Diabetic Macular Edema

Our February 2024 ophthalmology month-in-review features an in-depth look into global vision loss rates, a new clinical quiz on AAO guidelines, and two episodes of our flagship ophthalmology podcast, New Insight with Veeral Sheth, MD.

The newest version of ChatGPT accurately responded to most multiple-choice questions on ophthalmic cases but performed better on non-image–based questions.

As diabetic retinopathy severity progresses, both vision-related and health-related scales show a significant deterioration in quality of life scores.

Each month, our editorial staff compiles a recap of the top news in ophthalmology. Our January 2024 month-in-review features crucial research on social determinants of health, updates on the latest ophthalmic pipeline developments, and a look at how the local environment affects eye health.

Pivotal clinical trials associated with FDA ophthalmic drug approval were found to underreport and conflate sex and gender in analysis.

Autonomous AI increases diabetic eye exam completion rates in a diverse population of youth with diabetes.

A meta-analysis of RCTs revealed significant advantages with faricimab treatment in improving CST and reducing injection frequency among eyes with AMD or DME.

A systematic review and meta-analysis suggests the dual pathway-targeting faricimab provides some greater benefit in outcomes like CST at fewer injections and without compromise of safety to anti-VEGF monotherapies.

Firework-related eye injuries were more likely in areas where fireworks were legal, compared to banned areas.

Reports of eye infection and enucleation related to OTC eye drops concerned the eye care community in 2023 and drove increased vigilance towards ensuring safer ophthalmic products.

A headline year for retina disease drug development concurrently brought about research and discussion into the safety outcomes of these new agents.

Patients with retinal diseases found intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy and disease management challenging, but most expressed high levels of satisfaction with their treatment.

Based on the special protocol assessment submission, the company expects to begin the non-inferiority trial for the ophthalmic bevacizumab in the first quarter of 2024.

Announced by Glaukos on December 14, 2023, the prostaglandin analog approval is indicated for the reduction of intraocular pressure among patients with ocular hypertension or open-angle glaucoma.

Significant increases in macular and choroidal thickness were observed in the fovea and perifovea at all postoperative visits in patients with diabetic retinopathy.

Positive topline results from the phase 2 trial indicate EYP-1901 exhibited statistical non-inferiority in BCVA to aflibercept, with a favorable safety profile.

Retina specialists review the current challenges with biosimilars in ophthalmology, commenting on insurance coverage and patient assistance programs.

Rishi P. Singh, MD; and Michael A. Klufas, MD, provide an overview of the 2 currently available ophthalmology biosimilars, ranibizumab-eqrn and ranibizumab-nuna, as well as discuss which patient populations will benefit from these treatments.

Rishi P. Singh, MD; and Michael A. Klufas, MD, comment on the reasoning behind a shorter primary end point for biosimilar studies.

After years 1, 3, and 5, patients with diabetic retinopathy patients had increased odds of depression and suicide, patients with glaucoma had increased odds for all mental health conditions with higher odds for suicide or suicide ideation, and patients with AMD had increased odds for depression.

Drs Rishi P. Singh and M. Ali Khan review the real-world experience of using faricimab to treat nAMD and DME, as well as its durability compared to clinical trials.

Rishi P. Singh, MD, and M. Ali Khan, MD, FACS, FASRS, discuss the need for extending treatment durability for neovascular age-related macular degeneration [nAMD] and diabetic macular edema [DME], as well as approaches to applying treat-and-extend strategies.

Michael A. Klufas, MD, discusses issues with off-label bevacizumab use, focusing on compounding issues and decreases in clinical efficacy due to repackaging.

Expert retina specialists review the impact of biosimilars in clinical ophthalmology practice, highlighting the potential decrease of financial burden to the patient.

Expert retina specialists discuss the latest therapies that could reduce the treatment burden and provide superior clinical outcomes in retinal diseases.

Presented at AAO 2023, new data show dual Ang-2/VEGF-A inhibition with faricimab improved pigment epithelial detachment outcomes versus aflibercept.

Presented at AAO 2023, a retrospective study found no statistically significant difference in retinopathy worsening between GLP-1 RAs and SGLT2 inhibitors.

Consumers should avoid Dr. Ergin’s SugarMD Advanced Glucose Support due to an increased risk of adverse events including hypoglycemia.

Six-month RIPPLE-1 results show treatment with the IBE-814 intravitreal implant led to CST reduction and BCVA improvement in patients with DME or RVO.

First-year results from ALTITUDE suggest RGX-314 was well-tolerated and provided meaningful improvements in disease severity at dose levels 1 and 2.