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VIDEO: Check corneal sensitivity to avoid missing neurotrophic keratitis MIAMI — In this video from Sunshine Eye & Retina, William B. Trattler, MD, discusses the importance of checking corneal sensitivity to avoid missing neurotrophic keratitis. “One of the big pros that I learned at this meeting is that I do need to check for corneal sensitivity more than I do currently,” Trattler, of the Center for Excellence in Eye Care, told Healio.

Ophthopedia Update: VIDEO: Check corneal sensitivity to avoid missing neurotrophic keratitis: MIAMI — In this video from Sunshine Eye & Retina, William B. Trattler, MD, discusses the importance of checking corneal sensitivity to avoid missing neurotrophic keratitis.… #ophthalmology #eye #eyenews

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Study: Human notes best AI across the board SAN FRANCISCO — Human-generated notes were deemed higher-quality and preferable to AI scribes in a new study that debuted today at the annual American College of Physicians meeting. Ashok Reddy, MD, MS, an associate professor of medicine at the University of Washington School of Medicine and a health services researcher at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Puget Sound, presented the findings in ACP’s plenary session. “We all know the problem. Every one of us has probably stayed late at the clinic — or, more likely, headed home to finish our notes at night. Ambient AI scribes promise to help,”

Ophthopedia Update: Study: Human notes best AI across the board: SAN FRANCISCO — Human-generated notes were deemed higher-quality and preferable to AI scribes in a new study that debuted today at the annual American College of Physicians meeting.
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Technology may measure outflow biometry in real time WASHINGTON — A technology introduced at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting has shown promise in addressing an unmet need in glaucoma surgery, according to a presenter. During the Charles D. Kelman, MD, Innovator’s Lecture, Sean Ianchulev, MD, MPH, said that while cataract surgery has had a success rate of about 95% for the past 50 years, the success rate of medication-free outcomes for glaucoma surgery is far less. “You’re lucky if you get to 40% or 50%,” he said. “Half of the time, you don’t have complete success.” The cataract surgery success rate is due to the

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Keratoconus management changed significantly over past decade Click here to read the Cover Story, “Eye rubbing: Screen for it, address causes, make patients aware of consequences.” In the past decade, we have learned much about keratoconus, and in this perspective, I will share a few learnings I find especially important. I will disclose that, as a cornea specialist, the management of keratoconus was a significant part of my practice, and I participated in the Avedro, Glaukos and Epion clinical trials on collagen cross-linking and continue to consult widely in this field. First, we have learned that keratoconus is much more prevalent than originally

Ophthopedia Update: Keratoconus management changed significantly over past decade: Click here to read the Cover Story, “Eye rubbing: Screen for it, address causes, make patients aware of consequences.”
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VIDEO: Expert excited about getting into ‘nitty-gritty’ of neurotrophic keratitis MIAMI — In this video from Sunshine Eye & Retina, Anat Galor, MD, MSPH, discusses her excitement regarding definitions and terminology in neurotrophic keratitis. “I am most excited that we are really getting to the nitty-gritty of what is NK and how to best define it, especially grade 1 NK,” Galor, of University of Miami Health System, told Healio. She touches on having decreased corneal sensation and epitheliopathy in neurotrophic keratitis (NK). Regarding products and treatment lengths, “I’m excited that there is general excitement about NK, so we can sort it

Ophthopedia Update: VIDEO: Expert excited about getting into ‘nitty-gritty’ of neurotrophic keratitis: MIAMI — In this video from Sunshine Eye & Retina, Anat Galor, MD, MSPH, discusses her excitement regarding definitions and terminology in neurotrophic keratitis.
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Trump nominates Erica Schwartz as next CDC director President Donald J. Trump announced Thursday that he is nominating Erica Schwartz, MD, JD, MPH, to lead the CDC. Schwartz was Deputy Surgeon General during Trump’s first presidential term. She served as a physician in the U.S. Coast Guard for 24 years and as chief medical officer and director of health, safety and work life from 2015 to 2019, according to personal details published online by the Butterfly Network, a health care company where she served on the board of directors. “She is a STAR!” Trump wrote in his announcement on Truth Social. For much of Trump’s second term, non-experts have

Ophthopedia Update: Trump nominates Erica Schwartz as next CDC director: President Donald J. Trump announced Thursday that he is nominating Erica Schwartz, MD, JD, MPH, to lead the CDC.
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Aflibercept 8 mg improves real-world treatment intervals, vision WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Aflibercept 8 mg improved injection intervals in previously treated eyes with wet age-related macular degeneration while improving vision in treatment-naive eyes, according to a speaker at Retina 2026. Using the IRIS Registry, Theodore Leng, MD, MS, FACS, and colleagues explored real-world outcomes for Eylea HD (aflibercept 8 mg, Regeneron) by investigating patients who were either treatment naive (2,052 eyes) or who were switched to treatment with aflibercept 8 mg from Eylea (aflibercept 2 mg, Regeneron) (11,284 eyes). Primary outcomes included the last assigned injection

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Postop hyperopia possible in radial keratotomy eyes Performing cataract surgery on a patient with a history of radial keratotomy is one of the most challenging scenarios in modern anterior segment surgery. These patients are often among the most demanding because they sought refractive independence decades ago and now face a complex optical landscape. To achieve a successful outcome, we must navigate the unique corneal biomechanics of the RK eye, specifically focusing on the shift toward hyperopia both preoperatively and in the immediate postoperative period. RK works by creating deep peripheral incisions, typically exceeding 90% depth, that

Ophthopedia Update: Postop hyperopia possible in radial keratotomy eyes: Performing cataract surgery on a patient with a history of radial keratotomy is one of the most challenging scenarios in modern anterior segment surgery.
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VIDEO: Oxervate a ‘game changer’ in neurotrophic keratitis MIAMI — In this video from Sunshine Eye & Retina, Karl G. Stonecipher, MD, discusses the benefits of early use of Oxervate for patients with neurotrophic keratitis. Stonecipher, a cornea specialist at the University of North Carolina and Tulane, called Oxervate (cenegermin-bkbj, Dompé) a “beneficial game changer” for patients who have challenges with their ocular surface. With neurotrophic keratitis, “diagnosis is a key, and all it takes is a little cotton wisp to check that corneal sensation. It can make a big game changer in terms of your cataract and refractive

Ophthopedia Update: VIDEO: Oxervate a ‘game changer’ in neurotrophic keratitis: MIAMI — In this video from Sunshine Eye & Retina, Karl G. Stonecipher, MD, discusses the benefits of early use of Oxervate for patients with neurotrophic keratitis.
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Former CDC director: Loan cap may ‘price out’ medical students Nearly half of physicians who graduated with MDs in 2025 carry debt that surpasses the $200,000 cap on medical student loans proposed by the U.S. Department of Education, according to an analysis co-authored by a former CDC director. The proposed cap is part of the negotiated rulemaking process to implement the student loan provisions of the One Big Beautiful Bill (OBBB) Act of 2025 signed by President Donald Trump. In an editorial published on April 7 in Annals of Internal Medicine, Rochelle P. Walensky, MD, MPH, who served as director of the CDC from 2021 to 2023, and Nicole C. McCann, BA,

Ophthopedia Update: Former CDC director: Loan cap may ‘price out’ medical students: Nearly half of physicians who graduated with MDs in 2025 carry debt that surpasses the $200,000 cap on medical student loans proposed by the U.S. Department of Education, according to… #ophthalmology #eye #eyenews

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Studies confirm safety, efficacy of EndoArt implant HELSINKI — The EndoArt artificial endothelial layer showed positive results across multiple studies presented by specialists at the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgeons winter meeting. “It looks like a contact lens, only you put it inside the eye and not on top of the cornea,” Ruth Lapid, MD, PhD, said. Made of hydrophilic acrylic material, EndoArt (EyeYon Medical) adheres to the posterior surface of the cornea, acting as a barrier to the transfer of fluids. It is designed to treat chronic corneal edema in complex cases and serves as an alternative to human corneal

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Dry eye and surgery: New feedback generates revised approach There are some topics that are so central to the experiences of both doctors and patients that they deserve an annual review. For example, every September for as many years as I can remember, I have offered an update on all things anti-inflammatory in dry eye disease (DED). Believe it or not, if you add in the appearance of generics, insurance company shenanigans and the annual incredulous shock suffered by D.C. politicians when their collective backsides get nipped by the unforeseen consequences of their oddly named bills, I may never run out of stuff to say there. Especially if Brent Saunders

Ophthopedia Update: Dry eye and surgery: New feedback generates revised approach: There are some topics that are so central to the experiences of both doctors and patients that they deserve an annual review.
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VIDEO: Several options for neurotrophic keratitis available to fit individual lifestyles MIAMI — In this video from Sunshine Eye & Retina, Sumitra Khandelwal, MD, discusses the treatment options available for patients with neurotrophic keratitis. Khandelwal, professor of ophthalmology at Baylor College of Medicine, said that one such option is scleral lenses, which are “excellent” for neurotrophic keratitis to protect the cornea, provide a barrier and provide good vision. “In 2026, it’s just exciting that we have so many different options, and we can guide our patients in their treatment based on what fits their lifestyle,” Khandelwal told

Ophthopedia Update: VIDEO: Several options for neurotrophic keratitis available to fit individual lifestyles: MIAMI — In this video from Sunshine Eye & Retina, Sumitra Khandelwal, MD, discusses the treatment options available for patients with neurotrophic keratitis.… #ophthalmology #eye #eyenews

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What strategies can help break the habit of eye rubbing? Click here to read the Cover Story, “Eye rubbing: Screen for it, address causes, make patients aware of consequences.” Eye rubbing is currently subjectively quantified by questioning the patient or using standardized questionnaires. However, eye rubbing is often an unconscious reaction to a variety of stimuli, and people are mostly unaware of when and how often they rub their eyes. We recently developed an innovative solution that uses an AI-powered smartwatch application to objectively detect, quantify and prevent eye rubbing, and it was tested in in a proof-of-concept study. Smartwatches can

Ophthopedia Update: What strategies can help break the habit of eye rubbing?: Click here to read the Cover Story, “Eye rubbing: Screen for it, address causes, make patients aware of consequences.”
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EYE7 glasses launch with AI assistants for vision loss Eyedaptic launched EYE7, a new model of smart glasses featuring interactive AI assistants to aid people with vision loss, according to a press release. Using speakers and microphones built into the glasses, AI assistants can be prompted with hands-free voice commands to perform tasks such as reading text, identifying objects and searching the web. The assistants are conversational in more than 99 languages, according to Eyedaptic. EYE7 glasses are lighter than EYE6 glasses and have a more sunglasses-like design, longer battery life and larger displays, according to a video on Eyedaptic’s

Ophthopedia Update: EYE7 glasses launch with AI assistants for vision loss: Eyedaptic launched EYE7, a new model of smart glasses featuring interactive AI assistants to aid people with vision loss, according to a press release.
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Ophthopedia Update: Regulatory change needed to support sustainability in ophthalmology: WASHINGTON — Clearer regulations on reusable items may help reduce surgical waste, according to a speaker at American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.
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Eye rubbing: Make patients aware of consequences Eye rubbing is a common, often involuntary response to stimuli such as stress and fatigue as well as dermatologic and ophthalmologic conditions that cause irritation or itchiness. While occasional eye rubbing is fundamentally harmless, repeated, intense rubbing can have severe consequences, well known by ophthalmologists but ignored by many people. “While parents have forever told their children not to touch their eyes, ‘don’t rub your eyes, that’s not good for you’, they don’t fully know the extent of the damage that this might cause,” Bibiana Jin Reiser, MD, MBA, pediatric cornea specialist

Ophthopedia Update: Eye rubbing: Make patients aware of consequences: Eye rubbing is a common, often involuntary response to stimuli such as stress and fatigue as well as dermatologic and ophthalmologic conditions that cause irritation or itchiness.
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VIDEO: Sunshine Eye highlights evolution of neurotrophic keratitis awareness, treatment MIAMI — In this video from Sunshine Eye & Retina, Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS, of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, discusses the evolution of awareness and treatment of neurotrophic keratitis. Donaldson highlighted available treatment options and the importance of checking corneal sensation and trying to introduce early treatment. “The main point here at the meeting has been that we just have so many options, and for a lot of these patients, we need to do multiple things to help them down the pathway, but ... intervening early in the course can be so much more helpful,”

Ophthopedia Update: VIDEO: Sunshine Eye highlights evolution of neurotrophic keratitis awareness, treatment: MIAMI — In this video from Sunshine Eye & Retina, Kendall E. Donaldson, MD, MS, of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute, discusses the evolution of awareness and… #ophthalmology #eye #eyenews

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Luminopia shows promise in intermittent exotropia Luminopia significantly improved control of intermittent exotropia in a pilot study of younger children, according to a press release. “While this is a small pilot study, the combination of improved motor control and a signal in sensory fusion suggests that dichoptic therapy warrants further investigation in larger controlled trials,” Shelley Hancock, senior director of medical affairs at Luminopia, told Healio. The study included 10 children between the ages of 4 and 7 years old who were treated with Luminopia for 3 months and checked again after a 3-month washout period. They were

Ophthopedia Update: Luminopia shows promise in intermittent exotropia: Luminopia significantly improved control of intermittent exotropia in a pilot study of younger children, according to a press release.
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Binkhorst Lecture: Practices should implement AI now WASHINGTON — When considering AI in ophthalmic practice, the question is no longer whether to implement it but rather how quickly a practice can adopt it into its workflow, according to a presenter. At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Kerry D. Solomon, MD, delivered the 2026 Cornelius D. Binkhorst, MD, Lecture, overviewing four areas in which practices can integrate AI. The first is the use of ambient scribes. “It’s efficient, it’s cost-effective, and it’s a nice way to have scribes for all our providers,” Solomon said. “We estimate that it will save 45 minutes

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Handheld keratoconus screening device shows promise WASHINGTON— A handheld screening device for keratoconus showed promise for corneal image capture and may offer clinicians an ergonomic tool to identify patients at risk for the condition, according to a presenter. “We know that a significant number of patients with keratoconus go undiagnosed and untreated. This is a major problem in this country and even more so around the world,” Michael B. Raizman, MD, said at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting. “There are reasons for this: Optometrists and ophthalmologists often lack access to topography and tomography devices.

Ophthopedia Update: Handheld keratoconus screening device shows promise: WASHINGTON— A handheld screening device for keratoconus showed promise for corneal image capture and may offer clinicians an ergonomic tool to identify patients at risk for the condition,… #ophthalmology #eye #eyenews

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VIDEO: Decellularized amniotic membrane an option for neurotrophic keratitis MIAMI — In this video from Sunshine Eye & Retina, Neel R. Desai, MD, discusses access to treatment options for neurotrophic keratitis. Patients may have trouble accessing Oxervate (cenegermin-bkbj, Dompé), but according to Desai, other treatments are available, including decellularized amniotic membrane. “Many times, we will place a Biovance 3L membrane (DefEYE) on a patient with stage 1, stage 2 or even stage 3 [neurotrophic keratitis], and we’re finding that by the time Oxervate has been approved, they don’t need it anymore,” Desai, of the Eye Institute of

Ophthopedia Update: VIDEO: Decellularized amniotic membrane an option for neurotrophic keratitis: MIAMI — In this video from Sunshine Eye & Retina, Neel R. Desai, MD, discusses access to treatment options for neurotrophic keratitis.
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Shared decision-making at end of life tough for many clinicians During an episode of the first season of “Scrubs,” Dr. Perry Cox, played by John C. McGinley, boasted to a group of clinicians that every patient that had been in the ICU when he started his shift at midnight remained alive later that day. “And I damn sure intend for them to still be breathing when I get the hell out of here tonight at midnight,” he said. “I think you understand what kind of opportunity we have in front of us.” The plot likened Cox’s effort to attempting to throw a perfect game in baseball. The fictional scenario frequently plays out in the real world, too, even when trying to

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Patients report high satisfaction with PureSee IOL WASHINGTON — Patients who received the Tecnis PureSee extended depth of focus IOL had a high tolerance to residual refractive error, according to a study. At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Vance Thompson, MD, presented data from a prospective, bilateral implant study that compared the Tecnis PureSee IOL extended depth of focus (EDOF) IOL (Johnson & Johnson, 113 patients) with a monofocal control IOL (Tecnis model DCB00, Johnson & Johnson, 110 patients). Key study endpoints at 6 months included binocular defocus curve visual acuity, absolute spherical

Ophthopedia Update: Patients report high satisfaction with PureSee IOL: WASHINGTON — Patients who received the Tecnis PureSee extended depth of focus IOL had a high tolerance to residual refractive error, according to a study.
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KPro can help patients maintain vision after failed keratoplasty WASHINGTON — Patients with bilateral limbal cell deficiency or previous failed keratoplasty may be candidates for KPro, according to a speaker. In a presentation at Cornea Day at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Soledad Cortina, MD, of the University of Illinois Eye and Ear Infirmary, said corneal transplantations have had a lot of success, and the risk associated with the first graft is generally low. However, not all patients are candidates for keratoplasty, she said, and there are situations in which she will instead turn to KPro (CorNeat). “Essentially, the

Ophthopedia Update: KPro can help patients maintain vision after failed keratoplasty: WASHINGTON — Patients with bilateral limbal cell deficiency or previous failed keratoplasty may be candidates for KPro, according to a speaker.
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6 days ago

Study: Semaglutide does not appear to raise eye complication risk SAN DIEGO — Semaglutide use was not tied to a higher risk for non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, or NAION, in patients with overweight or obesity, data presented here show. The study further showed that semaglutide (Ozempic/Wegovy, Novo Nordisk) lowered the risk for NAION by 64% in patients with type 2 diabetes. As Healio previously reported, prior research suggested that semaglutide use may raise the risk for NAION and other eye complications like diabetic retinopathy, although these occurrences are rare. But Richele Corrado, DO, MPH, FACP, DABOM, a clinical associate professor

Ophthopedia Update: Study: Semaglutide does not appear to raise eye complication risk: SAN DIEGO — Semaglutide use was not tied to a higher risk for non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy, or NAION, in patients with overweight or obesity, data presented here… #ophthalmology #eye #eyenews

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Identify pathologies, vision loss source before cataract surgery WASHINGTON — When preparing for cataract surgery in patients with retinal pathologies, ophthalmologists must be sure to set reasonable expectations and modify the surgical plan accordingly, according to a presenter. At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Jessica Ciralsky, MD, said that the first and most important step in managing these patients is to identify the cause of the vision loss. “Is it the cataract? Is it the retina? Is it both? Sometimes this is really difficult to know,” she said. “And so, I think setting reasonable expectations is so important for

Ophthopedia Update: Identify pathologies, vision loss source before cataract surgery: WASHINGTON — When preparing for cataract surgery in patients with retinal pathologies, ophthalmologists must be sure to set reasonable expectations and modify the surgical plan… #ophthalmology #eye #eyenews

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Alcon launches Clareon TruPlus IOLs in US WASHINGTON — Alcon launched its Clareon TruPlus enhanced monofocal and toric IOLs in the U.S., according to a press release. The lens offers improved distance vision and depth of focus by boosting light energy via Alcon’s Opti-Balance technology, the release said. “It gives excellent distance vision but also gives more functionality. You sit down at the computer, and you can still see your computer. As you’re cooking your dinner, you can see what’s in the pan,” Mark Lobanoff, MD, told Healio at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting. “That extra boost of vision is

Ophthopedia Update: Alcon launches Clareon TruPlus IOLs in US: WASHINGTON — Alcon launched its Clareon TruPlus enhanced monofocal and toric IOLs in the U.S., according to a press release.
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Best CTAK candidates have worse visual acuity, central cones WASHINGTON — The best candidates for corneal tissue addition keratoplasty fit certain topographical and visual criteria, according to a speaker at Cornea Day at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting. Steven Greenstein, MD, of the Cornea & Laser Eye Institute, said surgeons initially performed corneal tissue addition keratoplasty (CTAK, CorneaGen) as a lamellar procedure, but it has transformed into a more personalized procedure. “We moved to a more visual-sparing technique,” he said. “Originally, we were putting full circumferential inlays into the cornea and

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Eye Love Rock N’ Roll event addresses corneal blindness WASHINGTON — The Holland Foundation for Sight Restoration is dedicated to treating patients with severe ocular surface disease with stem cell deficiency. According to Edward J. Holland, MD, the foundation’s cofounder, less than 1% of patients diagnosed with the condition receive treatment, making it one of the largest areas of unmet need in ophthalmology. To address this gap, the foundation created a treatment protocol: The Cincinnati Protocol. {{VIDEO}} “We’ve shown that we have very safe treatment options with ocular surface stem cell transplantation and systemic image suppression,” he told

Ophthopedia Update: Eye Love Rock N’ Roll event addresses corneal blindness: WASHINGTON — The Holland Foundation for Sight Restoration is dedicated to treating patients with severe ocular surface disease with stem cell deficiency.
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