Most recent by Robert Linnehan
MIGS use increased twofold from 2013 to 2018
The use of minimally invasive glaucoma surgery in the U.S. increased twofold, with a gradual decrease in the use of standard procedures, from 2013 to 2018, according to the IRIS Registry.
Practitioners aim to reduce medication burden in patients with glaucoma
It should be the goal of every ophthalmologist to reduce the medication burden for patients with glaucoma, whether through early detection, a reliance on new devices or a combination of treatment options.
Optimal dose, concentration of moxifloxacin needed to prevent endophthalmitis
Endophthalmitis cases in a large retrospective clinical cohort study of patients who underwent cataract surgery were related to organism resistance in cefuroxime-treated eyes and sensitive organisms in moxifloxacin-treated eyes.
Nepafenac punctal plug significantly reduces postoperative cataract surgery pain
Patients undergoing cataract surgery treated with a nepafenac punctal plug delivery system experienced significantly less postoperative pain compared with those treated with a placebo punctal plug, according to a study.
Treatment may be delayed for patients with early glaucoma
If glaucoma is diagnosed early, treatment for the disease can be delayed, as the treatment effect is usually modest and the patient has time to be treated at a later point.
Deep learning models accurately predict glaucoma progression requiring surgery
Newly developed deep learning models using text and numerical input features better predicted when glaucoma progression would lead to surgery compared with an ophthalmologist’s prediction.
Researchers identify new gene loci linked to glaucoma
A large study of patients with primary open-angle glaucoma identified 44 new gene loci linked to glaucoma and confirmed 83 previously reported gene loci, which may improve diagnosis and treatment of glaucoma using genetic information.
Early response to Durysta may lead to long-term IOP reduction
Patients with glaucoma who displayed an early treatment response to a 10 µg bimatoprost implant and experienced greater than 20% IOP lowering at 12 weeks had significantly greater odds of a long-term IOP response, according to a speaker.
Surgeons address pros, cons of immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery
Immediate sequential bilateral cataract surgery can provide comparable outcomes and efficiencies as traditional cataract surgery, but until reimbursement rates are modified, it may not become widespread.
NGM621 for geographic atrophy well tolerated in phase 1 study
Results from a phase 1 first-in-human study evaluating NGM621, an anti-complement C3 antibody, in geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration showed the therapy was safe and well tolerated.