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Glaucoma Editor Manjool Shah, MD, talks about what readers can expect in the Glaucoma section of the issue, as well as the value of ASCRS and the Annual Meeting. He also welcomes the newest members of the Glaucoma Editorial Board.
Over the last few years, new, tech-based options have joined traditional therapies for the treatment of amblyopia. All of the available options have their pros and cons, making patient selection especially important.
This year, the ASCRS Film Festival moves to Sunday night at the Annual Meeting. EyeWorld spoke to Shachar Tauber, MD, and Denise Visco, MD, co-chairs of the event, about why they enjoy the Film Festival and what they’re looking forward to this year.
The ASCRS Annual Meeting, taking place May 5–8 in San Diego, California, will feature a variety of exciting educational symposia on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.
The opportunities for young eye surgeons (YES members) at the ASCRS Annual Meeting continue to expand. At the upcoming Annual Meeting in San Diego, California, May 5–8, attendees can expect a full day of YES labs, YES programming, as well as events throughout the rest of the meeting.
The first-in-human trial and data for suprachoroidal outflow enhancement using a novel micro-interventional technology and first-in-class biostenting approach developed by Sean Ianchulev, MD, MPH, was published online in the British Journal of Ophthalmology in January.
“A fundamental and unanswered question concerning all MIGS devices is whether they have any measurable ability to help POAG patients retain their vision.” The authors of a study published in the American Journal of Ophthalmology sought to answer this question. The study is a post-hoc visual field analysis of the 5-year HORIZON trial.
Bala Ambati, MD, won The Winning Pitch Challenge during the session at the ASCRS Annual Meeting in 2019. His company, iVeena, presented the IVMED-80, a pharmacologic drop treatment for keratoconus.
Jim Ellis, MD, won The Winning Pitch Challenge at the 2021 ASCRS Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada, for the JelliSee accommodating IOL. Dr. Ellis spoke to EyeWorld about the progress made with the product since winning the competition.
At The Winning Pitch Challenge in 2020, the top prize went to Sunil Shah, MD, presenting on Photon Therapeutics and its device for ultraviolet light treatment for corneal infections. Simon Dean, MBChB, MSc, spoke with EyeWorld about the company’s technology and updates since winning the competition.