Ocular Surgery News

02/03/2026

Qlosi for presbyopia reduced pupil diameter without significantly impacting:

➡️Ciliary muscle thickness.
➡️Lens thickness.

Researcher Dr. Florence Cabot provides details on Healio:

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — A study found that Qlosi demonstrated positive pupil diameter reductions without yielding significant changes in ciliary muscle response, according to a speaker at Hawaiian Eye 2026. In a presentation, Florence Cabot, MD, of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, shared data that...

02/03/2026

“For eye care providers, ER-100 represents a fundamentally new approach to treating optic neuropathies,” Sharon Rosenzweig-Lipson, PhD, of Life Biosciences, told Healio.

Life Biosciences plans to begin human clinical trials of a cellular rejuvenation therapy in optic neuropathies after receiving FDA clearance of an investigational new drug application, according to a press release.ER-100 aims to modify the epigenome of cells to restore injured cells without changing...

02/03/2026

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The burden of presbyopia and reading glasses drives patients to look for solutions.“There is a clear and growing patient demand for noninvasive, reversible options to manage presbyopia,” Behnaz Rouhani, MD, said. “Patients want functional near vision without dependence on reading g...

02/03/2026

“An average medical student’s exposure [to ophthalmology has been] whittled down to a couple lectures and meager amounts of time (if any) during core rotations.”

Read one medical student’s perspective on ophthalmology education in the latest installment of Young Doctors Dialogue:

Indisputable is ophthalmology’s vast role of providing not only comprehensive eye care to the populace but first-on-scene medical care as well. It stands to reason that medical students should be well educated and well exposed to this vital field of medicine. However, the opposite reigns true, wit...

02/03/2026

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02/03/2026

The approved the readministration of TR more than once in patients with healthy .

Drs. Nathan Radcliffe and I. Paul Singh tell how this will affect specialists and patients:

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02/02/2026

While pilocarpine 2% for presbyopia yielded changes in ciliary muscle thickness, Qlosi reduced pupil diameter without significant impact on the ciliary muscle.

Catch the details on Healio:

WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — A study found that Qlosi demonstrated positive pupil diameter reductions without yielding significant changes in ciliary muscle response, according to a speaker at Hawaiian Eye 2026. In a presentation, Florence Cabot, MD, of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute in Miami, shared data that...

02/02/2026

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02/02/2026

Inconsistent exposure to ophthalmology in the general medical curriculum can lead to unequal development of clinical skills.

Read the latest from Healio’s Young Doctors Dialogue blog series here:

Indisputable is ophthalmology’s vast role of providing not only comprehensive eye care to the populace but first-on-scene medical care as well. It stands to reason that medical students should be well educated and well exposed to this vital field of medicine. However, the opposite reigns true, wit...

02/02/2026

🚨Life Biosciences will begin human clinical trials of ER-100 in participants with open-angle-glaucoma and nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy.

Life Biosciences plans to begin human clinical trials of a cellular rejuvenation therapy in optic neuropathies after receiving FDA clearance of an investigational new drug application, according to a press release.ER-100 aims to modify the epigenome of cells to restore injured cells without changing...

02/01/2026

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02/01/2026

February is Black History Month!❤️💛💚

Join us in celebrating the significant accomplishments and contributions that Black health care professionals have made to the medical field.