A new study from researchers at Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins Medicine explains not only why some patients with wet age-related macular degeneration (or “wet” AMD) fail to have vision improvement with treatment, but also how an experimental drug could be used with existing wet AMD treatments to save vision.
During November’s Diabetic Eye Disease Awareness Month, the American Society of Retina Specialists encourages people with diabetes, their friends, and loved ones to learn more about diabetic retinopathy and diabetic macular edema and prioritize their eye health to protect and preserve vision.
Fads tend to change in the blink of an eye. This year, some people are being drawn to an eye-catching social media trend of using eye drops that promise to lighten or darken your eye color. The reality is that over-the-counter eye drops cannot change your eye color.
Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute’s Christopher Cioffi, Ph.D., Thomas and Constance D'Ambra Professor in Organic Chemistry, has been collaborating with Konstantin Petrukhin, Ph.D., Professor of Ophthalmic Science at Columbia University, to develop compounds to treat dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and Stargardt disease — both blindness-causing diseases. The team’s work has led to the discovery of an advanced preclinical candidate. Now, Cioffi and Petrukhin have received a $6.4 million grant over five years from the National Institutes of Health’s National Eye Institute to conduct drug development work and investigational new drug (IND)-enabling toxicology studies.
Clinicians, researchers and the public are invited to learn about stem cell and gene therapies being developed throughout California at the 7th Annual Alpha Clinics Network Symposium, hosted by Cedars-Sinai on Oct. 25.
Through an initiative led by UdeM, a first cohort of students is graduating from the State University of Haiti’s School of Optometry. It's a story of perseverance in the face of adversity.
Study shows investigational treatment reduced vision loss and protected key structures in the eye essential for vision.
New research suggests that a new kind of gene therapy can improve vision in people who have lost nearly all sight to retinitis pigmentosa.
New study shows customized eyeglasses successfully addressed children’s complex eye needs.
Six-year study results show laser treatment can preserve vision better than daily eye drops in glaucoma patients.
Research shows people who develop allergies as children with it persisting into adulthood tend to experience more eye complications.
Year-long use of a typical antiviral treatment for shingles was particularly impactful in reducing complications when the condition eventually affected the eye
New study finds untreated cataracts linked to higher risk of fractures and dangerous brain bleeds due to falls.
American Academy of Ophthalmology announces new international member dues.
New study shows a home self-imaging device can provide ophthalmologists with actionable insight between office visits for age-related macular degeneration.
Nine new studies powered by the IRIS® Registry (Intelligent Research in Sight) will be presented this week at the 128th annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology.
New study shows a non-invasive, painless laser can reduce risk of vision loss from dry AMD.
The American Academy of Ophthalmology, in partnership with FundamentalVR today announced the launch of the Academy’s VR Education program, a groundbreaking initiative that harnesses the power of virtual reality (VR) to transform ophthalmic education and surgical training.
An explanation of how an NYU Langone Health surgical team performed the world’s first combined face and whole-eye transplantation will be presented at the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Clinical Congress 2024 in San Francisco, California. Their achievement demonstrates the feasibility of transplanting an entire eye alongside a face transplant.
New study finds people treated with anti-VEGF eye injections for retinal conditions are at higher risk of complications following cataract surgery.
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