OTE Staff Reports

Dr Anthony Khawaja, speaks on how ophthalmologists can revolutionise the diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma through precision management.

Aleksandra Rachitskaya, MD, speaks on the current gaps in AMD treatment as well as ongoing retinal advancements to help address unmeet needs of patients.

Anat Loewenstein, MD, provides an update on the latest developments in emerging therapies for the management of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and wet AMD.

Joshua Mali, MD, discusses the three major risk factors for developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD).

Ian C. Han, MD, assistant professor in the Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Institute for Vision Research, University of Iowa Hospital and Clinics, dives into the basics of age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and what patients need to know.

Rishi P. Singh, MD, highlights various treatment options available for the management of patients with age-related macular degeneration, as well as the status of potential therapies.

Faricimab is the focus of the YOSEMITE and RHINE studies, which investigators say show that the investigational bispecific antibody has the potential to offer lasting vision improvements for patients with diabetic macular oedema.

Robert Weinstock, MD, presents data from a retrospective multicenter study focusing on the efficacy of dexamethasone intraocular suspension 9% delivered at the time of cataract surgery.

Kristen Brotherson, vice president, US surgical marketing for Alcon, discusses some of the recent advances in cataract surgery-related technologies, including a new advanced lens for patients with presbyopia (AcrySof IQ Vivity IOL).

Rick Eiswirth, president and CEO of Alimera Sciences, provides an update on the company’s clinical trial that aims to evaluate its fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant 0.19 mg (Iluvien) as a baseline therapy for diabetic macular edema.

Rudy Nuijts of the University Eye Clinic Maastricht, the Netherlands, discusses the highlights of his AAO 2020 presentation on a combination treatment regimen for lowering the incidence of cystoid macular oedema following category surgery.

Cynthia Matossian, MD, FACS, ABES, presents the highlights of a poster on outcomes with dexamethasone intraocular suspension 9% and concomitant postoperative anti-inflammatory medications.

Prof. Giovanni Staurenghi, chairman of the University Eye Clinic, Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences at the University of Milan’s Luigi Sacco Hospital, Italy, discusses findings from the HARBOR study of macular atrophy in AMD patients treated with ranibizumab.

Ram Liebenthal, U.S. general manager for Heidelberg Engineering, discusses how the company continues to invest in the Spectralis platform in terms of hardware and software improvements.

Glenn J. Jaffe, MD, presents a summary of the results of a confirmatory study on a previous Phase III trial that examined sustained drug delivery for the treatment of uveitis, as well as data on the 36-month results in the second, confirmatory phase 3 study of YUTIQ.

Josh Anderson, head of U.S. retina sales and marketing for Alcon, outlines what attendees will learn including product updates, new technologies, and practice management materials for ophthalmologists and their patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Ted Leng, MD, MS, Byers Eye Institute at Stanford, and medical advisor for Verana Health, talks about data insights for retinal surgeons. Steven D. Schwartz, MD, Stein Eye Institute, UCLA, highlights his AAO presentation, “New Insight into Real-World U.S. Injection Data."

Anne L. Coleman, MD, president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology, offers a preview of its virtual 2020 annual meeting.

Prof. Marie-José Tassignon, past chief and chair, Department of Ophthalmology, Antwerp University and University Hospital Antwerp, Belgium, expands on her upcoming AAO presentation by providing an overview of her novel technique in performing a risk-free posterior capsulorhexis.

Chris Brittain, MBBS, BSc, MBA, MRCOphth, vice president and global head of ophthalmology product development for Genentech, provides an overview of the company’s podium presentations from the PDS with ranibizumab to faricimab.

Dr Anna Stulova, fellow, Ophthalmology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Lomonosov Moscow State University, is among those recognised in this year’s program.