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AAO 2025: Sahar Bedrood, MD, PhD, shares early experience with the Leos endoscopic laser | Ophthalmology Times
Sahar Bedrood, MD, PhD, discussed her early clinical experience with the Leos endoscopic laser system at the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2025 annual meeting, October 18-20, in Orlando, Florida. “I’ve had the opportunity to be an early user for the…
Breaking down the barriers: Ophthalmic care in the incarcerated population | Ophthalmology Times
(Image Credit: AdobeStock/methaphum) The US has the highest incarcerated population globally, with Black, Indigenous, or Hispanic individuals significantly more likely to be imprisoned than White individuals. These racial disparities mirror those seen in vision health and access to eye care.1,2…
AAO 2025: Glaucoma laser surgery with Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS | Ophthalmology Times
Joel S. Schuman, MD, FACS, of Wills Eye Hospital, presented an update on laser therapies for glaucoma, emphasizing recent innovations in selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) and laser cyclophotocoagulation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology 2025 annual meeting, October 18 to…
FDA grants breakthrough therapy designation to Nacuity’s NPI-001 for retinitis pigmentosa | Ophthalmology Times
(Image Credit: AdobeStock) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Nacuity Pharmaceuticals’ N-acetylcysteine amide tablets (NPI-001) breakthrough therapy designation. NPI-001 is Nacuity’s investigational therapy for the treatment of patients with retinitis pigmentosa (RP). It is a GMP-grade formulation…
AAVantgarde’s AAVB-039 gene therapy to treat Stargardt disease receives orphan drug status from FDA | Ophthalmology Times
(Image Credit: AdobeStock/artacet) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted AAvantgarde’s AAVB-039 Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) and has also received Clinical Trial Authorisation (CTA) approval from the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). AAVB-039 is an…
Q&A: The ARCHER trial and the importance of continued GA research | Ophthalmology Times
(Image credit: AdobeStock/J Bettencourt) In conversation with Sydney M. Crago, Managing Editor of Ophthalmology Times, David R. Lally, MD, spoke about his presentation at the 2025 Retina Society meeting, which highlighted the results from the ARCHER trial (NCT04656561) of ANX007…
Charles Miller, MD, PhD, on DME research and the initiation of the phase 2b/3 BRUNELLO trial | Ophthalmology Times
Image credit: AdobeStock/MrAshi On September 4, 2025, Merck and EyeBio announced that the companies have initiated the Phase 2b/3 BRUNELLO trial (NCT06571045) to evaluate the candidate MK-3000, formerly known as EYE103 for the treatment of patients with diabetic macular edema…
Q&A: Frank Holz shares how innovation showcased at EURETINA brings hope for patients with GA | Ophthalmology Times
Photo of Frank Holz at the 2025 EURETINA meeting Frank Holz, MD, FEBO, FARVO, a retina specialist from Bonn, Germany, discusses the EURETINA meeting, highlighting groundbreaking advancements in retinal disease treatments. With a record attendance of over 11,000, the conference…
Heterogeneous Ocular Biomarkers May Predict Sjögren’s Disease Extraocular Features | Ophthalmology Times
(Image Credit:AdobeStock) A study of the ocular features of Sjogren’s disease reported the heterogeneity of the disorder’s ocular presentations.1 The authors, led by research fellow Drew C. Baeza, MD, and associates, reported “distinct associations between specific dry eye and the…
Intravitreal complement inhibitor treatment for GA viewed favorably by patients | Ophthalmology Times
(Image Credit: AdobeStock) A new British study reported that treatment with intravitreal complement inhibitors (IVCIs) for geographic atrophy (GA) was viewed favorably by patients if the treatment was thought to impart visual benefits,1 according to first author Christiana Dinah, BSc,…