Optometry News

Although best corrected visual acuity was the only visual function test ready for immediate use in a diabetic retinal disease staging system, others showed promise or potential, according to a report published in Ophthalmology Science.

BARCELONA, Spain — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Euretina congress, Paulo-Eduardo Stanga, MD, speaks in favor of treating vitreous floaters and opacities.

INDIANAPOLIS — To better manage patients with myopia, optometrists must understand normal myopia progression and axial elongation, as well as trends in treatment efficacy, according to a speaker at Academy 2024.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, Mitchell A. Jackson, MD, of Jacksoneye in Lake Villa, Illinois, discusses the benefits of corneal tissue addition keratoplasty for patients with keratoconus.

Why not just invest in one stock and let it ride? That works well if you bet the farm on Apple in 2010 and watched your fortune explode 30 time during the last 14 years.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Retina Subspecialty Day at the AAO meeting, Diana Do, MD, discusses the PHOTON extension study, which examined the effect of Eylea HD in patients with diabetic macular edema.

INDIANAPOLIS — In this Healio video, Kaleb Abbott, OD, MS, FAAO, assistant professor at University of Colorado School of Medicine, discusses three things optometrists should know about Vevye for dry eye.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, Sanjay Nayak, MBBS, PhD, of Ocular Therapeutix discusses Axpaxli for the treatment of retinal vascular diseases.

Patients with type 2 diabetes recently diagnosed with diabetic retinopathy had a significantly reduced concentration of progranulin in their tears compared with control patients, according to prospective study results.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Eyecelerator@AAO, Michel Dahan, CEO of Alkeus Pharmaceuticals discusses ALK-001, the company’s oral therapy for the treatment of Stargardt’s disease and age-related macular degeneration.