DAY 3 - Tuesday, May 6
CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS
IOP more dynamic than thought
The typical eye undergoes 12,000 IOP spikes per hour while awake, and about 3,000 spikes per hour when sleeping, according to J. Crawford Downs, PhD. » MORE
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DRUG THERAPY
Ranibizumab: Long-term stability for DME
In roughly 25% of patients, no further treatment was required to maintain mean visual acuity (VA) outcomes achieved at the exit of the RIDE/RISE 3-year core studies evaluating the efficacy of ranibizumab in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME), according to Allen Ho, MD. » MORE
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SURGERY
Cataract surgery costs low at Aravind
Due to the extraordinarily high volume and minimal surgeon time, the average cataract cost—including IOL choice—ranges from $41 to $125 at India's Aravind Eye Hospital, said David W. Hutton, PhD. » MORE
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FROM THE SHOW FLOOR
Regeneron, Avalanche join for gene therapy
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Avalanche Biotechnologies announced a collaboration to discover, develop, and commercialize novel gene therapy products for the treatment of ophthalmologic diseases. » MORE
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