Optometry News

INDIANAPOLIS — According to research presented at Academy 2024, the addition of high-energy visible, or HEV, filtering to soft contact lenses may improve visual acuity in conditions of atmospheric blue haze.

INDIANAPOLIS — Gaps that exist in current visual function questionnaires should be improved before incorporation into the clinical intake process, according to a poster presented at Academy 2024.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Eyecelerator@AAO, Peter K. Kaiser, MD, of Ocular Therapeutix, discusses the company’s shift to a retina-focused program.

BARCELONA, Spain — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Euretina congress, Jordi Monés, MD, PhD, discusses an investigational optogenetic therapy for geographic atrophy.

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, Nandini Venkateswaran, MD, of Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary, discusses real-world data investigating the use of Dextenza in patients with glaucoma.

INDIANAPOLIS — Miebo eye drops significantly improved comfort among contact lens wearers without negatively impacting tear film osmolarity, corneal staining or visual acuity, according to a presenter at Academy 2024.

INDIANAPOLIS — A positive relationship exists between corneal hysteresis and HbA1c and increased blood glucose, suggesting its use as a noninvasive biomarker in patients with glucose dysregulation, according to a presenter at Academy 2024.

The FDA has extended its Prescription Drug User Fee Act date for the biologics license application for NT-501, a treatment for macular telangiectasia type 2, according to a press release from Neurotech Pharmaceuticals.

INDIANAPOLIS — An AI model reliably quantified meibomian gland morphological features, but could not distinguish between contact lens wearers and non-contact lens wearers, according to a presenter at Academy 2024.

BARCELONA, Spain – In this Healio Video Perspective from the Euretina congress, Tien Yin Wong, MD, shares his thoughts on the emerging role of AI in retina.