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Astellas Pharma Inc. announced the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has accepted for regulatory review the marketing authorization application (MAA) for Iveric Bio’s avacincaptad pegol (ACP).

Clinicians should be alert to the fact that while artificial intelligence (AI) is capable of generating ideas and references, it is crucial to thoroughly vet and fact-check any medical research content that AI produces.

Without treatment, severe visual impairment can occur; the first-line treatment for these cases is anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy (VEGF).

The study met its primary efficacy endpoint for the neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) treatment.

A team of researchers at Anglia Ruskin University are harnessing nanotechnology to help tackle a common cause of sight loss.

According to Orbis International, the technology proves to be a practical solution in low-resource communities for tackling the leading cause of vision loss among working-age adults.

According to Regeneron, visual gains and safety of aflibercept 8 mg remained consistent with the established profile of aflibercept 2 mg injection.

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

Eye symptoms such as dry, itchy, red, painful, watery, and gritty eyes can happen before the smoke is even noticeable.

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

Carl Regillo, MD, FACS, FASRS, spoke with our team following the annual ASRS meeting in Seattle, Washington to share insights from his presentation titled, "Modulation of Macrophages and Complement Dysfunction in Non-exudative AMD utilizing novel, sialic-acid coated nanoparticles." Aviceda Therapeutics is unlocking the proteogenomic code of AMD to target proteins and pathways linked to macular degeneration.

Kerrie Brady, Chief Executive Officer and President of OcuTerra Therapeutics shared updates from the company including the development of OTT166 at the 2023 ASRS annual meeting.

An industrial engineer and entrepreneur, George Glady was a founder of Euclid Systems Corp. and developed the concept of the Ortho-K contact lenses.

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.

David Lally, MD, spoke with our team about the ZETA-1 phase 2 trial efficacy results for APX3330, a novel, oral ref-1 inhibitor for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy at the 2023 ASRS annual meeting.

An experienced dermatologist blinded to clinical data performed the NVC using a videocapillaroscope VideoCap 3.0 (DSMedica) at 200× magnification in the study.

Intergalactic Therapeutics, based in Cambridge, MA, announced its closing after less than 2 years since the company's launch in 2021.

Veena Raiji, MD, MPH, spoke with our team about long-term outcomes of eyes requiring IOP-lowering medication in the PALADIN trial at the 2023 ASRS annual meeting.

Choroideremia shares traits with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). Both diseases are caused by underlying inherited gene defects and result in the death of photoreceptors within the retina.

J. Fernando Arevalo, MD, PhD, FACS, FASRS, a member of Modern Retina's editorial advisory board, spoke with us about clinical characteristics of macular holes that close without surgery.

The investigators explored the effects of the following covariates on development of AMD: sex, ethnicity, smoking history, fluoxetine use, obesity, diabetes mellitus, and hypertension.

In addition to the educational offerings, the program offers opportunities for relaxation and spiritual and family-building events.

Of the 484 hospitals, 22 are named to the national Honor Roll for ranking in one or more of the specialties that US News evaluates.

At the 2023 ASRS annual meeting in Seattle, Washington, Michael Singer, MD, spoke with our team about the Starlight Study, which is an optogenetic study looking at patients who had Stargardt disease.

OSC-01 is a novel, high concentration preservative-free topical OPTIREACH formulation of dexamethasone.

Aleksandra Rachiskaya, MD, a member of the Modern Retina advisory board, spoke with our team about time to fluid control with faricimab arms complete compared to aflibercept in recent studies at the 2023 ASRS annual meeting.

The Summit will inspire and enable attendees to achieve their goals via a multi-pronged approach.

According to the company, the solution slowed the loss of photoreceptors and disease progression as early as six months.

Nancy Lurker, Executive Vice-Chair of the Board of EyePoint Pharmaceuticals, discussed the subgroup analyses of the Phase 1 DAVIO Trial of EYP-1901 with our team at the 2023 ASRS annual meeting.

Prevent Blindness has declared the month of August Children’s Eye Health and Safety Month. The goal of this initiative is to educate parents and caregivers on ways to keep children’s eyes healthy.