Ophthalmology News

The overall risk for incident retinopathy in patients who received hydroxychloroquine for 5 or more years was low but progressively increased with higher doses, according to researchers.

Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Clene Inc. announced proof-of-concept evidence of potential neuroprotective effects of CNM-Au8, an oral therapeutic for patients with stable relapsing-remitting MS.

Treatment with inebilizumab was associated with reduction in aquaporin-4 antibody titers and B cells for those with neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, according to an expert at ECTRIMS 2022.

CHICAGO – An app-based cognitive assessment tool set baseline scores for college football players and may be useful in rapid sideline concussion diagnosis, according to a poster at the 2022 American Neurological Association meeting.

A validated prognostic tool using common clinical markers could help clinicians evaluate patients with juvenile idiopathic arthritis for chronic uveitis risk, according to data published in Arthritis & Rheumatology.

Amydis Inc. announced that patient enrollment in underway for a phase 1/2a trial to evaluate AMDXP-2011P, a retinal imaging agent that targets protein biomarkers in patients with Parkinson’s disease and ALS.

In this episode, I share my preview of the hot topics for the upcoming AAO 2022 annual meeting, including my thoughts on ocular gene therapy and new treatments in the works.

Dagny Zhu, MD, talks with Trina Spear and Heather Hasson, co-founders and co-CEOs of FIGS Scrubs, about they help female physicians feel confident and perform their best, their initiatives to celebrate healthcare workers and address gender disparities in the medical workforce and more.

In this edition, macular retinal nerve fiber layer thickness linked with cognitive decline; FDA approves Lucentis biosimilar; advanced visual field loss risk higher after glaucoma diagnosis in Black patients; and more.

Dagny Zhu, MD, and Susan MacDonald, MD, talk with Michelle T. Cabrera, MD, Himani Goyal, MD, and Nicole Fram, MD, about managing and overcoming complications in the OR, ways to instill confidence in young female surgeons and more.