Lynda Charters

Apellis has received FDA approval for intravitreal pegcetacoplan (SYFOVRE) to treat geographic atrophy secondary to AMD. This news follows the submission of the 24-month phase 3 data in November 2022.

This marks the first, in-person APAO congress since the COVID-19 pandemic

The family-friendly conference, being held at the El Conquistador Resort in Puerto Rico, will promote women in the field, according to founder and program director Bonnie An Henderson, MD.

In a presentation at the 2023 Angiogenesis, Exudation, and Degeneration program, Usha Chakravarthy, PhD, FRCOphth, CBE, presented data from the trial of lampalizumab, which is peeling back some of the mystery shrouding geographic atrophy.

In a presentation at Bascom Palmer’s 2023 Angiogenesis, Exudation, and Degeneration conference in Miami, Pedro Lylyk, MD, said ophthalmic artery angioplasty could prove to be a treatment option for patients diagnosed with age-related macular degeneration.

A study conducted by Gemmy Cheung, MBBS, FRCOphth and colleagues shows geographic atrophy (GA) lesion phenotypes, associated features, and growth rates differ between Asians and non-Asians.

Thurein Htoo, MS, MBA, CEO and co-founder of Qlaris Bio, took the podium at the New Horizons Forum at the Glaucoma 360 conference in San Francisco to discuss the performance of the company’s episcleral venous pressure eyedrop, QLS-111.

Ruth Williams, MD, explained the importance of hypotension in glaucoma and its potential as a modifiable risk factor at the 27th annual Glaucoma Symposium during Glaucoma 360 at the Westin St. Francis San Francisco on Union Square.

Unless there is an underlying medical necessity, researchers discourage the application of atropine as a standard therapy for trabeculectomy surgery in a recent study.

Accurate publicly available information on the locations of paediatric ophthalmologists is warranted to increase access to care.

The delivery of lipid nanoparticle-based mRNA to the retina is encouraging, according to researchers.

The investigators set out to study if treatment of the tumours close to the optical pathway is safe and whether it may impair a patient’s vision.

Prompt intervention may reduce treatment burden and improve the prognosis of fungal endophthalmitis after cataract surgery.

Research team suggests careful follow-up is required for possible endothelial injury.

Ultra-widefield imaging may be a promising technology for assessing larger areas of the retinal vasculature to uncover retinal changes in Alzheimer’s disease, according to investigators.

Recent research suggests the need for routine HSV-1 and VZV PCR testing in all explanted corneas regardless of clinical suspicion to detect, treat, and prevent possible recurrence of herpes infection in corneal grafts and support graft survival.

Ocular involvement in IBD is a rare extraintestinal manifestation, but may be critical because of its potential sight-threatening complications if not treated promptly and accurately, according to researchers.

The research team reported a few differences in patients that included a decreased mean vessel density at the deep vascular complex of the macula, a decreased mean subfoveal choroidal thickness, and an increase in the size of the foveal avascular zone.

Best-corrected visual acuity and minimum linear diameter before surgery may be indicators for anatomical success.

Investigators' data showed that overweight/obesity, migraine, asthma, and smoking are major risk factors for conversion from ocular hypertension to open-angle glaucoma in this Spanish and Portuguese population.

Resection techniques for choroidal tumours are based on modern vitreoretinal surgical techniques, which allow for the treatment of more challenging cases.

Findings may help pediatricians and ophthalmologists to determine the appropriate timing of examinations and treatment.

The decentration and dislocation of lens is key reason for explantation.

A study of paediatric ophthalmology visits during the COVID-19 pandemic reveals a sharp drop in completed visits, especially among Black patients, older children and non-English-speaking patients.

A recent survey of retinal clinic patients reveals a lack of awareness of the risks and safety issues associated with stem cell therapies.

The survey addressed topics that would facilitate a better understanding of the awareness of retina specialists regarding this relative new form of treatment in ophthalmology.

Giving patients access to new treatments and information on changing their lifestyle habits could result in major steps towards minimising or even preventing geographic atrophy.

Inflammation is par for the course in ocular gene therapy; preventing it should be the goal because once it develops, treatment can be difficult.

Use of a highly viscous cohesive ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD) enables removal of debris without excessive collateral irrigation trauma.

Studies reveal the advantages of numerous new glaucoma treatments that offer a wider range of options for individual patients.