David Hutton

According to the company, there are no FDA-approved pharmacological therapies for age-related cataracts. Its C-KAD eye drop, improves vision in patients with early-to-moderate cataracts, by penetrating the eye to reduce lens clouding, the main cause for cataracts.

Centricity Vision announced new ZEPTOLink enhancements, reducing treatment time by up to 60%. These updates, aimed at improving cataract surgery efficiency and control, will be showcased at the 2024 American Academy of Ophthalmology Annual Meeting in Chicago.

David Eichenbaum, MD and Riad Sherif, MD, CEO of Oculis will present the updates with additional info on topline results from the ACUITY Phase 2 trial of OCS-05 for the treatment of acute optic neuritis (AON).

A recent paper reveals increasing rates of diabetic retinopathy in young patients with diabetes, sparking concerns over inadequate screening and management, especially among Black and Hispanic youths.

According to the company, the platform accompanies the launch of Qdata Retinitis Pigmentosa for life sciences and the development of Practice Insights for clinicians.

According to the company, MCO-010 is an ambient-light activatable Multi-Characteristic Opsin (MCO) optogenetic therapy for vision restoration in advanced retinitis pigmentosa (RP), irrespective of gene mutation.

American Academy of Ophthalmology offers in-person and virtual options for annual meeting, Subspecialty Day.

According to the company, the axitinib injectable suspension achieved all primary and secondary outcomes and maintained stable visual acuity and anatomical control over 9 months. There were no ocular or treatment-related serious adverse events.

A team of researchers at Arizona State University has developed tools to aid in the diagnosis of myopic maculopathy.

In a study, a team of UCLA investigators detail a deep-learning model pre-trained on 2D scans that accurately predicts disease-risk factors from 3D medical-scan modalities.

Marketed as Triesence, it is a preservative-free synthetic corticosteroid that is approved by the FDA for visualization during vitrectomy and for the treatment of ocular inflammatory conditions that are unresponsive to topical corticosteroids.

The award from the National Institutes of Health will enable a team of researchers to investigate Alzheimer and Parkinson progression through the eye.

The NIH-supported findings could pave the way for genetic testing, clinical trials, and therapy development for these diseases.

Socioeconomic factors have long been a looming issue in various health outcomes. A team of researchers from Shanghai Jiao Tong University School of Medicine and Fudan University set out to review the impact of socioeconomic status inequality on the incidence of AMD.

The announcement marks the second FDA designation for ATSN-201, which previously received Rare Pediatric Disease designation.

The acquisition strengthens the company’s rare disease segment, and adds 2 durable commercial assets, Iluvien and Yutiq with significant growth potential, expanding ANI’s foothold in strategic therapeutic area of ophthalmology.

Researchers from NYU Langone published a study reporting on the eye's functioning, without sight but offering hope for the future.

According to the organization, the map and report provide public, professionals and decisionmakers with data on children’s vision issues at the county and state level.

According to research conducted by investigators at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, patients with a rare inherited disease affecting their sight experienced quick vision improvements that sustained for the full year-long study.

Lynn Hassman, MD, PhD, has received the Philip and Elaine Ellis New Investigator in Ophthalmology Research Award, and will focus on seeking treatment options for uveitis patients.

Research by investigators at Trinity College in Dublin shows how the gene therapy conferred significant benefit in animal models, and in human cells derived from people with glaucoma.

APP13007, according to the company, is the first product developed using Formosa’s proprietary APNT nanoparticle formulation platform.

BI 771716, with technology licensed from CDR-Life, is a highly specific antibody fragment, possibly enabling an optimized penetration through all retinal layers to the most critical target site driving GA disease pathology.

Prevent Blindness is planning a series of events and program partnerships leading up to World Sight Day on Oct. 10, 2024.

The day will be held on October 10. It is coordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness under the “Love Your Eyes” campaign banner, and is putting children at the center of the campaign.

Australian researchers have found that clinical registries may be an untapped font of information for artificial intelligence.

Researchers at the Medical College of Georgia at Augusta University are teaming up with Polaris Dawn to gain a better understanding of how eye changes many astronauts experience during spaceflight could ultimately leave them with multiple symptoms once they return to Earth.

The product candidate is a modifier gene therapy for broad retinitis pigmentosa indication.

The Phase 1 trial is a multicenter, open-label, dose-escalation safety clinical trial, with 18 subjects, who each have received a single periocular injection of AIV007

The next step for the research likely will focus on determining whether blocking GSK3 can reverse existing AMD damage, potentially leading to new treatment options.