Approval of Bevacizumab Biosimilar for Ophthalmic Use Could Upend Low-Cost Anti-VEGF Provision in drug act would prohibit repackaging Avastin, add millions to anti-VEGF therapy cost Oct 24, 2024
Evidence of Durable Vision Improvement With Gene Therapy for Retinitis Pigmentosa Significant improvement beyond 100 weeks after single injection of mutation-agnostic MCO-010 Oct 22, 2024
Laser Trabeculoplasty Tops Eye Drops as Frontline Treatment for Glaucoma Office procedure reduced visual field loss by 29% over 6 years versus eye drops Oct 22, 2024
Three Cycles of Chemo Noninferior to Six for Rare Childhood Eye Cancer Three cycles could become the new standard for retinoblastoma, researchers say Oct 21, 2024
New Strategies for Geographic Atrophy Show Early Promise Drug targeting junctional zone reduces GA growth by 48% in 3 months, oral agent moderately active Oct 21, 2024
Potentially Large Cost Savings With Home-Based OCT for Neovascular AMD Study suggests potential to eliminate a third of in-office visits without harming care Oct 21, 2024
Cataract Surgery Linked With Fewer Falls, Traumatic Injuries in Older Patients Study adds leg and ankle fractures, intracranial hemorrhage to evidence on falls, hip fracture Oct 20, 2024
Retinal Injections May Increase Risk for Cataract Surgery Complications History of injections tied to multiple postop complications, but data open to questioning Oct 20, 2024
New Estimates Show Over 4 Million People in the U.S. Have Glaucoma Black adults roughly twice as likely as white adults to be affected Oct 17, 2024
Real-World Evidence Links Faricimab to Rare Eye Adverse Effects After faricimab injections, two eyes had retinal vasculitis, one with significant vision loss Oct 11, 2024
Body Roundness to Predict Cardiovascular Disease; Myopia on the Rise Also in TTHealthWatch: suicide care in primary care Oct 05, 2024 podcast
Lebanese Doctor Races to Save the Eyes of Those Hurt by Exploding Tech Devices Authorities have not said how many people lost their eyes Sep 23, 2024
New Consensus Report: Myopia Should Be Classified as a Disease Experts also call for more time outdoors for kids to help prevent myopia from developing Sep 20, 2024
Eye Drop Company in FDA's Sights Once Again Agency sounds alarm that products still may contain amniotic fluid Sep 17, 2024
Gene Therapy Shows Promise in Rare Eye Disease That Causes Early Blindness "Mind-boggling" effects in small group with Leber congenital amaurosis 1, expert says Sep 13, 2024
Microvascular Diabetes Complications Linked to Moderate/Severe Gum Disease Relationship was mediated by comorbid dyslipidemia Sep 11, 2024
Up to 1 in 5 Dementia Cases May Be Attributable to Vision Impairment Contrast sensitivity impairment showed the strongest relationship Sep 05, 2024
Olympic Athlete Dies After Attack; Dead Butt Syndrome; Elton John's Eye Problem Health news and commentary gathered by 51˶ staff Sep 05, 2024
Drops That Change Eye Color? Experts Sound the Alarm "We don't know how they're making these solutions," ophthalmologist says Aug 30, 2024
GLP-1 Agonists May Offer Protection Against Glaucoma in Type 2 Diabetes Significant reductions in glaucoma, ocular hypertension, prescriptions versus metformin Aug 28, 2024
Beware of Cheap Sunglasses: The Eye Risks of UV Radiation The benign eye growth called "surfer's eye" doesn't just affect surfers Aug 22, 2024
Free Eye Care in Underserved Areas May Improve Disease Detection Patients without recent vision exams were diagnosed with glaucoma, cataracts Aug 22, 2024
Disadvantaged Patients More Likely to Present With Severe Retinal Detachment This group may be delaying treatment until symptoms become severe, findings suggest Aug 08, 2024
Statin Use Linked to Higher Risk of Glaucoma In contrast, a larger but less diverse study found cholesterol-lowering drugs protective Aug 02, 2024
Photobiomodulation for Early Dry AMD Gets Enthusiastic Reception Significant improvement in BCVA versus historical declines, 75% decrease in new-onset cases Jul 23, 2024
Could Metformin Fill the Bill for Geographic Atrophy Prevention? Case-control study shows reduction in new-onset GA, particularly in nondiabetic patients Jul 22, 2024
Sleep Apnea May Accelerate Diabetic Retinopathy Higher rates of progression, interventions, systemic events versus retinopathy without apnea Jul 21, 2024
SGLT-2 Inhibitors Top Other Diabetes Medications for Eye Safety Significantly lower risk of diabetic macular edema, proliferative diabetic retinopathy Jul 20, 2024
Novel JAK1 Inhibitor Reduced Treatment Failures in Active Noninfectious Uveitis But the trial was halted when the funder changed its business focus Jul 19, 2024
Pegcetacoplan Comes Out Ahead in Comparison of Drugs for Dry AMD Propensity-matched analysis favored the C3 inhibitor over avacincaptad pegol at 12 and 24 months Jul 18, 2024
Gene Therapies for Neovascular AMD Continue to Show Promise Studies show 90% reduction in intravitreal treatment burden, durable effect on vision, anatomy Jul 18, 2024
5 Doctor 51˶ With the Least Burnout in 2024 Plastic surgery and ophthalmology top the list Jul 11, 2024
Rheumatology Meds Seen Cutting AMD Risk Claims data point to possible protective effect for one common drug class Jul 11, 2024
Anti-VEGF Ocular Implant for Age-Related Macular Degeneration to Return to Market Updates to device, refill syringe, manufacturing process restore function to expected level Jul 08, 2024
Monitoring Both Eyes After AMD Diagnosis Beneficial for Bilateral Disease Improved visual acuity, lower prevalence of biomarkers of progressive disease in second eye Jul 03, 2024
Semaglutide May Be Linked to Condition That Causes Blindness Association with optic neuropathy in observational data needs further study to assess causality Jul 03, 2024
Uveitis in Kids Linked With Risk of Cataracts Over 20 Years Use of steroid eye drops, methotrexate appeared to be risk factors Jul 01, 2024
Most Kids Getting Antibiotics for Pink Eye Against Guideline Advice "There are more supportive measures we can take without resorting to antibiotic eye drops" Jun 28, 2024
Eyes Off the Prize: Prior Auth Snags Force Delays in Ocular Treatment While insurers rarely reject requests, they can take weeks to approve anti-VEGF injections Jun 27, 2024
Fenofibrate Slows Diabetic Retinopathy Progression Randomized trial shows a benefit of an inexpensive cholesterol drug Jun 22, 2024
