Top five AAO videos

At the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting in Chicago, Healio.com/OSN talked with key opinion leaders regarding important ophthalmic advances of the past year and up-and-coming topics.

Here are the top five most-viewed video perspectives from AAO:

Santen initiates phase 3 studies of omidenepag for glaucoma

Ellie Chabi, MD, the therapeutic area head for glaucoma and neuroprotection and the lead for artificial intelligence programs within global biomedical science at Santen, discusses the initiation of two phase 3 clinical trials of omidenepag isopropyl for the treatment of glaucoma and ocular hypertension. Watch here.

Abicipar yields positive results for long-term wet AMD treatment

Rahul N. Khurana, MD, discusses results from the phase 3 study of abicipar for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration. Watch here.

TrueTear beneficial in treating dry eye symptoms

Richard Adler, MD, discusses the benefits of the TrueTear neurostimulation device (Allergan) for the treatment of dry eye. Watch here.

Manual cataract surgery tools promising in underserved communities

Alan Crandall, MD, of Moran Eye Center, Utah, discusses using new tools and techniques to address the burden of cataract surgery in underserved communities. Watch here.

Surgeons learning benefits of hypersonic vitrectomy

Carl C. Awh, MD, discusses some of the advantages surgeons are learning about hypersonic vitrectomy with Bausch + Lomb’s Vitesse system in the first 100 retina surgery cases performed to date. Watch here.