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October 26, 2022
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Two aceclidine formulations show promise in phase 2 trial for presbyopia treatment

Two aceclidine formulations show promise in phase 2 trial for presbyopia treatment

Lenz Therapeutics reported positive topline data from the phase 2 INSIGHT clinical trial investigating LNZ100 and LNZ101 for the treatment of presbyopia.

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October 26, 2022
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COVID lockdowns negatively affected outcomes of retinal detachment emergencies

COVID lockdowns negatively affected outcomes of retinal detachment emergencies

CHICAGO — Shelter-in-place orders used to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 decreased visual acuity improvements for patients with retinal detachments, according to a poster presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.

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October 04, 2022
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VIDEO: Faricimab improves visual acuity, reduces central subfield thickness

VIDEO: Faricimab improves visual acuity, reduces central subfield thickness

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Jennifer I. Lim, MD, discusses the year 1 and year 2 data for faricimab for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema.

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October 02, 2022
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New disease scale helps predict visual acuity change in neovascular AMD

New disease scale helps predict visual acuity change in neovascular AMD

CHICAGO — A new diagnostic scale correlated with best corrected visual acuity and could serve as an alternative to evaluate disease activity in neovascular age-related macular degeneration, according to a study.

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October 01, 2022
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Valeda light delivery system provides sustained visual acuity improvements in dry AMD

Valeda light delivery system provides sustained visual acuity improvements in dry AMD

CHICAGO — Patients with dry age-related macular degeneration experienced sustained improvements in best correct visual acuity at month 13 of the LIGHTSITE III pivotal clinical trial, according to a study presented at Eyecelerator@AAO.

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September 01, 2022
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VIDEO: Vuity meets primary endpoint goals for near visual acuity improvement

VIDEO: Vuity meets primary endpoint goals for near visual acuity improvement

MONTEREY, Calif. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Women in Ophthalmology Summer Symposium, Cathleen M. McCabe, MD, discusses trial data for Vuity in the correction of presbyopia.

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August 17, 2022
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FDA clears at-home visual acuity test

FDA clears at-home visual acuity test

The FDA announced that it cleared the Visibly Digital Acuity Product, a web-based, self-guided software application for testing visual acuity at home.

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August 12, 2022
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Positive phase 2 study results reported for DME treatment

Participants with diabetic macular edema treated with a senolytic Bcl-xL inhibitor in the phase 2 BEHOLD study experienced visual acuity improvement after 18 weeks, according to a press release from Unity Biotechnology.

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August 10, 2022
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Socioeconomic factors play role in neovascular glaucoma outcomes

Socioeconomic factors play role in neovascular glaucoma outcomes

NEW YORK — Patients from an urban population who presented with advanced neovascular glaucoma had poor outcomes, according to a study.

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July 24, 2022
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VIDEO: Visual acuity improves after triamcinolone injection for chronic uveitis

VIDEO: Visual acuity improves after triamcinolone injection for chronic uveitis

NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASRS meeting, Christopher R. Henry, MD, discusses results from a post hoc analysis of the phase 3 PEACHTREE study.

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