Martin David Harp, Associate Editor, Ophthalmology Times

At the Envision Summit 2025 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sherrol Reynolds, OD, FAAO, participated in a discussion on patient-centered care and the newest treatment strategies in neovascular AMD and DME.

At the Envision Summit 2025 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Ashley Wallace Tucker, OD, FAAO, FSLS, gave insight into advancements in keratoconus management and the importance of early detection as well as tips and advice on fitting scleral contact lens

At the Envision Summit 2025 in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO talked with glaucoma surgeons on the importance of comanaging patients throughout their lifetime.

The Sentinel Camera aims to address critical gaps in retinal disease screening by offering a portable device that captures high-quality images that require no dilation of the eye.

Susvimo 100 mg/mL for intravitreal use via ocular implant is a refillable implant surgically inserted into the eye during a one-time, outpatient procedure, continuously delivering a customized formulation of ranibizumab over time.

Results from the study assisted Notal Vision in receiving De Novo authorization from the US FDA for the SCANLY Home OCT in 2024.

Results showed that at 6 months post-surgery, at least 1-, 2-, and 3-line gains in best-corrected distance were achieved in 97.1%, 68.6%, and 51.4% of operated eyes, respectively.

Whitecap is currently developing 2 therapies for potential use in glaucoma and geographic atrophy.

The campaign will spotlight educational resources and share stories of individuals and families living with glaucoma to raise awareness and encourage proactive eye health management.

The primary safety endpoint was carried out through the percentage of patients with shift from normal (at baseline) to abnormal in any electrocardiogram (ECG).

A look at the biggest news and advancements in ophthalmology in 2024.

Damaris Raymondi, OD, FAAO, highlighted the importance of building patient-doctor trust to learn about these practices, which can include non-traditional treatments like chamomile or manuka honey eye drops.

Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO, Dipl-ABO, discussed ophthalmic considerations for patients undergoing treatment with antibody drug conjugates for gynecologic cancers at this year's conference.

Sherrol Reynolds, OD, FAAO, said that multimodel imaging has been a game changer in assessing the choroidal function and structural changes in various disease conditions.

Roya Attar gives an overview of her presentation, "Decoding the Retina: The Value of Genetic Testing In Inherited Disorders," presented with Mohammad Rafieetary, OD, FAAO, FORS, ABO, ABCMO.

Ian Ben Gaddie, OD, FAAO, outlines key findings from a recent study evaluating lotilaner in patients with Demodex blepharitis and meibomian gland dysfunction.

Clark Chang, OD, MSA, MSc, FAAO, discussed the complexities of diagnosing keratoconus in his Rapid Fire presentation given at the American Academy of Optometry 2024 meeting.

The weekly drug-eluting contact lens was created by the company’s proprietary 3D printing technology and met all primary end points with no serious adverse events reported in either cohort.

The TECNIS Odyssey IOL is a new full vision range IOL built on the TECNIS platform.

The study looked at bevemipretide, which targets the inner mitochondrial membrane where it reversibly binds to cardiolipin.

Veligrotug is an intravenously delivered anti-insulin-like growth factor-1 receptor (IGF-1R) antibody.

Top-line data from the trial evaluating phentolamine ophthalmic solution 0.75% for the treatment of presbyopia are expected in 2025.

Results suggest higher exposures to lower temperatures and certain air pollutants could result in worsened ocular symptoms and increased tear osmolarity.

The trial will evaluate repeat dosing of axitinib intravitreal implant, (AXPAXLI) for the treatment of patients with wet AMD.

The primary endpoint will be pain improvement as measured by visual analogue scale (VAS) compared to placebo.

The company also submitted a marketing authorization application with the European Medicines Agency.

Apellis will seek re-examination from the CHMP following the opinion, according to a news release.

The company expects enrollment of the GAZE phase 1, open-label clinical trial, to begin in the second half of 2024.

The new policy will work to encourage grant-making entities to fund post-market research investigating pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics for generic drugs that did not adequately enroll women, and sexual and gender minority populations in their clinical trials.

The launch of the nutritional supplement follows a clinical trial that demonstrated healthy tear production and provided noticeable relief of dry eye symptoms in as little as 2 to 4 weeks.