfully addressed children’s complex eye needs.

Presented by the National Center for Children’s Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness, the Bonnie Strickland Champion for Children’s Vision Award recognizes efforts by an individual or group of individuals, to improve public health approaches for children’s vision and eye health.

The NIH-funded study finds lack of coverage, copays, restrictive policies barriers to vital eye care for adults.

Therapeutics can prevent vision loss and neurodegeneration in patients.

Ophthalmologist receives the Roger Steinert, MD, Legacy Award during the Octane Ophthalmology Tech Forum in Irvine, California.

Phase 1 multicenter study demonstrates early signs of efficacy.

The company highlighted successful enrollment in the SOL-1 Phase 3 trial for wet AMD, plans for a new repeat dosing study (SOL-R), and positive 48-week data from the Phase 1 HELIOS study for NPDR

In the study, published in Nature Biotechnology, researchers used their new system to correct disease-causing mutations in the eyes of two mouse models of genetic blindness, partially restoring their vision.

Baruch Kuppermann, MD, PhD, discusses interim results from the first in-human Phase 2 RIPPLE-1 Trial of a dexamethasone implant for diabetic macular edema and retinal vein occlusion.

A collaborative study between the Max Planck Institute of Psychiatry and the University of California, Irvine, explores the potential of pupillometry as a clinical test for identifying a specific subgroup of patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) characterized by anticipatory hypo-arousal related to anhedonia.

According to the university, a special antibody that is derived from llamas, called a nanobody, can stop the misfolding and the activation of Rhodopsin, a molecule whose mutations can lead to blindness.

For visual recovery to occur, there must be photoreceptors left that can be rescued.

The National Keratoconus Foundation has named NASCAR driver Joey Gase as Ambassador.

Sam Garg, MD, discussed his paper on the 36-month outcomes for the Juvene modular intraocular lens at the 2023 ASCRS annual meeting in San Diego.

According to researchers, these chronic, progressive retinal diseases, including retinitis pigmentosa, arise from genetic and environmental disruptions of cellular and tissue stability.

Donny W. Suh, MD, finds his love for practicing pediatric ophthalmology grows stronger with each passing year. He offers two tips to fellow physicians and his residents and fellows for managing the stressors of daily practice and for getting a good night’s sleep. He also shares his journey in a book called “Catching A Star,” with all proceeds going to a medical mission program.

Novel glasses, designed for children with cranial dysotosis, help doctors provide functional eyewear for children in underserved communities, says Donny Suh, MD.