Tech Innovations in Ophthalmology, the Latest on Online Eye Exams and Prescriptions | AAO 2023

Precision medicine will lead to fewer cases of ocular cancers, earlier diagnosis, and more targeted and sight-saving treatments.

One patient had complications that resulted in no light perception — effectively, blindness — in the the treated eye.

In real-world experience, Tepezza benefits patients with moderate-to-service thyroid eye disease, but adverse events can lead to discontinuation.

Approximately one-third of the patients assigned to 16-week intervals of 8-mg formulation of Eylea changed to a 24-week interval during the second year of. the study, according results presented at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology. The PHOTON study enrolled people with diabetic macular edema.

Albert S. Khouri, M.D., a professor of ophthalmology at the Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, discusses teleophthalmology’s role in outreach efforts and improving ophthalmic care in the emergency room.

Albert S. Khouri, M.D., says ophthalmic care lends itself to telehealth because it is image based. As with many other areas of medicine, the COVID-19 pandemic accelerated adoption.