Retina

The effort led to the creation of an artificial vitreous body for treating retinal detachment. This solution is based on a natural carbohydrate derived from algae.

MCO-010 demonstrated a statistically significant improvement of best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) at week 52.

Rebecca Alexander, LCSW-R, MPH, has been gradually losing both her vision and hearing since she was a teenager due to Usher syndrome type 3. She discusses the importance of making practice accessible for those with vision loss in an exclusive interview.

Cleveland, Ohio’s Great Lakes Science Center Community Engagement Coordinator JonDarr Bradshaw details what those in the path of totality should expect, as well as the science center’s initiatives to keep eyes healthy during the event.

With The Ohio State University College of Optometry in the path of totality for this year's total solar eclipse, 1 optometry school has prepared its alumni, students, and doctors to share information with the public.

Prevent Blindness and the American Optometric Association have released resources and educational information to help the public and eye care providers prepare for the astronomical event on April 8.

Professor and chief of low vision rehabilitation service Patrick D. Yoshinaga, OD, MPH, FAAO, chats with Dr Korik about assistive tech, AI, and accessibility for patients with low vision.

The authors suggested genetic mutation may relax the body’s defenses and allow harmful bacteria to reach the eye.

The study focuses on similarities and differences in 11-cis-retinal and mutations in carotenoid cleavage enzymes.

Findings from Mass Eye and Ear’s collaborative study provides new insights regarding gene expression and post-transcriptional gene regulation.

The program, announced prior to ROP Awareness Week, has established an ROP-specific website with free resources for parents and eye care professionals.

According to the company, AGTC-501 was generally safe and well-tolerated and showed improvements in visual function at the 12-month analysis. The Phase 2/3 VISTA trial for AGTC-501 in XLRP expected to begin in in the first half of 2024.

The study further defined the relationship between delayed rod-mediated dark adaptation and the status of outer retinal bands on optical coherence tomography.

A task force of eye care providers is asking for feedback on newly-developed guidelines for managing diabetic retinopathy in their patients.

Retinal imaging and genetics data was used to predict future disease risk in a recent study.

A new case-control study found that older people ages 70 and older living in South Korea’s urban areas were at a significantly higher risk for developing incident exudative age-related macular degeneration.

The 2024 EnVision Summit will feature a brand-new Optometry Program, co-chaired by Danica Marrelli, OD, FAAO, AAO Dipl, and Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, DipABO.

A look back at some of the biggest stories in ophthalmology in 2023.

Catch up on what happened in optometry during the week of December 18-December 22.

The kidney and eye are structurally and functionally similar, and the diseases of the organs may present similarly and via common pathways.

Although the differential diagnosis of pigmented fundus lesions is limited, the distinctions among these lesions are not always clear.

OCU410 is a modifier gene therapy product candidate being developed by Ocugen for dry AMD.

Etiology is crucial to substantive treatment.

Rapid macular thinning often precedes traditional symptoms.

A study surveying retina specialists found surprising results in therapy preference.