November 14, 2024 2 min watch BARCELONA, Spain — In this Healio Video Perspective from the Euretina congress, Paulo-Eduardo Stanga, MD, speaks in favor of treating vitreous floaters and opacities. Patients with vitreous floaters are usually dismissed and told they need to get used to them, but according to Stanga, these floaters can be successfully treated with either … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Treatments available for patients with vitreous floaters
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VIDEO: Corneal tissue addition keratoplasty offers advantages for keratoconus treatment
November 14, 2024 2 min watch NEW YORK — In this Healio Video Perspective from OSN New York, Mitchell A. Jackson, MD, of Jacksoneye in Lake Villa, Illinois, discusses the benefits of corneal tissue addition keratoplasty for patients with keratoconus. Corneal tissue addition keratoplasty (CTAK) utilizes tissue provided by CorneaGen to … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Corneal tissue addition keratoplasty offers advantages for keratoconus treatment
Sun Pharma announces positive Phase 4 data results in dry eye disease
Sun Pharmaceutical presented Phase 4 data at ESCRS 2024 showing that cyclosporine ophthalmic solution 0.09% significantly improves dry eye disease symptoms and corneal staining in patients inadequately controlled on Restasis, with positive results observed through 12 weeks of treatment.Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. presented Phase 4 data further demonstrating that … [Read more...] about Sun Pharma announces positive Phase 4 data results in dry eye disease
EnVision Summit 2025 unites ophthalmology and optometry with family ties
The EnVision Summit, co-founded by Bonnie An Henderson, MD, is a unique family-friendly, multispecialty CME ophthalmology conference, along with a newly introduced optometry track. Held annually in Puerto Rico over President’s Day weekend, the 2025 event is scheduled for February 14–17 at the Caribe Hilton San Juan. Henderson describes the meeting as “a place where not only are … [Read more...] about EnVision Summit 2025 unites ophthalmology and optometry with family ties
HelpMeSee launches global effort to combat cataract blindness and empower women in low-income countries
Bonnie An Henderson, MD, president and CEO of HelpMeSee, emphasized that increasing access to cataract surgery is essential to curbing the cataract blindness crisis.“Vision loss due to cataract is far more than a medical issue; it is a socioeconomic crisis that disproportionately affects women,” Henderson noted. “Often, the family member suffering from cataract is confined to … [Read more...] about HelpMeSee launches global effort to combat cataract blindness and empower women in low-income countries
VIDEO: Aflibercept 8 mg provides extended dosing intervals, visual benefits in DME
November 14, 2024 3 min watch CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from Retina Subspecialty Day at the AAO meeting, Diana Do, MD, discusses the PHOTON extension study, which examined the effect of Eylea HD in patients with diabetic macular edema. Do said patients treated with Eylea HD (aflibercept 8 mg, Regeneron) who achieved vision and anatomic gains in the … [Read more...] about VIDEO: Aflibercept 8 mg provides extended dosing intervals, visual benefits in DME
Cerebral visual impairment is a growing concern in pediatric vision loss
Reviewed by Lotfi Merabet, OD, PhD, MPHCerebral visual impairment (CVI) is a disorder caused by damage to the parts of the brain that process vision. It is most common in infants and young children but can continue into adulthood.A child with CVI has vision problems caused by their brain that are not attributable to an issue with their eyes. Usually, the eyes send electrical … [Read more...] about Cerebral visual impairment is a growing concern in pediatric vision loss
HelpMeSee teaming up with Empowered with Meg Ryan to highlight solutions for global cataract blindness crisis in new episode
HelpMeSee recently collaborated with Empowered, an educational television series hosted by actress Meg Ryan, on a new episode addressing the public health crisis of cataract blindness, a leading cause of preventable blindness worldwide.Filmed in September 2024, this episode highlights the socioeconomic and medical challenges surrounding cataract blindness and introduces viewers … [Read more...] about HelpMeSee teaming up with Empowered with Meg Ryan to highlight solutions for global cataract blindness crisis in new episode
Implications of Diagnostic Error in Ocular Surface Disease
This Viewpoint addresses the high rate of incorrect ophthalmological diagnoses and harm experienced by patients and examines causes. … [Read more...] about Implications of Diagnostic Error in Ocular Surface Disease
Long-Term Blood Pressure Variability and Visual Field Progression in Glaucoma
This cohort study assesses the association between variability in blood pressure and visual field progression in patients with suspected or confirmed glaucoma. … [Read more...] about Long-Term Blood Pressure Variability and Visual Field Progression in Glaucoma