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The companies note that data from Study CPN-302 confirm the results in the first Phase 3 study, CPN-301, and they demonstrate the clear benefits of treating patients after cataract surgery with APP13007.

Dr Jayanth Sridhar shares a day in the life of an academic retina specialist.

Although off-label repackaged bevacizumab syringes appear to satisfy an urgent clinical and financial need for patients with a variety of retinal disorders, they are known to be associated with considerable public health concerns due to the risks posed to patients from compounding pharmacies’ lack of compliance with a variety of FDA requirements.

Genotyping and artificial intelligence are together starting to predict the progression of glaucoma in individual patients, sparing them from suboptimal treatments and side effects. Recent research efforts are exploring modifiable risk factors such as caffeine consumption.

Flavoprotein fluorescence could serve as a new biomarker, according to a Mount Sinai study. This measurement could potentially be used as a first-line indicator to monitor of glaucoma progression for the patient and the physician.

Recent reports of retinal atrophy have raised concerns on potential long-term safety.

Several issues may restimulate the virus in those patients with prior exposure.

84% of the patients who received a hybrid, acrylic IOL with a continuous transitional focus (CTF) optic to correct presbyopia were within 0.5 D of emmetropia.

The findings of this study may have revealed the crucial role of gene fragments in retinal development and vision.

A novel computational platform identifies top-performing viral vectors that could deliver gene therapies to the retina with maximum efficiency and precision.

While the surgeons reported that the BW filter provided higher contrast during nucleus and viscous removal and posterior capsular polishing, they subjectively reported no significant advantage of using a BW filter.

No effect when used with orthokeratology lenses for 2 years.

According to the Nanoscope Therapeutics, 6-month safety and efficacy data are expected in Q1 2023. MCO-010 gene therapy reprograms healthy retinal cells to make them photosensitive.

The companies will jointly develop 4D bio-fabricated corneal transplants for diseases that require endothelial keratoplasty and natural lenticule transplants.

The threshold limit value is increased for virus and bacterial eradication.

Eyes of mice lacking protective protein show signs similar to age-related macular degeneration.

RegeneRX Biopharmaceuticals and its US joint venture partner and licensee, HLB Therapeutics, signed a letter of intent this week with a global ophthalmology contract research organization to conduct a pair of Phase 3 clinical trials simultaneously beginning in the fall in the US and Europe for patients with neurotrophic keratitis.

The American Society of Retina Specialists held its 40th Annual Meeting in New York, New York, United States, from 13-16 July, 2022. While data was presented for all topics in retina, new revelations in age-related macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, and diabetic macular oedema dominated the conversation.

KALAHARI study update; novel surgical approaches for progressive retinal detachments; and a new risk is identified for CST fluctuations.

Metformin may provide AMD protection; DAVIO presents positive 12-month results; TOWER study reveals new imaging index for AMD.

Topics spanned from faricimab in nAMD and DME; pediatric retinal detachment surgery; and the relationship between outer retinal integrity and subretinal fluid.

Kiora Pharmaceuticals announced it has enrolled the first patient as a part of a Phase 2 study evaluating KIO-201 topical eye drops in patients with PCED, a rare ocular surface condition characterized by non-healing wounds on the eye surface.

Researchers at the University of Bristol, as part of a 10-year follow-up study, found that severe “brain bleeds” experienced by some babies in the first year following their birth lead to long-term sight problems.

The 40th annual Scientific Meeting of the American Society of Retina Specialists is scheduled for July 13-16, 2022, in New York City, New York, United States.

A new deep learning model that can identify disease-related features from images of eyes has been unveiled by a group of investigators from Tohoku University.

The lower energy applications and slower sweep speeds offer marked IOP reductions in patients.

Data shows improvement after eye muscle surgery for lower spatial frequencies.

A team of investigators from the Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine at the National University of Singapore has found that there is a bidirectional association between chronic kidney disease and glaucoma.

In a recent study, investigators found preclinical evidence that this innovative, biodegradable microneedle, dip-coated with a therapeutic drug for release upon insertion into the eyeball, can also be equipped with a special hydrogel that simultaneously seals off the insertion hole.