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Sunday — November 15, 2015

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Personalized model learns patients' glaucoma-progression dynamics

A novel glaucoma monitoring system is being developed to guide providers in establishing personalized monitoring schedules that would help them avoid missing significant progression in glaucoma suspects or patients with open-angle glaucoma, said Joshua D. Stein, MD, MS. » Find out more

Management of adenoviral conjunctivitis suboptimal; more data may help

Although research has led to improvements in understanding the pathophysiology of adenoviral conjunctivitis and in its diagnosis, there remains a need for further advances, said Anat Galor, MD. » What is lacking

OASIS study shows positive results for ocriplasmin injection

Analyses of data from the OASIS study confirm the efficacy of intravitreal ocriplasmin for the treatment of symptomatic vitreomacular traction/vitreomacular adhesion (VMT/VMA) and the importance of proper patient selection, said Peter K. Kaiser, MD. » Read about the data

Gene therapy improves functional vision in Leber congenital amaurosis

A phase III gene therapy trial for Leber congenital amaurosis showed that patients’ mean mobility test scores promptly improved after treatment, and the benefit was sustained at 1 year, said Albert M. Maguire, MD. » What the results mean

FROM THE SHOW FLOOR

Alphaeon enters agreement with PhysIOL for trifocal lens technology

Alphaeon Corp. announced it has entered into a definitive agreement with PhysIOL SA, of Belgium, to jointly develop and commercialize an exclusive Alphaeon-branded trifocal lens technology. » Read about the deal

Zeiss debuts new generation of high-resolution fundus cameras

Two new non-mydriatic cameras from Carl Zeiss Meditec use a high-resolution optical chain, delivering enhanced retinal details for more effective detection and management of eye diseases. » Learn more

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