Retinal Surgery

Despite its status as an essential postoperative safety eye product and its utilization by every ocular surgeon with every ocular surgery, eye shield innovation has been neglected to date.

According to the company, the deal expands its European footprint into Spain and Portugal.

EyeSouth Partners has partnered with Retina and Vitreous of Texas, a retina-only practice in Houston, Texas. The company’s current network encompasses 38 practices and over 300 doctors who deliver medical and surgical eye care services across more than 180 locations.

More than 135 patients have been recruited in 4 months for Phase 2 study of a single intravitreal (IVT) injection of ONL1204 ophthalmic solution as an adjunct to standard-of-care surgery.

The 3D viewing systems and digital microscopes offer numerous advantages for performing the procedures.

The FDA has assigned a Prescription Drug User Fee Act (PDUFA) action date for APP13007 of March 4, 2024.

The plan is intended to upgrade Vitagrus’ manufacturing process so that it can ultimately handle the global market supply.

In this study, the investigators retrospectively reviewed all study patients who underwent pars plana vitrectomy with silicone oil tamponade for postsurgical endophthalmitis.

Oculis Holding AG announced, if approved, OCS-01 has the potential to become a new standard of care as the first once-daily, topical, preservative-free corticosteroid for treating inflammation and pain following ocular surgery.

Vantage Surgical Solutions has acquired Ophthalmic Surgical Solutions (OSS). OSS is a Kansas-based company specializing in ophthalmic surgical equipment and services.

In-person and virtual trainings, coupled with the support of local product representatives, are the best ways to ensure retina specialists are set up for success.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is going to be highly instrumental in patient care in all medical specialties and will be highly relevant in eye care.

Early clinical studies indicate that Vitargus® has unique properties that could eliminate the need for patients to remain face-down after retinal detachment and vitreous hemorrhage surgery.

With the newly modified lighted endolaser probe, an 18-gauge angiocatheter sleeve protects against vitreous disturbance.

The presentations highlighted the Clearside Biomedical’s efforts in suprachoroidal delivery of agents to the back of the eye.

Dr Ong and colleagues undertook a retrospective study of patients who underwent primary repair of uncomplicated RRDs at the Wilmer Eye Institute to examine the baseline, surgical, and postoperative characteristics that affect best-corrected VA (BCVA) outcomes.

Sally S. Ong, MD, shares the key takeaways from her presentation, Predictors of Poor Visual Outcome After Repair of Uncomplicated Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachments, at the 11th Annual Vit-Buckle Society meeting.

According to the companies,Horus will increase Iluvien’s commercial presence with Nordic retinal specialists.

Delegates will analyze the most relevant and controversial issues within the field of ophthalmology at this year’s congress in Lisbon, Portugal, from March 24 to 25.

Physicians should consider hydrodynamic cavitation when performing this procedure.

Jay Chhablani, MD, provides an overview of the Subthreshold Ophthalmic Laser Society treatment guidelines for patients with diabetic macular edema.

Yusuke Oshima, MD, PhD, in a presentation at the 38th Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology Congress, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, discussed the advantages of using a beveled-tip ultra-speed probe for complete vitreous shaving during retinal detachment vitrectomies.

According to the company, the approval allows Eyenuk’s EyeArt AI eye screening system, already approved for detection of diabetic retinopathy, to aid millions of additional patients at risk for vision loss.

A team of researchers have found that STOC tomography enables unprecedented views of eye structure.

As a therapy for vision impairment resulting from inherited retinal degeneration, or IRD, the mRNA would instruct photoreceptor cells – faulty because of a genetic mutation – to manufacture the proteins needed for sight.

Researchers discovered that all patients had similar single surgery success rates but that minority patients had significantly worse vision outcomes and were more likely to have multiple retinal breaks.

As we approach the end of 2022, members of the Ophthalmology Times Europe® Editorial Advisory Board were asked to predict developments in their ophthalmic specialties and interests. A focus is our ageing population, while efficiency and productivity are also on their minds. The board members agree that one of the major challenges in the year to come will be the large number of patients awaiting diagnosis and treatment, which is only going to increase with the rising average life expectancy worldwide.

An end-of-week review of retina news and stories from October 29-November 3, 2022.

The investigators suggested that the predicted metastasis-free survival for metastatic tumors may be worse than what they and other research groups have observed.

A combination of posters, podium presentations, and instructional courses provided invaluable revelations to the ophthalmic community.