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The agreement settles Zeiss’s lawsuit against Topcon’s US-based subsidiaries that had been set to start this month in US federal court for the Northern District of California.

Trial will analyze efficacy, safety of AVD-104 versus avacincaptad pegol to treat GA

Under the terms of the agreement, Kiora Pharmaceuticals and Théa Open Innovation will develop and commercialize KIO-301 for the treatment of inherited retinal diseases in a deal valued at up to $301 million.

In a news release, the FDA noted these are copycat eye drop products that consumers can easily mistake for Bausch + Lomb’s Lumify brand eye drops, an over-the-counter product approved for redness relief.

According to the company, the deals from two global Phase III RVO studies will be presented at Angiogenesis, Exudation, and Degeneration 2024.

Elodie Bousquet, MD, PhD, and international researchers studied type 3 macular neovascularization (T3 MNV) using optical coherence tomography. In 64.5% of 31 eyes with T3 MNV, it developed over soft drusen, showing drusen growth and outer layer thinning before T3 MNV.

Glenn Yiu, MD, PhD, was chosen for this grant. Yiu is a retinal specialist and clinician-scientist currently a professor of ophthalmology at the University of California, Davis.

Massachusetts Eye and Ear researchers came up with a mobile app called All_Aboard, designed to be used along with mainstream GPS systems and focuses on improving micro-navigation.

Baruch Kuppermann, MD, PhD, discusses interim results from the first in-human Phase 2 RIPPLE-1 Trial of a dexamethasone implant for diabetic macular edema and retinal vein occlusion.

Ramin Tadayoni, MD, PhD, highlights data from the BALATON and COMINO Phase 3 studies about faricimab, respectively, in branch retinal vein occlusion and central retinal vein occlusion.

Dr. Jennifer Lim reveals new data on Angiopoietin-2 inhibition as a target for addressing nAMD and DME.

In conversation with Ophthalmology Times Europe, Anat Loewenstein, MD, illuminates the outcomes of using an AI-based fluid quantification for remote retina monitoring and analysis.

Dr. Carl Regillo provided an overview of topline results and a deep dive into subgroup analyses of DAVIO 2 trial data.

Sydney M Crago, the editor of Modern Retina, talks with Arshad M Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS, about the expanded efficacy data from the GATHER 2 trial for geographic atrophy (GA).

EODM may be an ideal candidate for development of complement gene therapy due to the high-impact genetic variants.

A University of Houston professor found that the excitement over the results of LLR as a treatment option for patients with myopia may have come too soon, before its efficacy was confirmed.

This presentation will outline the safety and bioactivity of KSI-501ABC in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME).

The licensing deal includes upfront, development milestones, and sales royalties, with additional considerations throughout the term of the agreement.

According to the company, Eyconis Inc. is developed with a $150 million commitment from external investors.

Sanders is affiliated with the Retina Group of Washington (RGW) and PRISM Vision Group. He is the first African American and the first PRISM-affiliated physician to serve as president of the ASRS.

The study also pointed out the insight into the genes and biologic pathways that determine retinal health, which could be leveraged to develop future therapies.

LambdaVision is leveraging the microgravity environment of the space station to develop higher-quality implants than is currently possible on Earth.

According to the company, ACDN-01 is the first-ever RNA exon editor to enter clinical development and the only clinical-stage therapeutic targeting the genetic cause of Stargardt disease. Ascidian expects to initiate enrollment in Phase 1/2 STELLAR study in the first half of 2024.

The afternoon sessions promise to be engaging and informative in this virtual conference.

John T. Thompson, MD, FASRS, shares pearls for navigating the diverse landscape of career paths in ophthalmology as the Distinguished Guest Speaker at the 24th Annual Retina Fellows Forum.

According to researchers at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center, AI-driven cameras take images of the back of the eye and require no eye drops can be used to close care gaps.

This meeting, scheduled for Saturday, February 3, 2024, is a 1-day virtual event sponsored by the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, Miami, University of Miami Health System.