December 03, 2024 2 min read The Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health announced funding worth up to $125 million to help four teams research eye transplantation, according to a press release. The funding is from the agency’s Transplantation of Human Eye Allografts (THEA) program and aims to help the research teams develop the first complete transplant of human … [Read more...] about Four teams receive funding for eye transplantation research
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VIDEO: Expert details benefits of EVO ICL
December 03, 2024 5 min watch NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, George O. Waring IV, MD, FACS, discusses the benefits of the EVO ICL from STAAR Surgical. Waring said refractive surgeons tend not to talk about implantable contact lenses because patients are looking for alternatives to the contact lenses they … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Expert details benefits of EVO ICL
Nonsurgical cell therapy for corneal edema improves BCVA, topline results show
December 03, 2024 1 min read Topline results from a phase 1 extension study show EO2002, a nonsurgical cell therapy for corneal edema, improved best corrected visual acuity at 6 months and maintained a strong safety profile, according to a press release from Emmecell. “These findings strongly support advancing EO2002 into phase 3 trials, bringing us closer to providing … [Read more...] about Nonsurgical cell therapy for corneal edema improves BCVA, topline results show
Multidisciplinary team secures multimillion-dollar award to fund research to achieve a functional human eye transplant
Researchers at the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine have received a multimillion-dollar grant for a groundbreaking “moonshot” project from the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H).According to a news release from the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and the University of … [Read more...] about Multidisciplinary team secures multimillion-dollar award to fund research to achieve a functional human eye transplant
VIDEO: Orasis closes $78 million in financing
December 03, 2024 2 min watch CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Eyecelerator@AAO, Paul Smith of Orasis Pharmaceuticals announces the closing of a $78 million financing round that will help the company move toward the launch of Qlosi for presbyopia. In addition, Smith discussed a partnership with Optus Pharmaceutical, a … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Orasis closes $78 million in financing
Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of modified LSC transplantation plus BCL implantation in the treatment of pterygium
To explore the clinical efficacy of modified limbal stem cell transplantation(Modified LSC transplantation) and bandage contact lens(BCL) implantation in pterygium surgery. … [Read more...] about Evaluation of the clinical efficacy of modified LSC transplantation plus BCL implantation in the treatment of pterygium
VIDEO: Greater improvements seen with dual pathway therapy in retinal diseases
December 02, 2024 2 min watch NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York Retina, Rishi P. Singh, MD, FASRS, discusses biomarkers for angiopoietin-2 and VEGF inhibition in wet age-related macular degeneration and diabetic macular edema. Singh said there is evidence showing the effect of angiopoietin-2 on hyperreflective … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Greater improvements seen with dual pathway therapy in retinal diseases
Part 3: Advice from the experts: Helpful information for current residents
In this series, experts in the field advise current residents and offer insight into how they can make the most of their time and experience moving forward with their careers.Video Transcript:Editor's note: The below transcript has been lightly edited for clarity.Alexander Fein, MD:Well, I'm a neurologist, so I don't know how much advice I can give an ophthalmology resident, … [Read more...] about Part 3: Advice from the experts: Helpful information for current residents
Study: New mRNA-based therapy shows promise in preventing blindness from proliferative vitreoretinopathy
A new preclinical study by Massachusetts Eye and Ear investigators showed that a novel mRNA-based therapy may be able to prevent blindness and scarring from proliferative vitreoretinopathy (PVR) following a retinal detachment repair or traumatic injury to the eye. There is no current treatment for PVR other than surgery, which itself carries a high risk of causing or … [Read more...] about Study: New mRNA-based therapy shows promise in preventing blindness from proliferative vitreoretinopathy
Suggestive evidence of male specific genetic association of IL8 -251T>A promoter polymorphism with primary angle closure glaucoma in a north Indian Punjabi population
Overproduction of IL-8 in the retina and optic nerve may affect the survival of retinal ganglion cells (RGCs) and contribute to axonal damage in glaucoma. The -251T > A functional variant in the promoter regio... … [Read more...] about Suggestive evidence of male specific genetic association of IL8 -251T>A promoter polymorphism with primary angle closure glaucoma in a north Indian Punjabi population