Christina Vidinova talks about her highlights from SOE 2019, including photoablation therapy, which has been under research for 20 years and imaging technologies in DME that can predict risk factors. Sessions for young ophthalmologists are important and gives them the opportunity to learn new skills.
Filmed in partnership with the European Society of Ophthalmology (SOE) at the SOE 2019 meeting in Nice, France.
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Two ARVO 2026 abstracts highlight the continuing shift in retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) care, with longer-term trial data supporting the durability of intravitreal aflibercept and real-world registry data showing increasing national adoption of anti-VEGF therapy. Together, the findings suggest that anti-VEGF therapy is becoming an increasingly important part of ROP management, while reinforcing the need for structured follow-up and continued training in both injection-based and laser approaches.
At the ARVO 2026 Annual Meeting, DME remained a major focus, with multiple studies exploring how clinicians may extend treatment intervals, improve outcomes in suboptimal responders and target inflammatory pathways beyond VEGF. Across phase 2 and phase 3 trials, as well as real-world observational studies, key themes included long-term durability with faricimab, sustained-delivery approaches, and growing evidence supporting dual-pathway strategies that may help address the heterogeneity of DME in routine practice.
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