Optometry News

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Retina World Congress, Dilsher S. Dhoot, MD, discusses 52-week phase 1 data for Axpaxli for the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

Intravitreal pegcetacoplan was associated with delayed atrophy of retinal pigment epithelium and photoreceptors among patients with geographic atrophy secondary to age-related macular degeneration, according to research.

SEATTLE — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Retina World Congress, Andrew A. Moshfeghi, MD, MBA, discusses treating patients with age-related macular degeneration with concomitant geographic atrophy and choroidal neovascularization.

The WHO has announced the launch of SPECS 2030, a global initiative to assist countries in attaining a 40% increase in the proportion of people with access to appropriate spectacles.

BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, David L. Cooke, MD, shares how Heidelberg Engineering’s Anterion platform helped him address a complicated case of myopia and astigmatism after cataract surgery.

U.S. Reps Marc Veasey and Gus Bilirakis on May 14 introduced the Early Detection of Vision Impairments in Children Act, which will establish grants for screenings, early interventions and coordinated care to improve children’s eye health.

The Tono-Vera tonometer with ActiView Positioning System, which provides quick and automated IOP measurements in less than a second, is now available in the United States, manufacturer Reichert Technologies announced.

The FDA granted de novo marketing authorization to Notal Vision for the patient self-operated AI-powered Scanly Home OCT device, according to a press release.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Retina World Congress, Ashkan M. Abbey, MD, shares topline data from the phase 2 DAVIO 2 trial investigating Duravyu for wet age-related macular degeneration.