Optometry News

CHICAGO — Decreasing vitamin A dimerization may be a promising treatment avenue for treating geographic atrophy, according to a speaker here.

CHICAGO — A Fas inhibitor showed strong efficacy signals and demonstrated neuroprotection in patients with more than 8 days of macula-off rhegmatogenous retinal detachment, according to a study.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Savak Teymoorian, MD, MBA, discusses the benefits of interventional glaucoma.

CHICAGO — Valacyclovir can be beneficial for treating multiple episodes of keratitis or iritis in patients with herpes zoster ophthalmicus, according to a speaker here.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Calvin Roberts, MD, program manager at the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health, discusses two “moonshot” ophthalmology programs from the organization.

CHICAGO — Mitigating overtreatment in glaucoma requires a willingness to wait to treat patients, which can be cultivated by embracing the uncertainty of common glaucoma measurements, according to a speaker here.

CHICAGO — Patients treated with mirvetuximab require close follow-up with an ophthalmologist due to the potential for corneal toxicity, according to a study.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Retina Subspecialty Day at the AAO meeting, Jeremiah Brown, MS, MD, presents results from the phase 4 Elevatum trial investigating faricimab for diabetic macular edema.

CHICAGO — A number of preoperative and perioperative variables may predict ocular pain following refractive surgery, according to a speaker here.

CHICAGO — Physicians and engineers need to work together to advance surgical technology, according to a speaker at Retina Subspecialty Day at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.