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AAO 2025 RVO PPP: Evidence Essentials for Etiology, Treatment, Prognosis
Updated RVO guidelines summary integrates AAO Preferred Practice Pattern® (2025):
- Etiology: Systemic/genetic risks, Mendelian pathways, post-COVID...
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Predictive ML Enhances OCT Diagnosis in Retina Practice
Predictive AI/ML predicts diagnoses by analyzing retinal OCT images and patterns, optimizing ophthalmologists' practice as shown in key studies.
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AI vs Clinicians: Strong DR/DME Agreement, Community Screening Wins
- High clinical match: AI tools deliver high sensitivity and substantial agreement with ophthalmologists for DR and DME diagnosis.
- Real-world...
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Merck's MALBEC Trial: Bispecific Tie2 Agonist/VEGF Inhibitor Advances in Wet AMD
MK-8748 (Tiespectus), a novel bispecific antibody activating Tie2 signaling while inhibiting VEGF, enters pivotal Phase 2b/3 MALBEC trial for...
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OCTA Quantitative Biomarkers Trending for Ischemia in Retinal Vascular Disease
Emerging trend: OCTA delivers quantitative biomarkers for subclinical retinal/choroidal blood flow changes and microvascular features.
- Macular OCTA...
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Extended-Dosing Anti-VEGF Trend Reduces Burden in DR, Wet AMD, DME
Emerging therapies enable longer intervals while controlling disease:
- DR: GLOW2 shows tarcocimab yields 62.5% ≥2-step DRSS improvement vs 3.3% sham...
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Retinal AI Imaging Trends as CV Risk Window
Emerging trend at ACC 2026: retinal microvasculature via AI as non-invasive biomarker for systemic vascular risks.
- CVD insights: AI-enhanced eye...
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Trend: OCT/FA Biomarkers Guiding Corticosteroid Use in DME/nAMD
- Corticosteroids deliver broad anti-inflammatory benefits with meaningful visual and anatomical improvements in DME.
- OCT/FA imaging biomarkers...
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Phase 3 Trial: Tenecteplase No Better Than Aspirin for Acute CRAO
Key TENET trial results:
- Vision recovery at 1 month: 20% tenecteplase vs 24% aspirin (nonsignificant).
- Secondary BCVA improvements similar between...
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Retinal Imaging + Blood Biomarkers for Future AD Risk Stratification
Future AD screening pathways will integrate retinal imaging with blood-based biomarkers to enable risk stratification.
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3 Vitrectomy Pearls: Eye Level, IOP Delay, Shave Myth
Optimize vitrectomy safety with Dr. Chow's tips for Constellation users:
- Patient eye level: 10 inches below connectors adds ~19 mmHg to...
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Hrvoje Bogunović Honored for AI in OCT Retinal Imaging
Hrvoje Bogunović receives the Xtreme award for advancing AI in retinal imaging, where data-driven OCT analysis is shaping new approaches to understanding retinal disease.
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Visual Outcome Flow Chart for Specialist-Led DR Screening in Remote Ontario
Retina specialist visits (S) drive DR screening in remote James Bay, Ontario, with Fig. 2 modeling visual outcomes via a representative flow chart for cost-effectiveness evaluation.
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