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Ophthalmology page, resources on the topics of medical news and expert insight into ophthalmic disease can be found. Content includes articles, interviews, videos, podcasts, and breaking news on eye disease research, treatment, and drug development.

Ehsan Rahimy, MD addresses barriers like step edits with bevacizumab and biosimilars in nAMD, emphasizing the impact of insurance-guided choices on treatment outcomes and advocating for a personalized approach.

Navigating Step Edits for Patients Newly Diagnosed with nAMD

Nesvategrast was safe and well tolerated but did not exhibit a statistically significant impact on the severity or progression of diabetic retinopathy in the phase 2 DR:EAM trial.


Nesvategrast for Diabetic Retinopathy Misses Primary Endpoint in Phase 2 Trial

Published one-year results from PULSAR and PHOTON show extended dosing regimens with aflibercept 8 mg were non-inferior to aflibercept 2 mg for treating wet AMD and DME.

Aflibercept 8 mg Exhibits Non-Inferior Vision Gains in PULSAR, PHOTON Trials

A secondary analysis of cross-sectional data found that serum albumin levels negatively correlated with the prevalence of diabetic retinopathy.

Serum Albumin Exhibits Nonlinear Relationship with Diabetic Retinopathy 

Our February 2024 ophthalmology month-in-review features an in-depth look into global vision loss rates, a new clinical quiz on AAO guidelines, and two episodes of our flagship ophthalmology podcast, New Insight with Veeral Sheth, MD.

Ophthalmology Month in Review: February 2024

The newest version of ChatGPT accurately responded to most multiple-choice questions on ophthalmic cases but performed better on non-image–based questions.

Multimodal AI Chatbot Presents Mixed Results in Ophthalmic Imaging Analysis

In a new episode of New Insight with Veeral Sheth, MD, a trio of retina specialists host a well-rounded conversation on recent conference news, the anniversary of a landmark agent, and what’s to come in 2024 for the specialty. 

New Insight: Reengaging the Retina Community in 2024 with David Eichenbaum, MD and Roger Goldberg, MD

As diabetic retinopathy severity progresses, both vision-related and health-related scales show a significant deterioration in quality of life scores.

Presence of Diabetic Retinopathy Worsens Vision-Related Quality of Life 

Each month, our editorial staff compiles a recap of the top news in ophthalmology. Our January 2024 month-in-review features crucial research on social determinants of health, updates on the latest ophthalmic pipeline developments, and a look at how the local environment affects eye health. 

Ophthalmology Month in Review: January 2024

Pivotal clinical trials associated with FDA ophthalmic drug approval were found to underreport and conflate sex and gender in analysis. 

Sex, Gender Analysis Insufficient in Ophthalmology Clinical Trials 

The HCPLive diabetic macular edema page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on DME. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for the leading cause of blindness, and more.

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