May 15th 2024
Researchers at the University of Missouri School of Medicine have conducted a study in a humanized mouse model to show that infections can occur deep inside the eye by penetrating the blood-retinal barrier.
(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connection™: Paradigm Shifts in Presbyopia – Understanding Advances in Topical Treatment Innovations
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(CME Credit) Learning About the Lid – Optimizing Recognition, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Demodex Blepharitis & Blepharoptosis
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2nd Annual IKA Keratoconus Symposium: Front to Back and Everything in Between
May 18-19, 2024
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(COPE Credit) Learning About the Lid – Optimizing Recognition, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Demodex Blepharitis & Blepharoptosis
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(COPE Credit) Clinical Crossroads: Navigating Neurotrophic Keratitis – The Importance of Avoiding Pitfalls and Ensuring Early Intervention
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(CME Credit) Virtual Case Studies™ in Cataract Surgery: Selecting Surgical Techniques and Preventing Intra-Operative Complications
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Neurotrophic Keratitis Management: How Early Intervention Can Make a Difference
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(CME Credit) Clinical Crossroads: Navigating Neurotrophic Keratitis – The Importance of Avoiding Pitfalls and Ensuring Early Intervention
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17th Annual Controversies in Modern Eye Care
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Thyroid Eye Disease: The Masquerading Eye Disorder—A Guide to Collaborative Care and Accurate Diagnosis
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(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Advances in Geographic Atrophy – Optimizing Diagnosis, Monitoring Progression, and Increasing Communication with Transformative Treatment on the Horizon
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(CME Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Saving Sight—The Expanding Role of the Optometrist in Retinal Disease Care
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(CME Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Advances in Geographic Atrophy – Optimizing Diagnosis, Monitoring Progression, and Increasing Communication with Transformative Treatment on the Horizon
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(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Keeping an Eye on Evolving Management Strategies for nAMD and DME
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(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Multidisciplinary Perspectives on Saving Sight—The Expanding Role of the Optometrist in Retinal Disease Care
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(CME Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Keeping an Eye on Evolving Management Strategies for nAMD and DME
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The Ins and Outs of Lubricating Eye Drops
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What’s New in MGD Beyond Heating and Squeezing?
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Addressing Healthcare Inequities™ in Glaucoma Management – Understanding Challenges in Segmented Patient Populations (CME Track)
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Community Practice Connections™: Expert Perspectives in Diabetic Macular Edema – Considering Pathogenesis & Inflammation in Treatment Selection
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Community Practice Connections™: Novel Treatment Strategies in the Management of nAMD & DME - Lessons from Clinical Trial and Real-World Data
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Medical Crossfire®: Considerations for the Use of Biosimilars in Retinal Disease - Are You Prepared for a New Paradigm? (CME Credit)
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Medical Crossfire®: Expert Insights in Anti-VEGF Dosing for nAMD and DME – Optimizing Reduction in Treatment Burden
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Medical Crossfire®: Considerations for the Use of Biosimilars in Retinal Disease - Are You Prepared for a New Paradigm? (COPE Credit)
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EyeCon 2024
September 27-28, 2024
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(CME) Community Practice Connections™: A Closer Look at Neurotrophic Keratitis—Ensuring Timely Diagnosis and Taking Early Action
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Community Practice Connections™: Mastering the Multidisciplinary Management of Glaucoma—Understanding Advances in the Spectrum of Treatment Innovation (CME/CNE Credit)
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(COPE) Community Practice Connections™: A Closer Look at Neurotrophic Keratitis—Ensuring Timely Diagnosis and Taking Early Action
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Community Practice Connections™: Mastering the Multidisciplinary Management of Glaucoma—Understanding Advances in the Spectrum of Treatment Innovation (COPE Credit)
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Choosing the right treatment for proliferative diabetic retinopathy
November 28th 2016Retina specialists who are Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network investigators offer views on whether laser panretinal photocoagulation or anti-VEGF therapy deserves consideration as first-line treatment for proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Long-term aflibercept effective for nAMD after other anti-VEGF therapies failed
November 15th 2016Aflibercept (Eylea, Regeneron Pharmaceuticals) intravitreal injection, administered according to an as-needed regimen, improved the anatomic outcomes in many eyes refractory to monthly bevacizumab or ranibizumab injections that had persistent or recurrent fluid. However, half of the patients might require aflibercept injections every 4 weeks in order to achieve a completely dry retina.
Topical treatment for neovascular AMD within sight
November 15th 2016A novel vascular endothelial growth factor receptor 2 (VEGF-R2) topical eye drop, PAN-90806 (PanOptica, Inc.), may revolutionize the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration by making intravitreal injections of anti-VEGF drugs a thing of the past for certain patients and eliminating the risk associated with the intravitreal injections.
Inverted flap technique yields high success rates
October 14th 2016The inverted internal limiting membrane (ILM) flap technique is not only a safe and effective procedure for treating macular holes, but compared with conventional ILM peeling, it is significantly more effective for achieving macular hole closure in certain situations, said Stanislao Rizzo, MD, at Retina Subspecialty Day 2016.
Keratoprosthesis implantation potentially helpful, but tricky
October 12th 2016A permanent keratoprosthesis (KPro) can help restore the vision of patients with severe corneal disease, but clinicians must watch out for complications, according to Donald J. D’Amico, MD. Dr. D’Amico of the Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, described some of those complications in his Pyron Award Lecture during the American Society of Retina Specialists 2016 Annual Meeting.
What ophthalmologists need to know about diabetes
October 1st 2016The increasing prevalence of diabetes, which implies a rise in the number of cases of diabetic retinopathy, suggests that ophthalmologists need to ensure their knowledge of this disease is up-to-date. Hazy memories of a long-ago medical school lecture from an endocrinologist or the guidelines in an outdated textbook are inadequate given changes in the understanding of the pathogenesis, diagnosis, and especially the treatment of diabetes.
Sustained-release intravitreal implant is viable alternative to anti-VEGFs for DME patients
September 15th 2016A real-world safety study of fluocinolone acetonide implant (Iluvien, Alimera Sciences) in patients with chronic DME (328 eyes from 292 patients) showed that 81.6% of patients did not require initiation of IOP-lowering therapy during the study and 60% of patients included in this registry study gained vision after injection of Iluvien that was sustained over the study period.
Anti-VEGF induces regression of diabetic retinopathy in high-risk populace
September 15th 2016When followed over time, about 75% of patients in the RIDE/RISE trials who had the highest risk of progression to proliferative diabetic retinopathy benefited from ranibizumab with “robust” regression of diabetic retinopathy severity levels.
CATT follow-up explores long-term outcomes with anti-VEGF in AMD
September 15th 2016The Comparison of Age-related Macular Degeneration Treatment Trial (CATT) follow-up study found that the initial gains in visual acuity achieved with two anti-vascular endothelial growth factor drugs were lower than those achieved at the end of the 2-year CATT study.
Handheld device offers early screening of amblyopia
September 15th 2016A new handheld pediatric vision scanner can detect amblyopia and strabismus with over 90% accuracy. The device can be used to screen children too young to read or recognize letters as well as those of school age since the only requirements are to sit still for a few seconds and look at a smiley-face target in the machine.
Systemic implications highlighted in retinal tumor findings
September 14th 2016Retinal tumors have taken on a new importance because of links to systemic disease, according to Carol Shields, MD. Through these links, specialists are improving the diagnosis and treatment of retinal tumors. Dr. Shields highlighted astrocytic hamartoma, retinoblastoma, and retinal capillary hemangiomoblastoma.
Biosimilar for ranibizumab clears hurdles in India
August 24th 2016Intas Pharmaceuticals of Ahmedabad, India, seems to have overcome the manufacturing problems that led to ocular inflammation in 10% of the patients injected with the first three batches of razumab, a biosimilar for ranibizumab, according to two ophthalmologists who have administered the drug.
Long-term efficacy for DME with fewer injections? Yes, please!
August 20th 2016As a physician passionate about treating and helping patients with retinal disease, I continuously seek out and study new treatment modalities. It can be a very scary time for patients when faced with retinal conditions, such as macular degeneration, retinal detachments, and diabetic macular edema (DME).