Optometry News

Physicians experience a high amount of stress, fatigue and burnout that affects not only their personal well-being but also health care delivery and patient outcomes, according to a speaker.

In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASRS meeting, Eleonora M. Lad, MD, PhD, of Duke University Medical Center discusses findings from the phase 2 ARCHER trial investigating ANX007 for geographic atrophy.

Increased availability of photoscreeners led to higher rates of overall vision screening for children aged 3 years in one large health care system, according to a study published in JAMA Ophthalmology.

The FDA granted rare pediatric disease designation to ATSN-201, a gene therapy candidate for the treatment of X-linked retinoschisis, according to a press release from Atsena Therapeutics.

In this Healio video, Jeff Todd, president and CEO at Prevent Blindness, discusses the organization’s art therapy program, which was created to help patients with thyroid eye disease cope with feelings of isolation, anxiety and depression.

Vitreoretinal surgery fellows tend to become faster at peeling over the course of their fellowship, according to a study presented at the American Society of Retina Specialists annual meeting.

In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASRS meeting, Ashkan M. Abbey, MD, of Texas Retina Associates discusses 36-month real-world data on the Yutiq implant for the treatment of chronic noninfectious uveitis.

In June, the House Energy and Commerce Committee published recommendations to reform the NIH, including consolidating the National Eye Institute into a Neurological Science and Brain Institute.

Spencer Trask & Co. announced the launch of Signal12, a clinical-stage dry eye company that plans to advance Pro-ocular for the treatment of dry eye disease, according to a press release.

In this episode, Dagny Zhu, MD, and Cathleen McCabe, MD, discuss the unpredictable path of careers, leadership in management and opportunities for growth with Nikie Walker, EdD.