PDS with ranibizumab in nAMD offers similar results to ranibizumab monthly injections
October 11th 2021Dr Arshad Khanani reported at ASRS 2021 that the Port Delivery System with ranibizumab, an investigational product that continuously delivers ranibizumab intravitreally, achieved results similar to those in patients treated with monthly ranibizumab injections for nAMD.
Universal masking may lower risk of endophthalmitis after intravitreal anti-VEGF injections
October 10th 2021During the ASRS Annual Scientific Meeting, Dr Sunir Garg reported that the risk of presumed infectious endophthalmitis following administration of anti-VEGF injections does not increase and universal masking may actually decrease the risk of culture-positive endophthalmitis.
The relationship between MIGS procedures and endophthalmitis
October 10th 2021At the ASRS 39th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dr Yoshihiro Yonekawa reported that the prevalence of endophthalmitis following MIGS is similar to the prevalence rates of endophthalmitis after other incisional glaucoma surgeries.
Beyond the VISTA/VIVID studies: Timing DMO resolution with intravitreal aflibercept
October 9th 2021Dr Rishi Singh reports on the pooled data from the VISTA and VIVID clinical trials on the use of intravitreal aflibercept injections (IAI) to treat diabetic macular oedema at the ASRS 39th Annual Scientific Meeting.
Opportunities lie ahead at the 39th ‘hybrid’ ESCRS
September 20th 2021The 39th Congress of the European Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ESCRS) will meet at RAI Congress Centre in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, from 8–11 October 2021. The Congress will also be held virtually, making the chance to participate in some capacity a reality for all.
LIGHTSITE II study: Photobiomodulation treatment improves vision in eyes with dry AMD
September 12th 2021During a presentation at the EURETINA 2021 Virtual Congress, Prof. Ben Burton detailed how dry AMD patients treated with photobiomodulation therapy have seen improvements in best-corrected visual acuity 9 months after treatment.