Tag: Retina

As optometrists, how do we look at geographic atrophy differently? Join us for an engaging and informative discussion with Dr. Jennifer Lyerly and Dr....

On today's podcast, Dr. Chris Lievens sits with two retinal experts, Drs. Jessica Haynes and Steven Ferrucci. They discuss geographic atrophy, covering the disease state, diagnosing with the Heidelberg Engineering SPECTRALIS OCT, and the importance of the doctor-patient relationship.

On this week's podcast, Dr. Bryan Shaw breaks down his family's experience with his son experiencing bilateral retinoblastoma. As a result, Dr. Bryan...

Researchers from Johns Hopkins have successfully grown a human retina in a lab and it's beautiful. Why is this a cool thing? Because, per the authors, the goal is...

Today, the FDA issued the first-ever approval for an autonomous artificial intelligence algorithm that can independently diagnose a disease without a doctor. It's called...

A new mouse study found that the microglia cells in the retina can regenerate. Let's break down the basics. What are microglia? They are found throughout the brain, spinal...

Brolucizumab, or equally as difficult to remember, RTH258, was shown to be superior to Eylea in recent clinical trials. The research from the phase 2 clinical...

The American Society of Retinal Specialists Meeting was this past week in Boston. A poster was presented that compared the outcomes of 22 patients with...

What is Luminate? An "integrin peptide therapy" that treats vitreoretinal diseases by targeting integrin receptors. Let's break that down. What are integrins? Broadly speaking, they are cell adhesion and cell signaling...

A study published in Nature found that retinal cells have the ability to regenerate in mice. Let's start with some background first. Zebrafish (the transparent ones) have the ability...