Suprachoroidal injection of tyrosine kinase inhibitor axitinib in OASIS phase 1/2 study of previously treated wet AMD eyes showed 77-85% reduction in need for anti-VEGF injections, suggesting improved durability. Presented by David Brown #RetinaSocietyNYC2023 TheRetinaSociety

Dr. Elliot Sohn from UIowa Eye University of Iowa discusses treatment for challenging / large macula holes #retinasubday #aao2023 #retina #eyetwitter

Retina specialists at #AAO23 subday (N=?) were asked real time through the app whether the newly U.S. FDA approved #complement therapies #syfovre & #izervay are acceptable for dry #maculardegeneration Surprising result: 83% said no! #Retina Subspecialty Day AAO is the

Amazing opportunity for any #glaucoma specialist wanting to move the needle! And in such a livable city! UIowa Eye University of Iowa Downtown Iowa City

Lack of adoption of ocular imaging standards (DICOM) is bad for research & clinical care. NEI U.S. FDA @ONC_HealthIT have developed a roadmap for interoperability together. We will consider this strongly in future research grants Ophthalmology: sciencedirect.com/science/articl…

#NEIfunded work demonstrating the impact of autonomous #AI on improving access to diabetic retinopathy screening in children. Johns Hopkins Medicine Division of Endocrinology UIowa Eye UW Ophthalmology Nature Communications paper: nature.com/articles/s4146…

📣Attention Retina docs, your input is needed! ASRS has proposed a Focused Practice Designation in Medical/Surgical Retina to the ABO.🚀 First time a subspecialty could receive such designation in #ophthalmology. Public comment open til 1/26/24. abms.org/cocert-invites… 🌐👁️

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A fantastic Retina surgeon and person! Grateful we were able to host him for this conference

New episode of The Resident Journey with Dr. Ian Han (Ian Han, MD) on tips for transioning as a senior resident and retinal imaging interpretation. spotify.link/XTfqruEwqIb

Discover the power of Deep LOGISMOS! Say goodbye to common errors and motion artifacts in OCT segmentation, even in the most challenging cases with extremely thin RNFL. Check this out: doi.org/10.1364/BOE.51… #OCT #RNFL

Exciting news! 🤩 The 16th MERS is on August 9th, 2024 at Iowa UIowa Eye ! 🌟Keynote by Dr. Leonard Levin; Platform sessions by Drs. Machelle Pardue, Elizabeth Berger, and Elliott Sohn Elliott Sohn MD. Info: shorturl.at/bpH5I #MERS2024 #Ophthalmology #EyeResearch

Terrific morning session on AI in #ophthalmology at #RSLisbon2024. The field is quickly evolving with better discrimination between diabetic retinopathy severity and use of readily available imaging to screen for vision threatening complications.

Smaller ellipsoid zone lesion size, younger age, and lack of foveal involvement portended a greater reduction in disease progression with NT-501 (encapsulated cell technology) for macular telangiectasis type 2. Presented by Anthony Capone at #RSLisbon2024 TheRetinaSociety

Phase 2 subretinal gene therapy of ABBV-RGX-314 in previously treated wet AMD showed good tolerance with few cases of inflammation responsive to steroid drops + stable vision and edema with over 70% injection free over 6 mos. Dr Allen Ho #RSLisbon2024 TheRetinaSociety Wills Eye Hospital

Faricimab associated with greater reductions in pigment epithelial detachment. Better early drying of fluid associated with greater likelihood of extension to 16 weeks. Over 50% could have been extended to 20 weeks. Terrific talks at #RSLisbon2023 TheRetinaSociety John D Pitcher III MD

Metformin use shown to be associated with lower risk of new #AMD and dry AMD. Presentation at #RSLisbon2024 by Dmitra Skondra shows association between metformin use and 47% reduced odds of geographic atrophy in patients without diabetes TheRetinaSociety

Sharing our latest work in BJO-->progressive inner retinal thinning in MacTel occurs at a similar rate as in diabetic retinal neurodegeneration, echoing our 2016 PNAS findings. >50% of MacTel subjects have #diabetes. Our research using #AI on the retina coming in the future!

Met with Chuck Grassley and congressional legislative staff to advocate for our patients! #myf2025 #ophthalmology Eye Advocacy AAO

#AAOMYF #myf2025 Eye Advocacy AAO #Ophthalmology #bestldpclassever