Ophthalmology Times Europe October 2022

Clinicians need to investigate patients’ history, family history, visual behaviours and general health in order to promptly and accurately refer paediatric cases to ocular genetics clinics.

Methods using a combination of non-invasive thermal treatments and meibomian gland expression seem to be particularly effective.

Investigators report that a gel-forming sustained-delivery eye drop containing sunitinib can provide increased intraocular absorption of the drug while protecting retinal cells.

Study images showed that large drusen compressed the inner macula and distorted the tissue architecture, and geographic atrophy resulted in posterior prolapse of the inner retinal layers.

Patients appreciate the convenience and aesthetic improvements of light-based dry eye treatment, and it can also be applied elsewhere on the face.

AI and teleophthalmology both show very high level of agreement with in-person evaluations, although further studies are needed to reduce the number of ungradable images.

Central tenotomy and central plication are just two options that can correct very small deviations previously not amenable to surgical treatment.

Non-diffractive lenses offer alternative in challenging post-corneal refractive surgery cases.

Innovations in the design of rigid corneal lenses and scleral lenses have delayed the use of or eliminated the need for keratoplasty.

New visually-guided hearing aid uses eye gaze to focus amplification of sound signals from the direction of the user’s attention.

Companies are exploring light-sensitive proteins method in patients with advanced disease.

Data highlights need for educational materials and training resources in DMO and DR.

12-week interim results of BEHOLD, a proof-of-concept Phase 2a study investigating the candidate UBX1325, provides a positive outlook for a novel senolytic approach for previously-treated patients with diabetic macular oedema.