Friday, June 30, 2023

Study About Different Treatments For Macular Edema And Smartphone Images Assisting In Referrals For Retinopathy Of Prematurity

Dr. Douglas Jabs (Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School Of Public Health - Baltimore, MD)

Dr. Benjamin Young (Oregon Health and Science University - Portland, OR)

Dr. Douglas Jabs, professor of epidemiology at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health in Baltimore, explains the results of a study comparing the effectiveness of intraocular steroids, the drug ranibizumab, and the drug methotrexate, in treating uveitis-related macular edema.

Dr. Ben Young, assistant professor of ophthalmology at Oregon Health and Science University in Portland, discusses how smartphone-based fundus imaging is assisting with referral-warranted and treatment-requiring screening for retinopathy of prematurity.

7/2/2023 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Friday, June 9, 2023

AI Model Using Peptides To Advance A Drug Delivery System To Treat Glaucoma In Rabbits

Dr. Laura Ensign (Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute - Baltimore, MD)

Dr. Laura Ensign, Marcella E. Woll Professor of Ophthalmology at the Johns Hopkins Wilmer Eye Institute in Baltimore, explains how an artificial intelligence model has been used to advance a drug delivery system with peptides to treat glaucoma in rabbits. 

6/11/2023 Podcast (Click Image Below)

Friday, June 2, 2023

Comparison of First Age of Diagnosis and Severity of Glaucoma Between Black and White Patients and Discussion of eSight Electronic Vision Enhancing Eyewear

Kaela Acuff (University of California - San Diego)

eSight 4 (eSight Eyewear - Toronto, ON)

Kaela Acuff, M.D. candidate, at the University of California-San Diego, goes over a study comparing the ages of first diagnosis and severity of cases of glaucoma between African-American and white patients.

Then, Roland Mattern, Director of Sales and Marketing, at eSight Eyewear, in Toronto, explains how the electronic vision enhancing system can help some, who have lost a degree of central vision.  That's includes the eSight 4 and eSight Go models.

6/4/2023 Podcast (Click Image Below)