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Increased complications in cataract surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic | Ophthalmology Times
(Image credit: AdobeStock/phonlamaiphoto) Canadian researchers recently reported significant increases in complications during cataract surgeries performed during the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the pre-pandemic period.1 First author Nathan Lee-Wing, BS, and MD candidate at the Max Rady College of Medicine, University…
FDA approves abbreviated new drug application from Amneal Pharmaceuticals for bimatoprost ophthalmic solution 0.01% | Ophthalmology Times
(Image Credit: AdobeStock) The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Amneal Pharmaceuticals’ Abbreviated New Drug Application (ANDA) for bimatoprost ophthalmic solution 0.01% (2.5 mL, 5 mL and 7.5 mL).1 An ANDA is a submission to the FDA that…
Care of newly diagnosed POAG impacted by patient wealth, area of residence | Ophthalmology Times
(Image credit: AdobeStock/masud) The results of a new cohort study found that newly diagnosed primary open-angle glaucoma (POAG) in patients who were in the lowest wealth quartile was “substantially” less likely to reach the recommended reduction and the patients “considerably”…
Optos and Toku to incorporate BioAge AI into existing retinal imaging devices | Ophthalmology Times
(Image credit: AdobeStock/hakule) Optos and Toku have reached an agreement to make Toku’s BioAge available to users of Optos Daytona, Monaco, MonacoPro, and California devices in the United States. The companies state that by incorporating the AI solution, BioAge, eye…
Part 6: What if? Curing any eye disease with the snap of your finger | Ophthalmology Times
In celebration of Ophthalmology Times‘ 50th anniversary, we asked leading experts in the field, in a perfect world, if they had the ability to cure one eye disease or condition in the snap of their finger, what they would choose…
Virtual Vision Health and VirtuaLens enter partnership to accelerate virtual reality in eyecare | Ophthalmology Times
(Image credit: AdobeStock/matrosovv) Virtual Vision Health and VirtuaLens have entered a strategic partnership to expand access to and accelerate adoption of VR screening and patient education tools. The Virtual Eye VR platform from Virtual Vision Health offers an untethered, all-in-one…
David Almeida, MD, MBA, PhD, advances ophthalmic training with near real surgical specimens | Ophthalmology Times
David Almeida, MD, MBA, PhD, highlights near real surgical systems (NRSS), providing ophthalmologists with anatomically accurate models that replicate real surgical scenarios for training, research, and device development. (Image credit: AdobeStock/Iurii) A vitreoretinal surgeon and clinician-scientist with Erie Retina Research…
Enhancing Vision With Small Aperture Extended Depth of Focus IOLs and Adjunctive PRK in Patients With Keratoconus
A panelist discusses how a 50-year-old male patient with stabilized keratoconus achieved excellent visual outcomes with an IC-8 small aperture IOL by targeting slight myopia to optimize the defocus curve, followed by adjunctive PRK to address central corneal astigmatism that…
Sruthi Arepalli, MD, spotlights a deep-dive orbital tour of the eye
To learn more about or to register for EyeCon 2025, click here. Set against the backdrop of a scenic Florida coastline and a growing emphasis on cross-specialty collaboration in eye care, the Ophthalmology Times and Optometry Times EyeCon® 2025 conference is…
Effects of calcium channel blockers on visual field progression in glaucoma patients
(Image credit: AdobeStock) Researchers from UK and Italian institutions investigated the association between the effects of calcium channel blockers and the rate of visual field (VF) progression in patients with glaucoma. First author Giovanni Montesano, MD, PhD, and colleagues reported…