Optometry News

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Myopic traction maculopathy, or MTM, is an evolving disease that requires different management at different stages.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Retina World Congress, Kourous A. Rezaei, MD, RWC president and co-founder, welcomes attendees to this year’s meeting.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Retina World Congress, Charles C. Wykoff, MD, PhD, provides an overview of the Bionic Eye System for late-stage retinitis pigmentosa.

Myopia Awareness Week is May 13-19 and serves to bring awareness to the “significant problem” of myopia, the danger of which is often underestimated, according to Fuensanta A. Vera-Diaz, OD, PhD, FAAO.

Lumibird Medical announced the launch of C.DIAG, a diagnostic aid platform that uses AI algorithms to help health care providers diagnose patients with dry eye disease.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Retina World Congress, Richard Small, CEO of Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, gives an update on NT-501, the company’s encapsulated cell therapy for macular telangiectasia.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Virtual education will provide more opportunities for collaboration and networking for retina specialists, according to a speaker here.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Despite efforts to promote more diverse patient populations, racial minority patient groups are underrepresented in diabetic macular edema trials, according to a study.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Retina World Congress, Pravin U. Dugel, MD, of Ocular Therapeutix, overviews clinical results for Axpaxli, an axitinib implant for wet age-related macular degeneration.

The prevalence of ocular comorbidities among hearing-impaired children was significant and associated with male sex and type of hearing impairment, according to research conducted in Malawi and published in Clinical Optometry.