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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…
Q&A: Mario Romano discusses temperature during vitrectomy | Ophthalmology Times
Photo of Mario Romano at EURETINA 2025 Mario Romano, MD, PhD, a researcher from Humanitas University in Italy, discusses work on temperature control during vitrectomy. His research, supported by the Italian Ministry of Research, reveals significant temperature drops during eye…
Anniversary of the spectral OCT prototype: 25 years young and growing | Ophthalmology Times
A recent conference celebrated the creation of the first prototype of the spectral optical coherence tomography (SOCT) instrument. Introduced in 2000, the prototype, which was developed at the Institute of Physics of Nicolaus Copernicus University in Toruń, Poland, was the…
Conavi Medical submits Novasight Hybrid IVUS/OCT System to FDA for 510(k) clearance | Ophthalmology Times
(Image Credit: AdobeStock/gguy) Conavi Medical has submitted its Novasight Hybrid™ IVUS/OCT intravascular imaging system to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for 510(k) clearance for coronary applications. While optical coherence tomography (OCT) is traditionally used to monitor retinal diseases,…
Character Biosciences expands leadership team, secures additional Series B financing | Ophthalmology Times
(Image Credit: AdobeStock/Photocreo Bednarek) Character Biosciences has expanded its leadership team with 4 senior appointments and expanded its Series B financing. Earlier in the year, Character Biosciences announced it had secured a $93 million Series B financing round to advance its…
iVeena secures $2 million NEI SBIR grant to advance pediatric myopia therapy | Ophthalmology Times
iVeena Delivery Systems has been awarded a $2 million phase 2 Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Eye Institute (NEI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The funding will help to advance development of novel topical eye…
ExSight Ventures invests in RevOpsis Therapeutics to further AMD treatment candidate | Ophthalmology Times
Image credit: AdobeStock/jirsak ExSight Ventures invested in RevOpsis Therapeutics, a company developing a novel class of multispecific antibody-based treatments designed to address significant unmet needs in ophthalmology. The company states that initial focus will be on the developing treatment for…
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…
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…