AAO Highlights

A sustained-release axitinib hydrogel implant poses advantages for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). In this touchOPHTHALMOLOGY interview, we speak with Dr Dilsher Dhoot (California Retina Consultants, Santa Barbara, CA, USA) to discuss the phase 1 study of the axitinib hydrogel implant, its findings and the next steps for its development.  The […]

It was a pleasure to speak with our valued Editorial Board member, Dr Deepinder Dhaliwal (University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, USA) about her hot topics for AAO 2022, important advances in ophthalmology and her personal highlights of this year’s meeting. The annual American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meeting took place from 30 September […]

In this touchOPHTHALMOLOGY interview about his AAO 2022 presentation, Dr Gregory Parkhurst (Parkhurst NuVision, San Antonio, TX, US) talked to about the best practices for helping patients when they considering implantable collamer lens and provides some insightful suggestion to consulting physicians.  ‘I Can’t Have LASIK … Now What?  Transitioning to ICL surgery’ was presented at […]

In this touchOPHTHALMOLOGY interview, Dr Gregory Parkhurst (Parkhurst NuVision, San Antonio, TX, US) discusses his AAO 2022 presentation about transitioning patients from LASIK eye surgery to implantable collamer lens.  ‘I Can’t Have LASIK … Now What? Transitioning to ICL’ was presented at the annual American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) meeting, 30 September – 3 October […]

Dr Rahul Khurana (Northern California Retina Vitreous Associates, Mountain View, CA, USA) took part in a retrospective cohort study investigating the incidence of loss to follow-up after anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) injections among patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration. In this interview, he discusses with  touchOPHTHALMOLOGY the design and findings of this study as […]

We were honored to have the opportunity to ask J Fernando Arevalo (Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA) about his highlights from the American Academy of Ophthalmology Virtual Meeting 2021. Speaker Disclosure: J Fernando Arevalo has received consultant and advisor fees from Abbvie, Genentech and Thea Laboratories, patents/royalty from […]

We were delighted to speak to J Fernando Arevalo (Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA), who talked through the optimal surgical procedure for macular holes, and alternatives to surgical treatment. Questions What is the optimal surgical procedure for macular holes? (00:35) When is the optimal time for surgery? (01:46) […]

It was a pleasure to speak with J Fernando Arevalo (Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA), who gave an overview of lamellar macular holes and the challenges of surgery. Questions How are lamellar macular holes classified and which types respond best to surgery? (00:38) What are the major challenges […]

We were delighted to speak with our valued Editorial Board member J Fernando Arevalo (Wilmer Eye Institute, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA), about his talk covering retinal and choroidal manifestations of HIV and AIDS and changes to the eye caused by pregnancy. Questions Could you tell us a little about the […]