Expert Interviews

Dr Justis P. Ehlers dissects the revelations from the data in the Phase 3 Hawk clinical trial regarding the impact of central subfield thickness, volatility and the overall impact on visual acuity.

Dr Dilsher Dhoot discusses the post hoc analysis of the Copernicus and Galileo trials, which investigated if a delay in treatment would affect visual acuity gains or change in anatomy.

Dr Steven Yeh provides a brief overview of available therapies for noninfectious uveitis and uveitis macular oedema.

Dr Aleksandra Rachitskaya discussed the Phase 3 Archway end-of-trial results for the investigation of the Port Delivery System with ranibizumab in neovascular AMD.

Dr David Boyer discusses the Phase 3 investigation for OPT-302 combination therapy for wet AMD.

Though the speed of traditional guillotine cutters has increased significantly in recent years, there are certain limitations. With the advent of hypersonic vitrectomy, Dr Sunir J. Garg explains how retinal surgeons can remove the vitreous gel with more efficiency.

In the study, the faricimab molecule, which is a combined anti-Ang2 and anti-VEGF, performed better than the aflibercept drug in many different ways. Rishi P. Singh, MD, FASRS, summarizes some of these key findings.

Dr Sally Tucker of Ora Europe walks through the clinical trial pathway, describing how Ora addresses complexities to make the path as efficient as possible.

Jeff Cleland, PhD, CEO of Ashvattha, discusses safety data for an at-home subcutaneous anti-VEGF injection option in development for the treatment of wet AMD and DMO.

The study assesses retinal blood biomarkers using a new prototype OCT, aiming to measure retinal biomarkers such as blood flow volume, average velocity and vessel diameter with a new prototype.

The study found that if certain forms of nystagmus that are seen in patients, then there is a higher chance of poor binocular visual function, as well as higher interocular suppression.

Presented at ARVO 2022, research from Mass Eye and Ear hopes to open a new avenue for therapies that are for helping treat patients that develop primary open angle glaucoma.

Prof. Anat Loewenstein discusses data regarding the efficacy of faricimab at targeting both the VEGF and Ang2 pathways in patients with neovascular AMD and diabetic macular oedema.

The study's primary endpoints were to look at increasing Schirmer's scores, as well as eye discomfort score.

The Phase 3 integrated PEACHTREE and AZALEA study data revealed strong safety and efficacy for triamcinolone acetonide via suprachoirodal injection.

Ora's Caitlin Black, senior director and therapeutic area head of medical devices, talks about the next generation of ophthalmic device therapies and diagnostics, clinical trial updates and new innovations that are most exciting for presbyopia treatment.

Dr Jennifer I. Lim reviews the 2-year results of the YOSEMITE and RHINE trials, outlining the efficacy, durability, and safety of faricimab in diabetic macular oedema.

Mike Watson, Vice President of OraNet, unpacks some of the most pressing challenges to clinical research in today’s climate.

At ARVO 2022, Dr Jason S. Slakter presents data on the efficacy and safety of OPT-302 when combined with ranibizumab for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy.

Dr Lisa Nijm advises young ophthalmologists on how to find common ground with their preferred practice and find solutions in the negotiation process that will help both parties flourish.

This new surgical technique offers precision down to the micron level, which is more precise than a surgeon can achieve by themselves.

Dr Aleksandra Rachitskaya discusses how the treatment landscape for Inherited Retinal Diseases has changed and her hope for the future.

Dr Raymond Douglas discusses real-world adherence to teprotumumab as a treatment for thyroid eye disease.

At Angiogenesis, Dr David Brown presented the Phase 2 results of the CANDELA study for high dose aflibercept 8 milligram for wet AMD; here, he discusses those results.

Dr Carel Hoyng divulges the main takeaways from his Angiogenesis presentation, including the origins of Stargardt disease, correct diagnosis, ongoing gene therapy trials and the future of therapy.

Dr Carl Regillo discusses the 100-week results of KESTREL and KITE, two pivotal Phase 3 studies for brolucizumab for the treatment of diabetic macular oedema.

Dr Arshad M. Khanani reviews the Phase 2 part A results of the KALAHARI study of THR-149 for the treatment of DMO.

During her talk at Angiogenesis, Dr Anat Loewenstein outlines how artificial intelligence could revolutionize diabetic retinopathy screening.

At Angiogenesis, Dr SriniVas R. Sadda discusses how choriocapillaris may predict the rate of progression of atrophy.

Dr Nadia K. Waheed reviews the latest updates on the FOCUS trial, evaluating AAV-based viral vector GT005 for the treatment of geographic atrophy.