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International Perspectives on ROP Nov 12, 2021

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How do the latest data and treatment guidelines inform treatment strategies for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) among European and Latin American retina specialists? Moderator Prof. Andreas Stahl (Germany) and panelist Dr. Maria Ana Martinez-Castellanos (Mexico) discuss the dynamics of patient care in their respective regions, and are joined by Silke Mader from the European Foundation for the Care of Newborn Infants to hear about the organization’s initiatives related to ROP.

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Luminaries in Retina: Kirk Packo, MD, FACS (Part 2) Nov 09, 2021

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In part 2 of this special podcast interview with John W. Kitchens, MD, and Kirk Packo, MD, FACS, they dive into Dr. Packo's involvement in the creation of AAO subspecialty day, his passion for honoring the history of retina, and his assistance in advocating for vitreoretinal surgery improvements.

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Luminaries in Retina: Kirk Packo, MD, FACS (Part 1) Nov 09, 2021

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In this new podcast episode, John W. Kitchens, MD, interviews Kirk Packo, MD, FACS, around his triumphant career and his decision to retire from practicing medicine following an unexpected diagnosis. In part 1 of 2, Dr. Packo describes his early career goals, his experience with residency matching, his background in acting and directing, and his passion for educating.

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ASRS 2021: The Pipeline for Wet AMD and GA Nov 05, 2021

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The pipeline in retina is bursting! Which datasets shared at the ASRS 2021 meeting provided insights into the future of retina? Mark Barakat, MD, joins the podcast to discuss topline results from a study examining the suprachoroidal delivery of RGX-314 (RegenxBio). And Nancy Holekamp, MD, stops by to educate us on the potential for targeting C1q in the complement cascade in patients with geographic atrophy. What’s the latest with the phase 2 ARCHER study? Find out on this episode.

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ASRS 2021: Losing GA Patients to Follow-up and DME Meta-analysis Oct 29, 2021

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The age of big data allows researchers to uncover how real-world patients with geographic atrophy (GA) behave. What did a deep dive into the IRIS Registry find? We spoke with Durga Borkar, MD, about her research team’s findings on which GA patients are most at risk to being lost to follow-up, which may inform treatment strategies once a drug is approved. And we sat down with M. Ali Khan, MD, whose meta-analysis of RISE/RIDE and three DRCR Retina Network studies explored possible visual outcomes gaps in Black and White patients with diabetic eye disease.

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ASRS 2021: ARCHWAY and TENAYA/LUCERNE Oct 22, 2021

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We may be on the cusp of the next great era of wet AMD therapy. Which phase 3 data will guide physician decision-making if new technologies are approved by regulatory bodies? Chirag Jhaveri, MD, spoke with New Retina Radio about anatomic data collected in the phase 3 ARCHWAY study. How did patients who received the Port Delivery System with Ranibizumab (PDS, Genentech) differ from those on monthly ranibizumab (Lucentis, Genentech) in terms of fluctuation in central subfield thickness? And as FDA weighs the possible approval of faricimab for the treatment of wet AMD, we hear from Karl Csaky, MD, PhD, about the safety, efficacy, and durability of the drug for wet AMD in the TENAYA and LUCERNE studies.

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Vitreous Opacities: How ODs and MDs Can Collaborate Oct 19, 2021

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How can retina surgeons work with optometrists to create a framework that best manages the cases of patients with vitreous opacities? To answer this question, John Kitchens, MD, turns to Tarek Hassan, MD, and Walt Whitley, OD, MBA. The panel discusses how collaboration can transition patients smoothly to surgical consultation, the anatomy of a referral, and if some patients are better suited for surgery than others.

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New Retina Radio Journal Club: Treating CMV with Adoptive Immunotherapy Oct 15, 2021

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Cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis continues to challenge retina specialists. Could use of CMV-specific cytotoxic T lymphocytes be an effective strategy in some patients? And if so, in whom? To answer these questions, Christina Weng, MD, MBA, is joined by study author Mrinali Gupta, MD, and panelists Brian Do, MD, and Dimitra Skondra, MD, PhD. During their discussion, we hear about the structure and findings of the study and learn about how these new data may affect treatment algorithms for patients with newly diagnosed CMV retinitis.

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International Perspectives: RVO Oct 08, 2021

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In the next installment of the New Retina Radio miniseries "International Perspectives," moderator Jennifer Arnold (Australia) in joined by panelists Ramin Tadayoni (France) and Armin Wolf (Germany) to discuss the history and contemporary trends of RVO therapy.

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Vitreous Opacities: Hearing from Anterior and Posterior Segment Surgeons Oct 01, 2021

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It isn't often that anterior segment and posterior segment surgeons discuss surgery. New Retina Radio, in a crossover episode with CRST: The Podcast, is changing that by initiating a conversation about surgery for vitreous opacities. John Kitchens, MD, invites retina specialist Maria Berrocal, MD, and anterior segment surgeon Elizabeth Yeu, MD, to chat surgical pearls, patient management tactics, and whether premium IOLs are exacerbating vitreous opacities. Stick around at the end of the episode for some compelling conversation that our editors salvaged from the cutting room floor.

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