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From artificial intelligence to retinal care and postoperative protection, Joshua Mali, MD, FASRS, offers five predictions shaping ophthalmology in 2026. (Image credit: AdobeStock/Sam Efendi) It’s that exciting time of the year again when I reveal my top 5 predictions in…

(Image Credit: AdobeStock/Vitalii) A recent press release issued by Moorfields Eye Hospital announced startling glaucoma prevalence data based on a new study1 published in the British Journal of Ophthalmology. The data estimate that the prevalence of glaucoma currently is almost…

(Image Credit: AdobeStock/Pixel-Shot) SpyGlass Pharma has randomized the first patients in its 2 registrational phase 3 clinical trials of the Bimatoprost Drug Pad-IOL System (BIM-IOL System) for the lowering of intraocular pressure (IOP) in patients with open-angle glaucoma (OAG) or…

(Image Credit: AdobeStock/Prostock-studio) Management of geographic atrophy (GA) has changed with the introduction of retinal therapies aimed at slowing disease progression and with greater use of imaging for diagnosis and monitoring. These developments have raised practical questions about patient selection,…

Dustin D. French, PhD, examines 2 decades of Medicare reimbursement trends in ophthalmology, highlighting how changes in conversion factors, relative value units, and practice settings are affecting subspecialties and practice sustainability. (Image credit: AdobeStock/thatinchan) Medicare reimbursement for ophthalmology procedures has…

(Image Credit: AdobeStock/stockbusters) An editorial published in the New England Journal of Medicine1 referred to the Photovoltaic Retina Implant Microarray (PRIMA) Implant (Science Corporation) as “the first treatment to restore vision” in patients with advanced geographic atrophy (GA) associated with…

(Image Credit: AdobeStock/LORA) Ocugen has announced positive preliminary 12-month data from its phase 2 ArMaDa trial evaluating OCU410 (AAV5-RORA) for the treatment of geographic atrophy secondary to dry age-related macular degeneration. OCU410 is an investigational, intravitreally administered, AAV5-based gene therapy…

(Image Credit: AdobeStock/Iuliia Pilipeichenko) Editor’s Note: This content was generated with the assistance of AI. Clinical trial watchers can anticipate the release of data from a number of trials in the first quarter of 2026. The trials focus on Leber hereditary…

The FDA has given 501(k) clearance to Rayner’s Sophi (Swiss Ophthalmology Innovation) Phacoemulsification System, making it available to cataract surgeons in the US, according to the company.1 The platform was designed with a focus on mobility, simplicity, and safety, which…

(Image Credit: AdobeStock/amazing studio) Ocugen has announced the publication of positive results from its phase 1 GARDian1 trial of OCU410ST, a gene therapy for Stargardt disease. Data was published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature Eye, which is published by the Royal…