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Are retina doctors seeing more retinal pathology following infection or vaccination? Or is there nothing to see here? Rahul Khurana, MD, joins us to discuss the findings of various health care database analyses seeking to clarify whether COVID infection or vaccination were linked to retinal manifestations. Was there a clear—or even an opaque—connection between the two? And Paul

We finally have two FDA-approved treatments for geographic atrophy (GA)—and yet, many retina specialists have been reluctant to embrace them. Join moderator John Kitchens, MD, as he explores this question with Miguel Busquets, MD, and Esther Kim, MD. Further in the episode, they gameplan patient conversations centered around choosing a treatment, ask how heavily to weigh safety w

In this episode of the New Retina Radio Journal Club with VBS, Maura Di Nicola, MD; Sruthi Arepalli, MD, and Barton Blackorby, MD, discuss a recent study comparing endophthalmitis rates following anti-VEGF injections with pre-treatment using either 5% Povidone Iodine or 0.05% Chlorhexidine. They highlight how prefilled syringes can reduce the risk of endophthalmitis and explore the

Tens of thousands of real-world geographic atrophy patients were analyzed in a retrospective database study. How did GA progress—and how do these data inform our understanding of GA? Ted Leng, MD, stopped by the show to share the findings from his research on the natural history of GA, which he recently delivered on the podium in Lisbon. And Michael Klufas, MD, joined us for a di

What is the relationship between retinal artery occlusion (RAO) and death, stroke, or myocardial infarction? Moderator Katherine Talcott, MD, is joined by Kyle Kovacs, MD, and Phoebe Mellen, MD, to explore the latest contribution to the literature on this topic. After the break, they discuss how best to manage patients who present to the clinic with an RAO, review academic centers'

Could inhibition of C1q effectively halt the progression of GA? Joel Pearlman, MD, PhD, sat down to discuss findings from the phase 2 ARCHER study, which evaluated ANX007 (Annexon) in patients with GA. He tells us what happened when patients were dosed with ANX007 for 1 year—and what occurred when patients stopped receiving treatment. And later, Dimitra Skondra, MD, fills us in o

Does switching long-term wet AMD patients to faricimab (Vabysmo, Genentech/Roche) result in meaningful change to disease presentation? Join New Retina Radio Journal Club host Ben Young, MD, MS, and panelists Lediana Goduni, MD, and Josh Uhr, MD, as they break down a recent real-world study published in the literature. After the break, they review whether the study's findings could

The Port Delivery System with Ranibizumab (PDS; Susvimo, Genentech) was shown to be effective for wet AMD treatment. What did the PAVILION study find when it came to treating diabetic retinopathy out to 100 weeks? Margaret Chang, MD, summarized the PAVILION study’s 2-year safety and efficacy findings regarding the PDS in patients with DR but no DME. Plus, Dr. Chang offers her opi

Is avacincaptad pegol (Izervay, Astellas) effective in patients with major ellipsoid zone attenuation at baseline? Katherine Talcott, MD, stopped by our studio in Stockholm during ASRS with a top-line summary of her lecture at this year’s meeting. And Sunir Garg, MD, joined us for a conversation about the GALE study, which assessed 36 months of continuous dosing of pegcetacoplan

Patients with DME in DRCR Retina Network Protocol AC were switched from bevacizumab to aflibercept if they met specific switch criteria. Where there any baseline factors that predicted a switch? Moderator Rebecca Soares, MD, sits down with panelists Matt Starr, MD, and Nikisha Kothari, MD, to review this study, ask whether the findings are clinically relevant, and explore other ris