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  • What is one sustainable product or initiative that you want for your practice?
    Click here to read the Healio Exclusive, “EyeSustain, industry collaborate to reduce waste.”Right now, a significant amount of waste in ophthalmology comes from mandated chemical high-level disinfection.Multiple exposures to high-level disinfection (HLD) can damage delicate ophthalmic equipment and often lead to single-use policies, like disposable tonometer tips and single-use goniotomy or laser lenses. Studies show […]
  • Perform cataract surgery midway between anti-VEGF injections
    KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Cataract surgery should be performed midway between any anti-VEGF injections a patient may be receiving, Steve Charles, MD, said at Kiawah Eye and Retina.“I’ve heard people say … ‘Just for your convenience, we’ll do the injection while you’re in the OR, having cataract surgery,’” Charles said during his presentation.{{VIDEO}}“It is absolutely […]
  • Laser, anti-VEGF and surgery ‘pillars’ of DR management
    KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Several treatments are available across the landscape of proliferative diabetic retinopathy, each with their own considerations, according to a speaker.At Kiawah Eye and Retina, David Baxley, MD, a resident at Medical University of South Carolina’s Storm Eye Institute, offered an overview of available therapies.“Panretinal photocoagulation has been the standard ever since […]
  • Alemtuzumab, immune checkpoint inhibitors can cause TED
    The medications most likely to cause thyroid eye disease are alemtuzumab, certain immune checkpoint inhibitors, amiodarone and lenalidomide, according to a review in Graefe’s Archive for Clinical and Experimental Ophthalmology.“Medication-associated TED is an important diagnostic consideration in orbital inflammatory disease,” Terence Ang, PhD, of University of Adelaide, Australia, and colleagues wrote, adding that it “is […]
  • Review: Not enough data support taking vitamins for dry eye
    The currently available body of evidence is not strong enough to support vitamin supplementation as a treatment for dry eye disease, with particular gaps around vitamins C and B12, according to a review.“Many patients [with dry eye disease] continue to experience persistent symptoms despite conventional therapies,” study author Hamidreza Heidari, MSc Optom, FBCLA, a PhD […]
  • HHS rolls back changes to rules for membership on CDC vaccine panel
    A rewritten charter for the CDC’s vaccine advisory committee that would have loosened the rules for membership to allow for less qualified members has been withdrawn.A document published in the Federal Register on May 19 states that the renewal for the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices charter was withdrawn due to “an administrative error in […]
  • Biovance 3L offers fast healing, efficient surgery
    MIAMI — In this video from Sunshine Eye & Retina, Neel R. Desai, MD, discusses the benefits of decellularized basement membrane.Desai said Biovance 3L (DefEYE) amniotic membrane offers fast healing while allowing for shorter procedure times and positive outcomes for patients.{{VIDEO}}“I think this deserves its own unique category because of its tissue processing,” Desai told […]
  • Many retracted clinical trials tied to small group of scientists
    A substantial number of retracted randomized clinical trials can be linked to a small group of scientists, results of a retrospective cohort study showed.Six “super-retractors” have coauthored more than 20% of retracted randomized clinical trials. Additionally, a group of top-cited scientists in their respective fields who have at least 10 retractions have coauthored 25% of […]
  • Timing of PPV a biomarker for vision gains in DME
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — In patients with diabetic macular edema, small gauge pars plana vitrectomy should be considered as a first-line treatment, according to a speaker at Retina World Congress.“The burden of injection today is almost impossible to follow,” Matias Iglicki, MD, said during a presentation. “We have to do something now before we face […]
  • Timely peel key to better outcomes in epiretinal membranes
    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Patients are more likely to have better visual outcomes if they undergo membrane peel for epiretinal membrane quickly after retinal detachment repair, according to a speaker.In his presentation at Retina World Congress, Vivek Chaturvedi, MD, FASRS, said patients can develop epiretinal membranes (ERMs) after retinal detachment repair, and these patients typically […]
  • Makary out as FDA commissioner
    Martin Makary, MD, MPH, is resigning as FDA commissioner.Politico was first to report the news on Tuesday, citing an administration official who was granted anonymity. The official told Politico that HHS Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. made a decision months ago to “move on from Makary,” but the president also had to sign off.Kyle Diamantas, […]
  • MCO-010 improves vision in patients with retinitis
    DENVER — MCO-010, an optogenetic therapy, demonstrated vision improvements for patients with retinitis pigmentosa at 3 years, according to a presenter at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.Optogenetic treatment for retinal disease focuses on restoring light sensitivity to retinal cells through the delivery of synthetic protein, Vinit B. Mahajan, MD, PhD, a […]
  • Glaucoma, hypertension may be linked to dementia risk
    DENVER — Glaucoma and hypertension were both linked with worsened cognitive performance, according to a poster presentation at the Association of Vision and Research in Ophthalmology.Jason Greenfield, MD, Alon Harris, MD, and Yash Lahoti spoke with Healio about their study, which was designed to look at some of the unknown risk factors for glaucoma.“Only intraocular […]
  • Atropine shows temporary effect on retinal perfusion
    Atropine eye drops may lead to temporary changes in retinal perfusion, potentially giving a clue to their efficacy for myopia control, according to a study published in Eye and Vision.“Atropine is widely used for myopia control, but its exact mechanism of action is still not fully understood,” study coauthor Lisa Ostrin, OD, PhD, FAAO, FARVO, […]
  • Reference images help AI model detect glaucoma
    DENVER — Using visual prompts helped improve glaucoma detection by a large language model, according to a poster presentation at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology meeting.Iris Fang-Yu Hu, MD, and colleagues wanted to find out if giving a general-purpose large language model visual examples could help it detect glaucoma in fundus photos. […]