Diabetic Macular Edema

Panretinal photocoagulation followed by anti-VEGF injections increases the likelihood of PPV, compared with anti-VEGF therapy first.

After an initial switch to faricimab, anatomical measures showed improvement while no functional improvement was identified in real-world data.

Modifiable risk factors, including elevated HbA1C and blood pressure, were linked to a higher risk of DME development in a large multicenter database.

Adding vitrectomy with ILM peeling to a treat-and-extend anti-VEGF therapy showed no benefit on visual or anatomic outcomes in DME treatment.

Our July 2024 month in review in ophthalmology includes the latest updates to the ophthalmological pipeline and a trio of studies on the treatment landscape for retinal diseases.

Older patient age was linked to suboptimal anti-VEGF response for diabetic macular edema in DRCR clinical trials.

Across 40 clinical scenarios, ChatGPT did not provide a comprehensive response in 50% of clinical questions with nearly 30% hallucinated sources.

Intravitreal dosing of sozinibercept up to 2 mg in combination with ranibizumab or aflibercept was well tolerated and supported ≥Q8W dosing intervals.

A database analysis linked semaglutide use to notable reductions in the rates of diabetic macular edema and vitreous hemorrhage in diabetic retinopathy.

The FDA accepted Genentech’s supplemental BLA for Susvimo, based on the one-year results from the Phase III Pagoda and Pavilion studies.

Over 2 years, the Port Delivery System demonstrated continued efficacy with fixed refill-exchange procedures every 24 weeks in the Phase 3 Pagoda trial.

New data from RHONE-X at ASRS suggest over 90% of DME patients treated with faricimab (Vabysmo) were DME-free at 4 years, with nearly 80% on 3-4 month dosing intervals.

OTX-TKI remained generally well-tolerated in patients with moderately severe to severe NPDR across 48 weeks of the Phase 1 trial.

Phase 2a results demonstrated the efficacy and safety of orally administered CU06-1004 and may warrant further clinical studies in DME.

SGLT2 inhibitors may provide a favorable impact on the risk of sight-threatening diabetic retinal complications compared with other glucose-lowering therapies.

We break down 5 top trials to keep an eye on at ASRS 2024, taking place in Stockholm, Sweden from July 17 to 20, 2024.

Prior authorizations for the anti-VEGF therapies aflibercept, ranibizumab, and bevacizumab were almost always approved but delayed care for most patients.

Announced by Genentech on July 04, 2024, the prefilled, 6.0 mg syringe is designed to improve ease of administration and offer ophthalmologists with a ready-to-use version of the bispecific antibody.

Our June 2024 month-in-review includes the latest pipeline news, the impact of vision issues on public health, and expert-led insight on the latest in ophthalmology.

This month-in-review features an exclusive interview with Srinivas R. Sadda, MD, and promising data from studies on geographic atrophy, diabetic macular ischemia, diabetic retinopathy, and AMD.

Cindy X. Cai, MD, describes how both place and individual-level factors are associated with lapses in diabetic retinopathy care.

Deepak Sambhara, MD, describes the influence of baseline central retinal thickness on visual outcomes in a post-hoc analysis of the PHOTON study.

Aflibercept 8 mg exhibited clinically meaningful visual, anatomic improvements at Week 48 in patients with DME regardless of baseline visual acuity.

Pre-dose IOP outcomes in eyes with DME receiving intravitreal aflibercept 8 mg or 2 mg were comparable and remained stable through Week 48.

On May 20, 2024, the FDA announced the approval of 2 products as interchangeable biosimilars to aflibercept—the first products to receive such a designation from the FDA.

At the end of ARVO 2024, Srinivas R. Sadda, MD, became the organization's president for the 2024-2025 year. He spoke to HCPLive about his expectations for the next year in eye care.

At ARVO 2024, Roger Goldberg, MD explores the greater reductions in hard exudates achieved with faricimab than aflibercept in eyes with DME.

Dolly Chang, MD, PhD, describes results from an exploratory analysis on the long-term impact of rapid fluid reduction on outcomes in DME.

Daniel Su, MD describes the promise of APX3330 for delaying or preventing diabetic retinopathy progression in a post-hoc analysis of the ZETA-1 trial.

Daniela Ferrara, MD, PhD described the key takeaways from the machine learning model's performance in predicting outcomes for various treatment durations of faricimab in DME.