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Catch up on the top stories in optometry during the week of April 7-April 11.

Takeaways from this week in optometry: April 7 - April 11

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The announcement follows the decision to discontinue the COAST and ShORe trials in wet age-related macular degeneration after the COAST trial failed to meet its primary endpoint.

Opthea to lay off 65% of company following announcement of clinical trial discontinuation

CLI Visionaries provide professional perspectives on best practices and highlight the EASY (Eyes, Awareness, Safety & You) Way program in the series.

CLI publishes video series to educate new soft contact lens wearers

Deborah Ristvedt, DO, and Melissa Tawa, OD, FAAO, detail the benefits of interventional glaucoma during their CRU 2025 presentation.

CRU 2025: Rethinking first-line glaucoma therapy

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Eye Care Symposia in Los Angeles

Talia Kaden, MD; Avni Finn, MD, MBA; Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, DipABO; Geeta Lalwani, MD

Community Practice Connections™: Mastering the New Treatment Paradigm in Geographic Atrophy – From Detection to Intervention (CME Track)

Zaina Al-Mohtaseb, MD; Himani Goyal, MD; Jacqueline Theis, OD, FAAO;  Angela Y. Zhu, MD

 Uncovering Neurotrophic Keratitis: Exploring Hidden Manifestations and Key Patient Demographics (CME Track)

 Uncovering Neurotrophic Keratitis: Exploring Hidden Manifestations and Key Patient Demographics (COPE Track)

Community Practice Connections™: Mastering the New Treatment Paradigm in Geographic Atrophy – From Detection to Intervention (COPE Track)

Sruthi Arepalli, MD; Majda Hadziahmetovic, MD; Carolyn Majcher, OD, FAAO, FORS

Surv.AI Says: Real-World Insights Into Patient Burden & Evolving Strategies in nAMD and DME (CME Credit)

Surv.AI Says: Real-World Insights into Patient Burden & Evolving Strategies in nAMD and DME (COPE Credit)

Murtaza Adam, MD; Laxmi V. Devisetty, MD; Hong-Uyen Hua, MD; Sherrol A. Reynolds, OD

Assessing the Evidence for Extending Treatment Intervals in nAMD and DME Management – Expert Insights into Innovative Approaches (CME Track)

Assessing the Evidence for Extending Treatment Intervals in nAMD and DME Management – Expert Insights into Innovative Approaches (COPE Track)

Inas Aboobakar, MD; Janelle Davison, OD; Eydie G. Miller-Ellis, MD

Community Practice Connections™: Optimizing Outcomes in Glaucoma Management - Applying Evidence to Practice with a Multitude of Treatment Options (COPE Track)

Community Practice Connections™: Optimizing Outcomes in Glaucoma Management - Applying Evidence to Practice with a Multitude of Treatment Options (CME Track)

Jade Coats, OD; Cecelia Koetting OD, FAAO, DipABO; Justin Schweitzer, OD, FAAO

 Reimagining Dry Eye Disease: Delineating the Role of Evaporation From Inflammation and Insights Into Optimizing Treatment (CME Track)

 Reimagining Dry Eye Disease: Delineating the Role of Evaporation From Inflammation and Insights Into Optimizing Treatment (COPE Track)

19th Annual Controversies in Modern Eye Care

Wendy W. Lee, MD; Chris R. Alabiad, MD; Katherine Rachon, OD, FAAO, Dipl ABO; Ana Carolina Victoria, MD, FACS

(CME Track) Community Practice Connections™: Advancing the Optimal Diagnosis & Treatment of Thyroid Eye Disease

(COPE Track) Community Practice Connections™: Advancing the Optimal Diagnosis & Treatment of Thyroid Eye Disease

Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA; Vin T. Dang, OD, FAAO; Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, DipABO

(CME) Community Practice Connections™: A Closer Look at Neurotrophic Keratitis—Ensuring Timely Diagnosis and Taking Early Action

Christopher D. Riemann, MD; Michael Javaheri, MD; Mary Beth Yackey, OD

Outlining the New Standard in Geographic Atrophy: Optimizing Care Within the Modern Treatment Paradigm (CME Track)

Outlining the New Standard in Geographic Atrophy: Optimizing Care Within the Modern Treatment Paradigm (COPE Track)

Collaborative Care Symposium

Roger A. Goldberg, MD, MBA; David R.P. Almeida, MD, PhD, MBA; Jennifer I. Lim, MD, FARVO

Community Practice Connections™: Novel Therapies for Neovascular Retinal Disease – Expert Analysis of New Key Data

Practical Approaches to Modern Dry Eye Treatment and Management

Mark Pennesi, MD, PhD, FARVO; Laxmi V. Devisetty, MD; M. Dominik Fischer, MD, DPhil, FEBO, MRCOphth; Ramiro Maldonado, MD

 Latest Advances in X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa: Optimizing Diagnosis and Developments in Gene Therapy

Inder Paul Singh, MD; Deborah Ristvedt, DO; Arsham Sheybani, MD; Melissa Tawa, OD, FAAO

Community Practice Connections™: Innovations and Interdisciplinary Approaches in Glaucoma Management—Expanding the Treatment Arsenal (CME Track)

Community Practice Connections™: Innovations and Interdisciplinary Approaches in Glaucoma Management—Expanding the Treatment Arsenal (COPE Track)

Michael Javaheri, MD; Carolyn Majcher, OD, FAAO, FORS

Road Mapping the Treat-and-Extend Protocol in nAMD and DME – When Time Is Sight (CME Track)

Road Mapping the Treat-and-Extend Protocol in nAMD and DME – When Time Is Sight (COPE Track)

Elizabeth Yeu, MD; Andrew S. Morgenstern, OD, FAAO, FNAP; William Trattler, MD

Community Practice Connections™: Navigating Complexities in Neurotrophic Keratitis — A Roadmap for Advanced Patient Care (CME Credit) 

Community Practice Connections™: Navigating Complexities in Neurotrophic Keratitis — A Roadmap for Advanced Patient Care (COPE Credit)

Retina Specialists: Join us in Long Beach

Katherine Talcott, MD; William Wagner, MD

SimulatED™: Pioneering Treat-and-Extend Therapy—The Impact of Early Application

3rd Annual IKA Keratoconus Symposium: Front to Back and Everything in Between

Veeral Sheth, MD, MBA, FACS, FASRS; Dante Pieramici, MD; Arshad Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS

Clinical Consultations™: Novel Therapeutic Targets in Neovascular Retinal Diseases – A Focus on the Roles of VEGF-C/D

EyeCon 2025

W. Lloyd Clark, MD; Roger A. Goldberg, MD, MBA

Rapid Reviews in Retina™: Emerging Updates from Winter 2024 – Addressing the Wealth of New Data in Treatments for nAMD and DME (Cope Credit)

Rapid Reviews in Retina™: Emerging Updates from Winter 2024 – Addressing the Wealth of New Data in Treatments for nAMD and DME (CME Track)

Asim V. Farooq, MD; Joann Kang, MD; Nita Lee, MD, MPH

(CME) Optimizing Management of Ocular Toxicity in Cancer Patients: The Role of Ophthalmologists in the Spectrum of Care

(COPE) Optimizing Management of Ocular Toxicity in Cancer Patients: The Role of Ophthalmologists in the Spectrum of Care

Elizabeth Yeu, MD; Ashley Behrens, MD; Jade Coats, OD

Expert Perspectives on Technological Advances in Cataract Surgery

 Expanding Treatment Options for Demodex Blepharitis: Patient-Centric Approaches to Therapy

Deborah Ristvedt, DO; Melissa Tawa, OD, FAAO

(CME Track) Burst CME™ Part 3: Initiating Early Intervention in Patients With Glaucoma Who Fail Pharmacological Therapy

Arshad M. Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS; Carl J. Danzig, MD, FASRS; Jennifer I. Lim, MD, FARVO

(CME Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Applying Advances in Neovascular Retinal Disease - Expanding Treatment Intervals & Enhancing Outcomes

(CME Track) Burst CME™ Part 1: Insights Into Glaucoma and the Need for Early Intervention

 Interventional Glaucoma Treatment: Evolving Paradigms for Addressing Unmet Needs

(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Applying Advances in Neovascular Retinal Disease - Expanding Treatment Intervals & Enhancing Outcomes

Jacqueline Theis, OD, FAAO; Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO, DipABO; Melissa Barnett, OD, FAAO, FSLS, FBCLA

(CME Track) Neurotrophic Keratitis in Focus – From Early Recognition to Strategic Intervention

(COPE Track) Neurotrophic Keratitis in Focus – From Early Recognition to Strategic Intervention

Mitch Ibach, OD, FAAO; Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO

(CME Track) Leveraging Rho Kinase Inhibition in Glaucoma Management — How Can Novel Treatment Pathways Impact Patient Outcomes?

(COPE Track) Leveraging Rho Kinase Inhibition in Glaucoma Management — How Can Novel Treatment Pathways Impact Patient Outcomes?

Sara T. Wester, MD, FACS; Cecelia Koetting, OD; Sophie Liao, MD; Jennifer Murdock, MD

(CME Track) The TED Perspective: A Multidisciplinary Approach to Thyroid Eye Care

Rachel Simpson, MD; James Murphy, MD; Mary Qiu, MD; Jessica Steen, OD, FAAO

(CME Track) Visionary Approaches: Rethinking Therapeutic and Interventional Glaucoma Management

Adrienne W. Scott, MD, FASRS; Justine Cheng, MD; Hong-Uyen Hua, MD; Sherrol A. Reynolds OD, FAAO, FNAP

(CME Track) Patient-Centered Treatment Strategies in the Management of nAMD and DME

(CME Track) The Neural Frontier: Mapping Neurostimulation Across the DED Patient Spectrum for Refractive Surgery

David S. Liao, MD, PhD; Chang Sup Lee, MD; Douglas Matsunaga, MD; Daniel Su, MD

(CME Track) Revolutionizing nAMD and DME Management: Collaborative Strategies in the Age of Durable Treatments

Laxmi V. Devisetty, MD; Rodney P. Coe, MD, MS; Majda Hadziahmetovic, MD; Xiao Yi (Ellie) Zhou, MD

(CME Credit) Time Matters in GA: The Impact of Early Detection and Proactive Treatment Approaches

(CME Track) Expanding Horizons in Toric IOLs: Translating Technological Advances Into Improved Patient Outcomes

Marc R. Bloomenstein, OD, FAAO; Cory J. Lappin, OD, MS, FAAO; Selina R. McGee, OD, FAAO

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