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- American Medical Association’s New President a ‘Passionate Defender of the Independent Physician’https://modernod.com/news/american-medical-associations-new-president-a-passionate-defender-of-the-independent-physician/2477875/Susan Bailey, MD, the new president of the American Medical Association (AMA), called for physicians to advocate at the highest levels of government and insurance companies for support needed “to sustain private practice during a pandemic that threatens its very survival,” according t
- Registration Now Open for Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association (NORA) 2020 Annual Conferencehttps://modernod.com/news/registration-now-open-for-neuro-optometric-rehabilitation-association-nora-2020-annual-conference/2477365/Registration is now open for the Neuro-Optometric Rehabilitation Association, International (NORA) Clinical Skills Pre-Conference (September 10-11) and 29th annual General Conference (September 12-13) at the Hyatt Regency Columbus in Columbus, Ohio. “This year’s conference them
- The American Optometric Association (AOA) Partners With Lyft To Offer Free Rides To Get A Comprehensive Eye Examhttps://modernod.com/news/the-american-optometric-association-aoa-partners-with-lyft-to-offer-free-rides-to-get-a-comprehensive-eye-exam/2477334/The American Optometric Association (AOA), the leading authority on quality care and an advocate for our nation’s health, representing more than 30,000 doctors of optometry, announced that it is working with Lyft, the transportation network, to offer free rides to people in select cities in
- The American Optometric Association (AOA) Launches Nationwide Campaign to Make 2020 the Year of the Eye Examhttps://modernod.com/news/the-american-optometric-association-aoa-launches-nationwide-campaign-to-make-2020-the-year-of-the-eye-exam/2477227/The American Optometric Association (AOA) announced the official launch of the #2020EyeExam campaign to make eye health and vision care a national priority in 2020. The public awareness campaign underscores the importance of receiving an in-person comprehensive eye examination with an AOA doctor
- The American Optometric Association Urges Employers to Pledge to Make 2020 the Year of the Eye Examhttps://modernod.com/news/the-american-optometric-association-urges-employers-to-pledge-to-make-2020-the-year-of-the-eye-exam/2477180/As part of the American Optometric Association’s (AOA) #2020EyeExam initiative, the organization and doctors of optometry nationwide are calling upon visionary companies across the country to join the 2020 Employer Pledge program–affirming the importance of caring for the overall health and
- Clearside Biomedical to Present Pivotal Phase 3 PEACHTREE Clinical Trial in Macular Edema Associated with Non-Infectious Uveitishttps://modernod.com/news/clearside-biomedical-to-present-pivotal-phase-3-peachtree-clinical-trial-in-macular-edema-associated-with-non-infectious-uveitis/2479896/Clearside Biomedical announced that data from PEACHTREE, its pivotal phase 3 trial of suprachoroidal CLS-TA in patients with macular edema associated with non-infectious uveitis, will be presented by Rahul N. Khurana, MD, an investigator for PEACHTREE, Partner at Northern California Retina Vitreo
- Scientific Data for Novel Adeno-Associated Virus Gene Therapy in Rhodopsin-Mediated Autosomal Dominant Retinitis Pigmentosa Publishedhttps://modernod.com/news/scientific-data-for-novel-adeno-associated-virus-gene-therapy-in-rhodopsin-mediated-autosomal-dominant-retinitis-pigmentosa-published/2479920/Ophthotech announced that scientists at the University of Pennsylvania (Penn) and University of Florida published proof-of-concept study results on an adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy product candidate for the treatment of rhodopsin-mediated autosomal dominant retinitis pigmentosa (RHO-a
- Association of Optometrists and SECO International Announce Partnership with Armed Forces Optometric Society for Therapeutics London 2018https://modernod.com/news/association-of-optometrists-and-seco-international-announce-partnership-with-armed-forces-optometric-society-for-therapeutics-london-2018/2480047/The Association of Optometrists (AOP) and SECO International have partnered with the Armed Forces Optometric Society (AFOS) to present “Therapeutics London 2018,” an optometric continuing education and training (CET) conference focusing on therapeutics, being held September 23-24, 201
- EMA Review Finds Rare Risk of Vision Loss Associated With Semaglutide Medicineshttps://modernod.com/news/ema-review-finds-rare-risk-of-vision-loss-associated-with-semaglutide-medicines/2482842/The European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Pharmacovigilance Risk Assessment Committee (PRAC) has concluded its review of semaglutide-containing medicines following concerns about a potential increased risk of non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAIO
- Mega-Analysis Identifies Gene Variants Associated with Glaucoma in People of African Ancestryhttps://modernod.com/news/mega-analysis-identifies-gene-variants-associated-with-glaucoma-in-people-of-african-ancestry/2482072/A new analysis focusing specifically on people of African ancestry identified three gene variants that may be contributing to this population’s susceptibility to developing and being blinded by glaucoma, according to report from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylva