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May 11, 2024
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Future of retina education may be in the metaverse

Future of retina education may be in the metaverse

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — The metaverse can provide new opportunities for education in retina, according to a speaker at the Retina World Congress.

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May 10, 2024
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Macular buckle shows long-term success in myopic traction maculopathy

Macular buckle shows long-term success in myopic traction maculopathy

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

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May 10, 2024
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VIDEO: Retina World Congress president welcomes attendees to meeting

VIDEO: Retina World Congress president welcomes attendees to meeting

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.

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May 10, 2024
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VIDEO: Neurotech’s NT-501 shows promise in slowing macular telangiectasia progression

VIDEO: Neurotech’s NT-501 shows promise in slowing macular telangiectasia progression

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.

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May 10, 2024
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Virtual education in retina will help ‘break geographic barriers’ as technology progresses

Virtual education in retina will help ‘break geographic barriers’ as technology progresses

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

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May 09, 2024
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Nonwhite patients underrepresented in DME trials

Nonwhite patients underrepresented in DME trials

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.

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May 07, 2024
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Foundation funding impacts treatment choice for patients with AMD

Foundation funding impacts treatment choice for patients with AMD

SEATTLE — Funding from the Chronic Disease Foundation impacts the decision to stay on a chosen therapy in patients with age-related macular degeneration, according to a poster presentation.

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May 06, 2024
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VIDEO: Anti-VEGF therapy shows benefit in proliferative sickle cell retinopathy

VIDEO: Anti-VEGF therapy shows benefit in proliferative sickle cell retinopathy

SEATTLE — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ARVO meeting, Jennifer I. Lim, MD, discusses anti-VEGF therapy for the treatment of proliferative sickle cell retinopathy.

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May 04, 2024
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Retina community mourns loss of Ramin Tadayoni, MD, PhD

Retina community mourns loss of Ramin Tadayoni, MD, PhD

Ramin Tadayoni, MD, PhD, newly elected president of the European Society of Retina Specialists and highly esteemed member of the global retina community, died unexpectedly on April 20.

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May 03, 2024
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Most mentors in vitreoretinal subspecialty are men

Most mentors in vitreoretinal subspecialty are men

Women in the vitreoretinal subspecialty experience male-dominated mentorship in training, according to a poster presentation at Real World Ophthalmology.

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