The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for Priority Review the New Drug Application (NDA) for ADX-2191 (methotrexate injection) for the treatment of primary vitreoretinal lymphoma, a rare, aggressive retinal cancer. ADX-2191 is a preservative-free, intravitreal formulation of methotrexate designed to be vitreous-compatible. The application is supported by safety data from the phase 3…
The BLA is supported by data from the pivotal PULSAR and PHOTON trials.
Researchers review the number of cases and clinical characteristics of hydroxychloroquine retinopathy diagnosed annually in the UK.
Innovators and educators including Michael D. Abràmoff, MD, T.Y. Alvin Liu, MD, Aaron Lee, MD, and Aazim A. Siddiqui, MD, speculate about how deep learning technologies are primed to expand ophthalmology’s capabilities.
However, research shows moderate alcohol use could offer some protective benefits. Clinicians Esen K. Akpek, MD, of Wilmer Eye, Victoria L. Tseng, MD, of UCLA, and Avnish Deobhakta, MD, of New York Ear and Eye, serve up some advice.
Patients with an etiology of retinal vein occlusion have worse visual acuity 1 year after treatment with a drainage device than patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy.
Is it an ophthalmologist’s job to advise patients with diabetes on lifestyle choices, such as diet? Ophthalmologists Kristen Nwanyanwu, MD, Aleksandra Rachitskaya, MD, and Abdhish Bhavsar, MD, say it is, and suggest that saving vision may require putting patients in touch with a nutritionist.
Patients with diabetes underwent fewer injections and experienced worse vision loss than others, a report shows.
A 22-year-old patient presented with a retinal hole and a shallow retinal detachment. After treatment, the retina detached again. An inferior detachment was also found. Both were repaired, but then both redetacted. Additional surgeries failed. Can you identify the underlying cause shown in Figure 3?
Research shows that point-of-care diabetic retinopathy screenings that provide immediate results and are likely to lead to an in-office exam for patients who need it.
