This secondary analysis of the Protocol S trial compared the cost-effectiveness of ranibizumab versus laser for proliferative diabetic retinopathy. Source: AAO
The authors of this study investigated donor and recipient factors associated with operative complications in patients undergoing Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK). Source: AAO
This week, a Netflix documentary details a family’s quest to obtain the pricey gene therapy Luxturna for their child, Aldeyra’s experimental allergic conjunctivitis drug continues to impress and a young engineer may have solved a blind spot problem in cars. Source: AAO
This paper reports the first case of melanoma-associated retinopathy (MAR) to be managed using intravitreal fluocinolone acetonide implants. Source: AAO
This post hoc analysis of DRCR Retina Network Protocol T examined the link between changes in visual acuity and central subfield thickness in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME). Source: AAO
This paper describes the importance of scleral buckle in successful repair of pediatric rhegmatogenous retinal detachment (RRD). Source: AAO
Julia A. Haller, MD, ophthalmologist-in-chief and the William Tasman, MD, Endowed Chair at Wills Eye Hospital, has been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM). Source: AAO
This paper describes the 10-year outcomes of patients with progressive keratoconus who were treated with topography-guided partial-refraction PRK combined with CXL. Source: AAO
This week, costume contact lenses are removed in the emergency room, Genentech’s satralizumab and Iveric’s avacincaptad pegol advance through the pipeline and a Washington ophthalmologist receives $17.2 million to study aging eyes and the brain. Source: AAO
This study explored the variation in medication prices between cities in the United States, as well as the disparity in prices between pharmacies within a single city. Source: AAO