In this episode, I discuss corneal disease and treatments with David Eveleth, PhD, the founder, president and CEO of Trefoil Therapeutics. Brought to you by Alcon ·       Welcome to another exciting episode of Eye Care insider :14 ·       Intro David Eveleth, PhD :47 ·       Eveleth’s background 1:05 ·       What’s the treatment landscape now for corneal diseases and where are we falling short for patients? 2:59 ·       The origins of Trefoil The ..read more

In this episode, I chat with Nancy Lurker, CEO and board director, about EyePoint Pharmaceuticals and their latest treatments and trials. Brought to you by Alcon ·       Welcome to another exciting episode of Eye Care insider :13 ·       Intro Nancy Lurker :22 ·       Lurker’s background :58 ·       EyePoint Pharmaceuticals: the origin and transition 2:29 ·       Yutiq and long-acting drug delivery systems 6:07 ·     &nbs ..read more

In this episode, I share my top five predictions for 2023 in the field of ophthalmology. Brought to you by Alcon Welcome to another exciting episode of Eye Care insider :52 My review of the top five predictions in ophthalmology 1:03 Prediction #1 – Vabysmo and anti-VEGF market 1:53 Prediction #2 – FDA approval for GA treatment 4:26 Prediction #3 – SNAPS eye shield for ocular protection 6:06 Prediction #4 – biosimilars and the ophthalmic therapeutic marketplace 10:08 Prediction #5 – retina analytical tools 12:27 Thanks for listening 14:30 We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questio ..read more

In this episode, I share my review of the hot topics from the AAO 2022 annual meeting and share my thoughts on the new data shared about drug trials and treatments. Brought to you by Alcon Welcome to another exciting episode of Eye Care insider :53 My review of the hot topics from the AAO 2022 annual meeting 2:20 Hot Topic #1 – wet AMD treatments 2:40 Hot Topic #2 – high-dose Eylea 6:20 Hot Topic #3 – geographic atrophy treatments 10:24 Thanks for listening 16:04 We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Mali at eyecareinsider@healio.com. Follow us on Twitter @Healio_OS ..read more

In this episode, I share my preview of the hot topics for the upcoming AAO 2022 annual meeting, including my thoughts on ocular gene therapy and new treatments in the works. Welcome to another exciting episode of Eye Care insider :52 My preview of hot topics for the upcoming AAO 2022 annual meeting 1:04 Hot Topic #1 – new treatments for dry AMD or geographic atrophy 2:43 Hot Topic #2 – wet AMD management 5:55 Hot Topic #3 – ocular gene therapy 7:56 Hot Topic #4 – biosimilars 9:17 Thanks for listening 11:22 We’d love to hear from you! Send your comments/questions to Dr. Mali at eyecareinsider ..read more

In this episode, Jose O. Segura, wealth management advisor and certified business exit planner, discusses establishing objectives within financial planning and organization, how to diversify your portfolio in ever-changing markets and more. Intro :38 Welcome to another episode of Eye Care insider :52 About Jose Segura 1:03 For people that are listening for the first time, do you mind giving a brief of your background? 1:32 What are, in your opinion, some best practices in regard to financial planning? 2:58 Process for financial organization and seeking out advisors. 10:09 Can you talk about t ..read more

In this episode, Ashlie Leal, director of ophthalmology at FundamentalVR, discusses their fully immersive surgical training products, how virtual reality plays a role in training surgeons and more. Intro :38 Welcome to another episode of Eye Care insider :52 About Ashlie Leal 1:00 Give me a little bit of your background – how you got into this industry and your role at FundamentalVR? 1:33 Can you give our listeners some background about FundamentalVR as a company, and why should eye care professionals start paying attention to your company? 2:56 Do you target training programs? … Is there a c ..read more

In this episode, Allisa Song, a medical student and the CEO and co-founder of Nanodropper, discusses the inception of the device, how it can benefit the eye care industry and more. Intro :38 Welcome to another episode of Eye Care insider :52 About Allisa Song 1:01 I want to hear your story about the history about the Nanodropper – how you came to this idea; what problem you were trying to solve; and how you got here? 2:02 What are the major advantages of your product? Why doesn’t our standard bottle function properly like that? 5:06 Can this go on every eyedrop bottle? 6:49 Is there any sort ..read more

In this episode, Arthur Benjamin, MD, discusses dry eye treatment and trends, the challenges dry eye patients and the eye care professionals treating them and more. Intro :37 Welcome to another episode of Eye Care insider :51 About Arthur Benjamin, MD 1:02 I wonder if you could talk about your training and what you currently do now? 1:39 Could you talk about what you’ve seen throughout the years and what you’ve seen in the trends in dry eye and how it has expanded in the population? 2:56 What is your current algorithm for someone with dry eye? How do you manage that? 5:01 Once you do determin ..read more

In this episode, Dhruvin Patel, MCOptom, discusses the short- and long-term effects of blue light on our eyes, how the pandemic has exacerbated these effects and how his company, Ocushield, is looking to help protect eyes from blue light. Intro :01 Patel’s introduction and background :43 The science and necessity behind blue light blocking filters 5:35 Short-term effects of blue light on the eyes 7:15 Long-term effects of blue light on the eyes 8:24 Are eye care professionals doing enough to promote blue light protection? 12:11 Has the pandemic affected the demand/awareness of blue light rela ..read more