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- Electroretinography Added to AAO’s Diabetic Retinopathy Preferred Practice Pattern Guidelineshttps://modernod.com/news/electroretinography-added-to-aaos-diabetic-retinopathy-preferred-practice-pattern-guidelines/2482714/LKC Technologies, a provider of functional testing through electroretinography (ERG), announced that ERG has been included in the 2024 update of the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s (AAO) Preferred Practice Pattern (PPP) guidelines for diabetic
- Prevent Blindness Announces Matt MacDonald as Chair-Elect of Board of Directorshttps://modernod.com/news/prevent-blindness-announces-matt-macdonald-as-chair-elect-of-board-of-directors/2482708/Prevent Blindness, a nonprofit organization dedicated to eye health and safety awareness, named Matt MacDonald as Chair-elect of its Board of Directors. The vote was held last week during the Spring 2025 Board Meeting. He will succeed current Board of Directors Chair Jim McGrann, CEO of Adva
- Lighthouse Guild Appoints Thomas Panek as New President and CEOhttps://modernod.com/news/lighthouse-guild-appoints-thomas-panek-as-new-president-and-ceo/2482706/Lighthouse Guild announced this morning that Thomas Panek has been appointed as President and CEO, effective April 2025. He succeeds Dr. Calvin W. Roberts, who has served in this role for the past 5 years. Mr. Panek has significant leadership experience with a deep commitment to a
- Atsena Granted FDA Fast Track Designation for Gene Therapy to Treat X-linked Retinoschisishttps://modernod.com/news/atsena-therapeutics-granted-fda-fast-track-designation-for-gene-therapy-to-treat-x-linked-retinoschisis/2482699/Atsena Therapeutics announced that the FDA has granted Fast Track designation for gene therapy product candidate, ATSN-201, for the treatment of X-linked retinoschisis (XLRS). ATSN-201 leverages AAV.SPR, the company’s novel spreading capsid, to achieve therapeutic levels of g
- Luxa Biotechnology Presents Data from First-in-Human Retinal Pigment Epithelium Cell Therapy for Dry AMDhttps://modernod.com/news/luxa-biotechnology-presents-data-from-first-in-human-retinal-pigment-epithelium-cell-therapy-for-dry-amd/2482693/Luxa Biotechnology announced clinical data from its phase 1/2a clinical trial evaluating RPESC-RPE-4W, a proprietary retinal pigment epithelium (RPE) cell therapy for patients with dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The data were presented at the 77th Annual Wills Eye Conference in Phila
- Nicox Announces New Data from the NCX 470 Mont Blanc Trial, Provides Development Updateshttps://modernod.com/news/nicox-announces-new-data-from-the-ncx-470-mont-blanc-trial-provides-development-updates/2482684/Nicox, an international ophthalmology company, shared new data on their intraocular pressure (IOP)-lowering medication NCX 470 at the 2025 American Glaucoma Society (AGS) Annual Meeting this past weekend. The French company also shared developmental updates from the 470 Mont Blanc phase 3 clinica
- MyEyeDr. Partners with CoFi to Streamline Patient Paymentshttps://modernod.com/news/myeyedr-partners-with-cofi-to-streamline-patient-payments/2482673/MyEyeDr., which has 880 locations across the US, has teamed up with multi-party payment provider CoFi to simplify the payment process for patients requiring both optometry and ophthalmology services. This new partnership, now available in all 29 states where MyEyeDr. o
- Cost, Purchase Factors, and Correct Usage Drive Online Contact Lens Searcheshttps://modernod.com/news/cost-purchase-factors-and-correct-usage-drive-online-contact-lens-searches-according-to-new-research-in-the-us-and-canada/2482671/New research from the Contact Lens Institute (CLI) demonstrates that purchase factors–specificly contact lens retailers and price–are the primary driver of consumer online contact lens-related searches, representing 65% of top 20 searches in the United States and Canada. Oth
- Call for Nominations: Prevent Blindness Seeks to Honor Leaders in Vision Healthhttps://modernod.com/news/call-for-nominations-prevent-blindness-seeks-to-honor-leaders-in-vision-health/2482661/Prevent Blindness, one of the nation’s largest eye health and safety nonprofit organizations, issued their call for nominations for the “
- Pykus Therapeutics to Present Initial Clinical Data on Novel Retinal Sealanthttps://modernod.com/news/pykus-therapeutics-to-present-initial-clinical-data-on-novel-retinal-sealant/2482651/Pykus Therapeutics announced that it will present initial clinical data on its investigational retinal sealant, PYK-2101, to replace gas and oil during retinal detachment repair. The data will be presented at the Vail Vitrectomy 2025 Meeting on February 10, 2025. The presentat