Visual Acuity

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.

The addition of iStent inject, an ab interno trabecular micro-bypass device, to cataract surgery reduced ocular hypotensive medication usage among patients with glaucoma, according to a study published in Ophthalmology Glaucoma.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Retina World Congress, Christine Kay, MD, discusses MCO-010, a gene-agnostic therapy for patients with advanced retinitis pigmentosa.

SEATTLE — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ARVO meeting, Jaclyn L. Kovach, MD, discusses the beneficial effects on macular function of continuous pegcetacoplan treatment in geographic atrophy.

Oral minocycline was not associated with a reduction in geographic atrophy enlargement over 24 months vs. a 9-month run-in period among patients with age-related macular degeneration, according to a study in JAMA Ophthalmology.

Ocuphire Pharma has enrolled the first patient in its LYNX-2 phase 3 registration study of phentolamine ophthalmic solution 0.75% for treatment of reduced visual acuity under low-light conditions after keratorefractive surgery.

Most eyes with keratoconus or corneal ectasia after laser refractive surgery remained stable 10 years after corneal cross-linking, although eyes with keratoconus appeared to be more stable, according to a study in Eye & Contact Lens.

A novel, at-home test was accurate and reliable in measuring near visual acuity and may be a helpful self-monitoring tool for patients with chronic ocular conditions or limited access to conventional examinations, according to a study.

Improvements in visual acuity and stereoacuity were maintained 1 year after binocular treatment with CureSight among children with amblyopia, according to a follow-up study published in American Journal of Ophthalmology.

Researchers observed significant improvement in visual acuity among children and adults with low vision after being individually fitted with optical or electronic aids, according to a study published in Journal of Personalized Medicine.