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Eye care industry takes action on World Sight Day to preserve vision worldwide
October 14th 2021Today marks World Sight Day, an annual day of awareness intended to focus global attention on blindness and vision impairment. Coordinated by the International Agency for the Prevention of Blindness, this year’s call is for everyone to “Love Your Eyes.”
Dissecting real-world registry study of YUTIQ for chronic non-infectious posterior uveitis
October 12th 2021Ankur Shah, MD, discusses key highlights of his presentation titled "YUTIQ CALM: a real-world registry study of the fluocinolone acetonide intravitreal implant 0.18 mg in chronic non-infectious posterior uveitis," during ASRS 2021.
FDA approves Dextenza for third indication: Ocular itching from allergic conjunctivitis
October 12th 2021The FDA approved Ocular Therapeutix Inc.’s Supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) that further extends Dextenza’s (dexamethasone ophthalmic insert) 0.4 mg indications, the company announced Monday.
OAKS and DERBY studies demonstrate efficacy of pegcetacoplan for Geographic Atrophy
October 11th 2021During the American Society of Retina Specialists 2021 annual meeting, David Boyer, MD, told attendees that pegcetacoplan used to treat geographic atrophy proved to be well tolerated by patients in the phase 3 DERBY and OAKS studies.
Study details Port Delivery System with ranibizumab in nAMD
October 11th 2021In a presentation at the American Society of Retina Specialists 2021 annual meeting, Arshad Khanani, MD, MA, noted that investigators achieved results similar to those in patients treated with monthly ranibizumab injections for neovascular age-related macular degeneration.
Commercial OCT: Tracking macrophages in the macular circulation
October 10th 2021Speaking at the American Society of Retina Specialists 2021 annual meeting, Richard B. Rosen, MD, DSc (Hon) noted that clinical OCT and offers a new clinical biomarker for tracking the onset and progression of retinal vascular disease and the response to therapy.
Masking risk of endophthalmitis after intravitreal anti-VEGF injections
October 10th 2021During a presentation at American Society of Retina Specialists 2021 annual meeting in San Antonio, Sunir Garg, MD, presented data showing that universal masking does not seem to increase the risk of developing endophthalmitis, and it may cause a reduction in culture positive endophthalmitis.
Determining the time to DME resolution with intravitreal aflibercept
October 9th 2021Speaking at the American Society of Retina Specialists 2021 annual meeting in San Antonio, Rishi P. Singh, MD, provided results of the VISTA and VIVID studies, and he pointed out that the findings could help physicians set expectations of DME therapy.
PANORAMA study outlines variables to watch when managing NPDR
October 9th 2021During a presentation at the American Society of Retina Specialists 2021 annual meeting in San Antonio, W. Lloyd Clark, MD, presented results of the PANORAMA Study. The focus of the study, Clark said, was to identify the factors that increase the risk of complications in patients with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy to provide information for making decisions on treatment choices.