New Retina Radio continues its biography of anti-VEGF. John D. Pitcher III, MD, picks up the story where we left off: in a world where pegaptanib was the only intravitreal injection approved for treating wet AMD. But a deep dive into the literature and a few calculations on the back of a napkin are about to change retina practice forever. Guests in this episode include Bob Avery, MD; Dave Brown, MD; Anne Fung, MD; Jeffrey Heier, MD; Andrew Moshfeghi, MD, MBA; Kirk Packo, MD; and Philip Rosenfeld, MD, PhD. This editorially independent podcast is supported with advertising.

Recently, the first refillable, intraocular device that enables continuous delivery of therapy was FDA approved for nAMD. John Kitchens, MD sits down with one of the investigators, Dante Pieramici, MD, to learn more about his experiences with the clinical development program and this innovative drug delivery system. This special episode of New Retina Radio is supported by Genentech USA, Inc., which is responsible for its content.

In this roundtable moderated by Allen C. Ho, MD, and Robert L. Avery, MD, experts discuss the frustration of postoperative proliferative vitreoretinopathy and strategies to minimize its incidence in the clinic. 

Panelists include Dean Eliott, MD; Avni P. Finn, MD, MBA; Ajay Kuriyan, MD, MS; and M. Ali Khan, MD. This podcast is editorially independent.

Many young retina specialists have always known retina as an anti-VEGF world. But how did this happen? John D. Pitcher III, MD, joins Scott and Ranna in studio to deliver the first part of the tale of anti-VEGF in retina, taking the story back to the 1970s to tell the story of the discovery of VEGF, the creation of pegaptanib, and the struggles that early anti-VEGF encountered in retina. There are a lot of guests for this one, but the major players for this episode are Tony Adamis, MD; Bob Avery, MD; Jeff Heier, MD; and Kirk Packo, MD. This editorially independent podcast is supported with advertising.

Innovation often drives surgeons to adopt new techniques and surgical approaches. Join John Kitchens, MD, Carl Awh, MD, and Aleksandra Rachitskaya, MD as they discuss their experiences with a new refillable, intraocular device that enables continuous delivery of therapy for patients with nAMD. Listen as they provide their insights on learning the implant and refill- exchange procedures as well as their perspectives on the training program for the device. This special episode of New Retina Radio is supported by Genentech USA, Inc., which is responsible for its content.

In the culmination of this case-based series discussing who is best suited for which types of wet AMD therapy, John Kitchens, MD, invites Murtaza Adam, MD, and Aleksandra Rachitskaya, MD, to the program to showcase two real-world patient files. After they are done with case discussions, Drs. Adam, Kitchens, and Rachitskaya examine how patient lifestyle details may affect treatment strategies. 

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In the second installment of this ongoing series covering wet AMD, Lisa Faia, MD, and Sumit Sharma, MD, submit to host John Kitchens, MD, a set of real-world patient cases in which treatment challenges necessitated a change in therapy. After revealing which treatment option is best suited for their respective patients, Drs. Faia and Sharma parse which patient types are eligible for long-duration treatment and which types are better matched for more traditional approaches. 

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Changes to the uveitis treatment landscape after years of stagnation warrant a reset on what is approved, what the latest data are, and which developments are in the pipeline. Glenn Jaffe, MD, summarized his state of the union on uveitis therapy, reviewing data from the most recently approved innovations in the field. Nicole Koulisis, MD, joins the program to review data on ocular injuries linked to social unrest in the summer of 2020. What were the causes linked to ocular injuries, how severely was vision affected, and what were final outcomes for these patients?

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In the first of this three-part series reviewing topics in wet AMD, Carl Regillo, MD, and Adrienne Scott, MD, join moderator John Kitchens, MD, to submit a pair of real-world patient cases illustrating how the need to reduce the burden of care may drive treatment decisions in patients with wet AMD. After they reveal how they managed their respective patient cases, Drs. Regillo and Scott join Dr. Kitchens for a review of how the latest innovations in retina could improve patients’ lives by alleviating treatment burden.

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As more data are published regarding medical intervention for macular hole closure, retina specialists want to know which patients are best suited for this approach and in which cases it may be most effective. Christina Weng, MD, MBA, invites Brian Do, MD; Mrinali Gupta, MD; and Dimitra Skondra, MD, PhD, to summarize and respond to a pair of retrospective case series that explored the safety and efficacy of drop regimens for macular hole closure. The group discusses the papers’ findings and comments on their own experience with medical management of macular holes.  

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