Watch 2018’s top 10 video perspectives in ophthalmology

Healio.com/OSN reported live from meetings across the United States and Europe in 2018, sharing video perspectives from dozens of key opinion leaders in ophthalmology.

Here are the top 10 videos from the year:

VIDEO: Tips on reducing red eyes in glaucoma patients

Peter E. Libre, MD, discusses how hot compresses to enhance meibomian gland function, selective laser trabeculoplasty to reduce the need for IOP-lowering drops and use of preservative-free medications all help reduce red eyes in glaucoma patients at the American Glaucoma Society annual meeting. Watch here.

VIDEO: Only two remedies for negative dysphotopsia

At Hawaiian Eye 2018, Jack T. Holladay, MD, MSEE, discusses his presentation on negative dysphotopsias. The only treatments currently possible to reduce negative dysphotopsias are to remove the anterior capsule over the nasal aspect of the lens or to perform a lens exchange and replace the acrylic lens with a silicone IOL and perform a reverse optic capture. Watch here.

VIDEO: Gene editing a possible treatment for retinitis pigmentosa

Hossein Ameri, MD, discusses the use of CRISPR-Cas9 RNP complex gene editing for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting. Watch here.

VIDEO: Presbyopia-correcting eye drop formulation progresses in clinical trials

At the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit at AAO, Elad Kedar, CEO of Orasis Pharmaceuticals, discusses the progress of the company’s eye drop CSF-1 for the treatment of presbyopia. Watch here.

VIDEO: Santen initiates phase 3 studies of omidenepag for glaucoma

At the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting here, 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.

VIDEO: LipiFlow reduces atrophy in meibomian gland dysfunction

At the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting here, Alice T. Epitropoulos, MD, FACS, explains a recent study that found a reversal in atrophy in 70% of patients with meibomian gland disease treated with LipiFlow, a thermal pulsation treatment from TearScience. Watch here.

VIDEO: Allergan seeks to expand footprint with retinal therapy pipeline

At the Ophthalmology Innovation Summit at AAO, Jag Dosanjh, senior vice president of eye care for Allergan, discusses two new potential treatments for wet age-related macular degeneration and geographic atrophy progressing through clinical trials. Dosanjh also discusses progress in glaucoma and pharmaceutical presbyopia-correcting technology. Watch here.

VIDEO: Klarity-C compounded drop combination effective

At Hawaiian Eye 2018, Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, discusses the combination drop formula Klarity-C, cyclosporine 0.1%/chondroitin sulfate emulsion from Imprimis Pharmaceuticals. Watch here.

VIDEO: IMCgp100 a promising option for uveal melanoma treatment, speaker says

Early studies have shown IMCgp100 (Immunocore), a bispecific T-cell redirector, to be “extremely promising” for the treatment of uveal melanoma, Richard Carvajal, MD, said at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting. Watch here.

VIDEO: J&J Vision introduces new products in anterior segment

Xiao-Yu Song, PhD, global head of research and development at Johnson & Johnson Vision, lays out the company’s continuing efforts to eradicate preventable blindness in anterior segment disease as well as new innovations presented at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons meeting. Watch here.