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PANOROMA study: nonperfusion, leakage areas on DMO, complications in NPDR
October 26th 2021Dr W. Lloyd Clark discusses his presentation at ASRS 2021, "Impact of nonperfusion and leakage areas on diabetic macular oedema/vision-threatening complications in nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR)."
Chronic non-infectious posterior uveitis: Dissecting real-world registry study of YUTIQ
October 12th 2021Dr Ankur Shah discusses key highlights of his presentation titled "YUTIQ CALM: a real-world registry study of the fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant 0.18 mg in chronic non-infectious posterior uveitis," during ASRS 2021.
PDS with ranibizumab in nAMD offers similar results to ranibizumab monthly injections
October 11th 2021Dr Arshad Khanani reported at ASRS 2021 that the Port Delivery System with ranibizumab, an investigational product that continuously delivers ranibizumab intravitreally, achieved results similar to those in patients treated with monthly ranibizumab injections for nAMD.
Universal masking may lower risk of endophthalmitis after intravitreal anti-VEGF injections
October 10th 2021During the ASRS Annual Scientific Meeting, Dr Sunir Garg reported that the risk of presumed infectious endophthalmitis following administration of anti-VEGF injections does not increase and universal masking may actually decrease the risk of culture-positive endophthalmitis.
The relationship between MIGS procedures and endophthalmitis
October 10th 2021At the ASRS 39th Annual Scientific Meeting, Dr Yoshihiro Yonekawa reported that the prevalence of endophthalmitis following MIGS is similar to the prevalence rates of endophthalmitis after other incisional glaucoma surgeries.
Beyond the VISTA/VIVID studies: Timing DMO resolution with intravitreal aflibercept
October 9th 2021Dr Rishi Singh reports on the pooled data from the VISTA and VIVID clinical trials on the use of intravitreal aflibercept injections (IAI) to treat diabetic macular oedema at the ASRS 39th Annual Scientific Meeting.
LIGHTSITE II study: Photobiomodulation treatment improves vision in eyes with dry AMD
September 12th 2021During a presentation at the EURETINA 2021 Virtual Congress, Prof. Ben Burton detailed how dry AMD patients treated with photobiomodulation therapy have seen improvements in best-corrected visual acuity 9 months after treatment.
Brolucizumab injection improves vision in eyes with neovascular AMD
September 11th 2021In a presentation at the EURETINA 2021 Virtual Congress, Dr Cristina Cristian noted that an injection of brolucizumab treatment in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration led to a median improvement in visual acuity (VA) of 10.5 letters and the drug was well-tolerated.
Role of anterior vitreous, managing retinal folds in retinal detachment cases
September 11th 2021Dr Grazia Pertile discusses the highlights of her presentations on the management of retinal folds after retinal detachment and the role of the anterior vitreous as a cause of recurrent retinal detachment.