Diabetic Macular Edema

Areas with socioeconomic disadvantage often face concentrated poverty, poor walkability, and few healthcare facilities, creating challenges in eye care follow-up.

A proactive treat-and-extend protocol yields superior results with fewer visits than a less intensive regimen in the first year of treatment for DME.

Each month, our editorial staff compiles a recap of the top news in ophthalmology. Our March 2024 ophthalmology month in review features a recap of the latest news from the ophthalmic pipeline.

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.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

Autonomous AI increases diabetic eye exam completion rates in a diverse population of youth with diabetes.

A meta-analysis of RCTs revealed significant advantages with faricimab treatment in improving CST and reducing injection frequency among eyes with AMD or DME.

A systematic review and meta-analysis suggests the dual pathway-targeting faricimab provides some greater benefit in outcomes like CST at fewer injections and without compromise of safety to anti-VEGF monotherapies.

Firework-related eye injuries were more likely in areas where fireworks were legal, compared to banned areas.

Reports of eye infection and enucleation related to OTC eye drops concerned the eye care community in 2023 and drove increased vigilance towards ensuring safer ophthalmic products.

A headline year for retina disease drug development concurrently brought about research and discussion into the safety outcomes of these new agents.

Patients with retinal diseases found intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy and disease management challenging, but most expressed high levels of satisfaction with their treatment.

Based on the special protocol assessment submission, the company expects to begin the non-inferiority trial for the ophthalmic bevacizumab in the first quarter of 2024.

Announced by Glaukos on December 14, 2023, the prostaglandin analog approval is indicated for the reduction of intraocular pressure among patients with ocular hypertension or open-angle glaucoma.

Significant increases in macular and choroidal thickness were observed in the fovea and perifovea at all postoperative visits in patients with diabetic retinopathy.

Positive topline results from the phase 2 trial indicate EYP-1901 exhibited statistical non-inferiority in BCVA to aflibercept, with a favorable safety profile.

Real-world data from the FARETINA-AMD study show faricimab extended treatment intervals among eyes with nAMD.

Rishi P. Singh, MD; and Michael A. Klufas, MD, discuss how to gain both physician and patient trust when it comes to using biosimilars to treat ophthalmologic conditions.

Retina specialists highlight the safety data of both faricimab and high-dose aflibercept for use in treating nAMD and DME.

M. Ali Khan, MD, FACS, FASRS, reviews the PULSAR and PHOTON clinical trials of high-dose aflibercept for treatment of nAMD and DME.

Retina specialists review the current challenges with biosimilars in ophthalmology, commenting on insurance coverage and patient assistance programs.

Rishi P. Singh, MD; and Michael A. Klufas, MD, provide an overview of the 2 currently available ophthalmology biosimilars, ranibizumab-eqrn and ranibizumab-nuna, as well as discuss which patient populations will benefit from these treatments.

Rishi P. Singh, MD; and Michael A. Klufas, MD, comment on the reasoning behind a shorter primary end point for biosimilar studies.

After years 1, 3, and 5, patients with diabetic retinopathy patients had increased odds of depression and suicide, patients with glaucoma had increased odds for all mental health conditions with higher odds for suicide or suicide ideation, and patients with AMD had increased odds for depression.