September 2024

Diabetes Day: Improving Access to DR Care

An annual free screening event in Philadelphia has improved patient access and reduced preventable diabetic vision loss.

Ari H. August, BA; Charlotte N. Shields, MD; Jay Pendyala, BS; Arslon Humayun, BA; John E. Williamson III, MD; Joseph D. DeSimone, MD; Emily Duffner, MD; Saif A. Hamdan, MD; Jason M. Keil, MD, PhD; and Allen C. Ho, MD

What Makes VBS Unique: 2024 Highlights

Trainee-focused programming, awards, and a new mid- to late-career session set this meeting apart.

Matthew Johnson, MD; Ogul E. Uner, MD; Geeta A. Lalwani, MD; Harry Levine, MD; Jorge Andrade Romo, MD; Melissa Yuan, MD; Louis Z. Cai, MD; Jia Xu, MD; and Lindsay Kozek, MD, PhD

The Effect of Place on Lapses in DR Care

New data quantify just how much a patient’s neighborhood affects their health care.

Rebecca Hepp, MA, Editor-in-Chief

Can’t-Miss Lectures From ARDS 2024

This year’s meeting included three named lectures covering everything from rare conditions to the latest imaging tools.

Mahmood Khan, MD

Diabetic Vitreous Hemorrhage: Inject or Operate?

The latest DRCR Retina Network data suggest that patient selection is key to choosing the best treatment approach.

Gemmy Cheung, MBBS, FRCOphth, FAMS, MCI, and Durga S. Borkar, MD, MMCi

Mastering the Journey From Mentee to Mentor

Consider these pearls from esteemed leaders in the field as you make the transition.

Theo Bowe, MD; Yoshihiro Yonekawa, MD; Ajay E. Kuriyan, MD, MS; Aleksandra Rachitskaya, MD; Rebecca Soares, MD; and Jayanth Sridhar, MD

Managing DME in the Age of Second-Generation Therapies

New treatment options raise questions regarding proper patient selection and dosing intervals. Here’s what we know so far.

Jack Lemon, MD, and Michael S. Ip, MD

Purtscher-Like Retinopathy: A Warning Sign of Lupus

Retinal findings in an otherwise asymptomatic patient led to a surprising diagnosis.

Lulwa Al Matooq, MD; Zainab Al Ali, MD; and Yousef Al Dhafiri, MD

Perseverance is Key

Allen C. Ho, MD, and Robert L. Avery, MD

Managing DR in Pregnancy: A (Not-So) Hot Topic

Barriers to proper screening and care threaten the vision of this unique subset of patients with diabetes.

Swara Sarvepalli, MD, and Majda Hadziahmetovic, MD

Combination Therapy Considerations for DME

A summary of treatment options for patients who respond poorly to initial anti-VEGF treatment.

Justin Grad, MD(C); Amin Hatamnejad, MD; and Netan Choudhry, MD, FRCSC, FASRS, DABO

Complicated DR Cases: The Second Surgery

Taking patients with diabetes to the OR requires careful planning and expert execution, particularly when it’s a reoperation.

Adrian Au, MD, PhD; Blake Fortes, MD; and Pradeep Prasad, MD, MBA

Transvitreal Fibrinoid Reaction: A Rare Complication

Be prepared to handle this adverse event following vitrectomy in patients with diabetic retinopathy.

Yaqoob Qaseem, MD, and Jayanth Sridhar, MD

The Value of Multimodal Imaging in the Retina Clinic

The utility of simultaneous multimodal image capture illustrated in various disease conditions.

Paulo Eduardo Stanga, MD

Combination Therapy for Metastatic Uveal Melanoma

A look at the response of large choroidal metastatic melanoma to treatment with darovasertib and crizotinib.

Lauren B. Yeager, MD, and Brian P. Marr, MD

A Complicated Case of Ocular Tuberculosis

This patient’s pulmonary tuberculosis led to decreased vision 7 years later.

Jhon Eduardo Zans, MD, and Diego Flores, MD