AMD

Robyn Guymer, MBBS, PhD, Deputy Director, Centre for Eye Research Australia, and Professor of Surgery (Ophthalmology), University of Melbourne, Australia, discussed the study findings at the 23rd annual EURETINA Congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands

Novartis acquired Gyroscope Holdings Limited from Syncona in February 2022

According to the company, it is working with the FDA to address the agency’s issues.

The geographic atrophy treatment was approved by the FDA in the US earlier this month.

The study met its primary efficacy endpoint for the neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) treatment.

IZERVAY is expected to be available in the United States within 2 to 4 weeks.

In the study, researchers found that nearly one-quarter of anti-VEGF injections were received at least 1 week later than intended.

Faricimab is currently approved in more than 70 countries to treat nAMD and DME, with more than 1 million doses distributed globally, and Genentech will highlight its ophthalmology portfolio at the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting in Seattle.

The Biocon Biologics, Ltd product moves on to review by the European Commission, with an expected decision in late September 2023.

Dr Varun Chaudhary discusses the impact of personalized treat-and-extend-based dosing on visual and anatomic outcomes of faricimab in the TENAYA and LUCERNE clinical trials in neovascular AMD.

While these injections are the standard treatment for this patient population, the investigators found a subgroup of patients who had severe visual loss between 2 consecutive intravitreal injections.

The company announced the Complete Response Letter from the FDA for the Biologics License Application for aflibercept 8 mg is “solely due to an ongoing review of inspection findings at a third-party filler.”

Dr Christiana Dinah discusses her SOE presentation, "Geographic Atrophy: A Mixed Method Study."

RGC replacement represents a more formidable challenge.

Geographic atrophy is now a major research target.

Former smokers were at higher risk of having to undergo surgery for TED in a recent study, but the risk was lower than that associated with current smoking.

A recent study aimed to set the record straight on the occurrence of retinal vein occlusions (RVOs) following messenger RNA COVID-19 vaccinations.

Dr David Almeida shares two cases of neovascular AMD from his practice, one treatment-naïve and one previously treated, and presents his findings after switching them to faricimab.

David Almeida, MD, MBA, PhD, reviews the objectives and design of the TRUCKEE study, and discusses the visual and anatomic outcomes after one and three injections of faricimab in neovascular AMD.

Findings from a recent study suggest that AO retinal imaging has the potential to become a sensitive marker for MS.

Weighing the pros and cons of anti-VEGF drugs and improved visualisation of abnormalities in ROP

The spherical equivalent was significantly more myopic in the eyes treated with laser in a recent study.

Novel treatment results in macular hole closure.

The various aspects of home monitoring for patients with age-related macular degeneration are discussed in this point/counterpoint by Prof. Rufino Silva, University of Coimbra / Coimbra Hospital and University Centre, Portugal, and Univ.-Prof. Dr. med. Robert P. Finger, PhD, Department of Ophthalmology, University of Bonn, Germany, during the 14th annual Congress on Controversies in Ophthalmology in Lisbon, Portugal.

Antonio Campos, MD, PhD, discusses his position on a discussion titled Durability Associated with Multi-target Therapies is Superior to anti-VEGF Mono-target Therapy in AMD with David Hutton, Executive Editor, Ophthalmology Times.®