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Prevent Blindness is providing free geographic atrophy educational resources for patients, care partners and healthcare professionals, including a new episode of its Focus on Eye Health Expert series.

The ranibizumab biosimilar is a recombinant antigen-binding fragment (Fab).

Researchers conducted a large nationwide, population-based, retrospective cohort study to determine if there is an association between COVID-19 infection and vaccination with neuro-ophthalmic adverse events.

The company announced a resubmission of the ONS-5010 BLA on track for the end of calendar year 2024, pending final agreement on a clinical trial protocol with the FDA and successful completion of the required additional clinical trial.

This retrospective, cross-sectional study identified all inpatient diagnosed with syphilitic uveitis in the US between 2010 and 2019.

By joining the group of physicians, researchers, and industry partners working together to define optimal biomarkers and endpoints in AMD, RetinAI hopes to forge a global retinal imaging initiative targeting research in the disease.

The platform technology can be adapted to assess a vast array of biomarkers present in the eye.

Moving toward eliminating drug and chemical safety testing in animals

CorNeat Vision is among the many companies working to try to maintain operations amid the conflict.

Physician details her journey from sustaining career-ending injury to insurance advocate.

The augmented reality headset compensates for central vision loss to enhance the visual clarity of patients with age-related macular degeneration and other conditions such as Stargardt disease.

The Vision Council’s Q3 Provider Insights study shows the sentiments of eye care providers nationwide as they manage practices and patient care.

Sophie Bakri, MD, spoke with the Ophthalmology Times team about her presentation at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting titled, "Real world outcomes and treatment patterns with faricimab and AMD FA retina."

Mohammed Genead, MD, CEO of Aviceda spoke with the Ophthalmology Times team about the company's Phase II/III SIGLEC trial part 1 results, which were shared at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

Rob Thornhill, CEO of Centricity Vision spoke with the Ophthalmology Times team about the company's newest developments at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

This was a 52-week, double-masked, phase 3 randomized clinical trial in which treatment-naive adults and adults who had previously received anti-VEGF therapy for DME were included.

Marco A. Zarbin, MD, spoke with the Ophthalmology Times team about conducting a post-hoc analysis of the YOSEMITE and RHINE clinical trials and presenting the results at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

As ophthalmology continues to advance, there is still room for more ocular cancer understanding and research.

In the study, researchers changed the microenvironment in the eye in a way that enabled them to take stem cells from blood and turn them into retinal ganglion cells that were capable of migrating and surviving into the eye’s retina.

Mathew MacCumber, MD, PhD, FASRS, spoke with Modern Retina about his presentation at the recent Retina Society meeting in New York City titled, "0.19 mg Fluocinolone Acetonide (FAc) Implant Improves Vision and Treatment Burden in Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema: The PALADIN Study."

Diana Do, MD, spoke with the Ophthalmology Times team about her presentation of the results for the 96-week PHOTON study of aflibercept at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

The investigators use mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) on patients who have never previously practiced the technique, with the aim of possibly re-training their brains to remove their static-type images.

The company also completes enrollment of the multiple ascending dose phase of AMARONE, the first clinical trial of EyeBio’s lead investigational asset Restoret, with favorable initial safety and tolerability at all dose levels.

Michael Rivers, MD, Senior Director of Ophthalmology at ModMed spoke with Modern Retina about their new single-screen initiative and the benefits it could have for saving time and simplifying communication within practices.

In the clinical trial, Oxurion’s novel PKal Inhibitor, THR-149, did not meet its primary endpoint.

The recall is “due to potential safety concerns after FDA investigators found insanitary conditions.”

At first glance, these patients can appear to have normal or near-normal visual acuity levels. However, in reality, many have perceptual visual deficits, which are not typically tested during a standard ophthalmology office evaluation.

Loretta Alborghetti, from Redditch, UK, a medical secretary within the ophthalmology department at Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust, illegally accessed the records of more than 150 patients.

This is just one of many times the FDA has issued a warning to companies for the sale of unapproved ophthalmic products in 2023.

Mark Blecher, MD, spoke with the Ophthalmology Times team about his poster addressing retinal visualization and patients who've had small aperture IOL implantation at this year's American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.