Articles about retinal detachment top December retina coverage
The top retina-related items on Healio/OSN in December came from ongoing coverage of the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.
See the most popular retina items from December below.
Three techniques have similar success rates to treat rhegmatogenous retinal detachment
NEW ORLEANS — Pars plana vitrectomy has a similar success rate to scleral buckle or pars plana vitrectomy with scleral buckle in cases of rhegmatogenous retinal detachment with inferior retinal breaks. Read more.
Vimentin at time of retinal repair may be biomarker for proliferative vitreoretinopathy
NEW ORLEANS — Increased vimentin at the time of retinal detachment repair may help predict later development of proliferative vitreoretinopathy, according to a poster presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting. Read more.
First patients dosed in phase 2/3 gene therapy trial for retinitis pigmentosa
The first patients have been dosed in the phase 2/3 Sirius and Celeste clinical trials investigating QR-421a in patients with USH2A mediated retinitis pigmentosa and Usher syndrome, according to a press release from ProQR Therapeutics. Read more.
Rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair less common in women underrepresented groups
NEW ORLEANS — Women and racial/ethnic minorities were less likely to receive rhegmatogenous retinal detachment repair compared with men and white patients, according to a presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting. Read more.
VIDEO: Multicolor OCT represents big step forward
NEW ORLEANS — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Robert C. Sergott, MD, discusses multicolor OCT, which many neuro-ophthalmologists rely on. Watch here.