Expert Interviews

Research findings compare the rotational stability of a monofocal plus toric IOL with traditional toric lenses

Thomas Aaberg, MD, gives an update on Neurotech Pharmaceuticals NT-501 device for the potential treatment of retinitis pigmentosa and age-related macular degeneration, including a projected PDUFA date from the FDA at the annual ASRS meeting in Stockholm, Sweden.

Sruthi Arepalli, MD, spoke with Modern Retina about her presentation, "Assessing retinal vascular changes in alzheimer disease with radiomics: A preliminary study of fundus photography" at the annual ASRS meeting in Stockholm, Sweden.

Nathan Steinle, MD, spoke with Modern Retina about the ongoing research on the durability of sozinibercept in combination therapy with anti-VEGF-A treatments at the annual ASRS meeting in Stockholm, Sweden.

Deepak Sambhara, MD, shared an overview of his paper-on-demand, which covered real-world safety and efficacy of aflibercept, 8 mg in the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration at the annual ASRS meeting in Stockholm, Sweden.

The future of refractive surgery is bright, thanks to OCTs and advances in laser technology

The medical director for Optegra has piloted corneal workflows and trifocal lenses presented at the meeting

The director of Frankfurt’s Bürgerhospital eye hospital shared 7 years’ data on the iStent inject®

The glaucoma specialist spoke about his ESCRS agenda–and his calendar for 2024

New cataract and refractive options from STAAR Surgical could come as early as this year

As part of the meeting’s MIGS programme, Keith Barton, MD, FRCP, FRCS, FRCOphth, shared data from the iTrack™ Global Data Registry

The diagnostic imaging experts will provide education through the Cybersight platform

In a conversation at ESCRS, the CEO said by 2028, Aurion Biotech hopes to see global registration for its corneal endothelial disease therapies.

AnnMarie Hipsley, DPT, PhD, met with Ophthalmology Times Europe to discuss Ace Vision Group's microporation therapeutic technology, used to treat presbyopia.

At this year's ESCRS meeting, we visited the Oertli Instruments booth, where co-CEO and co-owner Thomas Bosshard highlighted the company's 3-platform approach.

At the 2023 European Society Of Cataract & Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS) meeting in Vienna, Krysten Williams, head of marketing and education at Heidelberg Engineering, spoke to our team about the newest imaging advancements in the clinic and the operating room.

Jorge Alio, MD, PhD, FEBOpthhal spoke with our team about his Binkhorst Medal lecture topic, the future of cataract and refractive surgery, while at the 2023 ESCRS meeting in Vienna, Austria.

Shawn O'Neil of ViaLase shares updates on the company's femtosecond laser, image-guided, high-precision trabeculotomy (FLigHT) treatment.

Adam Szaronos, President and CEO of Trukera Medical, discusses the recent rebranding of TearLab as well as the launch of the ScoutPro Osmolarity System.

At AAO 2022, Dr Mitch Shultz provides discourse on iStent inject vs Hydrus contralateral eye evaluation data.

At the 2022 American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, Dr Philip Dockery, MPH, presents, "Effectiveness of corneal crosslinking in young patients."

Dr Mark H. Blecher dives into his AAO 2022 topic: "One-Year Visual Outcomes Following Monocular Implantation with a Small Aperture IOL."

At AAO 2022, Dr Justis Ehlers presented a talk entitled, "Defining the Fluid Problem in Neovascular AMD: To Dry or Not to Dry?"

David Hutton discusses the AAO 2022 talk, "Corneal Oedema, Opacifications, Ectasia, and Bacterial Keratitis: Diagnosis and Treatment Strategies from the Preferred Practice Pattern Guidelines," with presenter Dr Francis S. Mah.

Prof. Martin Dirisamer speaks with Editor Caroline Richards about his ESCRS instructional course, "Mastering laser refractive surgery: Indications and outcomes."

Dr David Lubeck talks with Caroline Richards of Ophthalmology Times Europe about his ESCRS presentations, touching on surgical effects on corneal epithelium and the iTrack Global Registry for glaucoma.

Prof. Martin Dirisamer discusses his instructional course on common mistakes when performing DMEK and how to avoid them at ESCRS.

Assistant Prof. of ophthalmology Basak Bostanci discusses her ESCRS presentation, “Extended Range Of Vision In Unusual Cases” and how EDOF lens technology is evolving to include a wider pool of candidates.

Prof. Ioannis Pallikaris discusses his 2022 ESCRS presentation: "Peripheral Capsule Reconstruction And IOL Centration With The Fixoflex Ring".

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.