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Avoiding disasters and oculofacial surgery
(Image credit: AdobeStock/Georgii) Jeremiah Tao, MD, FACS, is a clinical professor of ophthalmology and the chief, oculofacial plastic & orbital surgery at the Gavin Herbert Eye Institute at University of California, Irvine. In 2025, be presented a keynote lecture titled “Avoiding…
An Interactive Corneal Sensitivity Testing Workshop
Thanks for your interest in this podcast. Please read this important program information before listening. Episode Description In this podcast, experts John D. Gelles, OD, FAAO, FIAOMC, FCLSA, FSLS, FBCLA; and John Hovanesian, MD, FACS; discuss the importance of comprehensive…
A study of the progression of sensitivity loss in GA over time using inferred data
(Image Credit: AdobeStock) The recent OMEGA study1 found that “inferred sensitivity” mapping may be a potential functional surrogate end point for geographic atrophy (GA) based on its ability to predict retinal function with high spatial resolution and without extensive psychophysical…
The future of imaging is out of this world
(Image Credit: AdobeStock/Working Moments) From June 13-14, 2025, Heidelberg Engineering welcomed clinicians to its eponymous hometown of Heidelberg, Germany, and its brand-new campus for the 21st International SPECTRALIS Symposium (ISS)—and Beyond. The 2-day conference was hosted in the newly opened…
Inside the CCOI Myopia Workshop with Assoc Prof Daniel Ting
The CCOI Myopia Workshop in Paris on September 8, 2025, will bring together global experts to address the rising epidemic of myopia. (Image credit: AdobeStock/racesy) As myopia rates continue to climb globally—emerging as a major concern not only in Asia…
Study finds value in home OCT monitoring
(Image credit: AdobeStock/Pixel-Shot) A study published in Ophthalmology Science shows that by analyzing up-to daily home OCT images, artificial intelligence (AI) can accurately track disease activity in patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD). This may allow physicians to manage…
Michael X. Repka, MD, MBA, on building consensus and future directions
In advance of the upcoming CCOI Myopia Workshop, scheduled for September 8 in Paris, France, Michael X. Repka, MD, MBA—program co-chair of the event and current president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology—spoke about the challenges and opportunities facing the…
Surgical innovation in dry eye disease: Salivary gland transplant
(Image Credit: AdobeStock/Alessandro Grandini) Dry eye disease (DED), as defined by the Tear Film and Ocular Surface Society Dry Eye Workshop II (TFOS DEWS II), is a multifactorial disease of the ocular surface. It is characterized by a loss of…
First patient dosed in Qlaris Bio’s phase 2 Nightingale clinical trial for QLS-111
(Image Credit: AdobeStock) The first patient has been dosed in Qlaris Bio’s Phase II Nightingale clinical trial for QLS-111 in patients with normal tension glaucoma (NTG).1 The study, which is Qlaris Bio’s third phase 2 clinical trial of the company’s…
Next-generation IOLs advance complex cataract care
(Image Credit: AdobeStock/Mohammed) Cataract surgery in patients who have previously undergone refractive procedures, such as LASIK or radial keratotomy (RK), presents unique challenges, noted Steven J. Dell, MD, medical director of Dell Laser Consultants in Austin, Texas, during an Ophthalmology…