Ocular Inflammation Video Perspectives

In a video interview, Caesar Luo, MD, FACS, FASRS, a retina surgeon at Bay Area Retina Associates in California, discussed:

• recent developments in ocular inflammation treatment, focusing on the increased understanding of how ocular inflammation affects the development of multiple retinal diseases;
• new studies on the horizon in ocular inflammation, including increased research into diabetic retinopathy;
• the role ocular inflammation plays in retinal disease, which Luo said is “changing the way we think about retinal disease”;
• changes occurring in the management of retinal disease, which according to Luo has become the focus of many upcoming studies;
• insight on how retina specialists position therapies for conditions such as diabetic macular edema, retinal vein occlusion and uveitis;
• and the role cytokines play in ocular inflammation within retinal disease and why Luo calls them “the harbinger” of retinal inflammation.