Retina’s ability to adjust to a new environment should be commended. Which of the technologies introduced during the COVID-19 era are stopgaps and which will be a permanent part of the treatment landscape? John W. Kitchens, MD (United States), is joined by María H. Berrocal, MD (United States); Jean-Francois Korobelnik, MD, PhD (France); and Manish Nagpal, MBBS, MS, FRCS (Edin) (India), to forecast the future of retina’s technologic milieu.

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Treat-and-extend therapy is a common tactic employed by retina specialists for treating wet AMD patients. What new data will grow the body of information retina specialists already draw on when making decisions about treatment regimen? Michael Singer, MD, shares details from a retrospective review of patient data over a 2-year period during which treat-and-extend regimens were employed. 

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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, medicine cannot forget about the raging opioid epidemic taking place in the United States. What role to retina specialists play in fueling the opioid crisis, and how has their behavior changed for the better over time? Yoshihiro Yonekawa, MD, shares his research about opioid prescribing rates among retina specialists, tracing the field’s behavior over time, and offering a window into the specialty’s role in the crisis. 

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The phase 2 LADDER study showed the Port Delivery System for ranibizumab was worthy of a phase 3 trial. Was the device able to deliver a continuous dose of therapy that was similar to what you’d find in monthly injection patients? Dilsher Dhoot, MD, reviews the pharmacokinetic data that researchers used to determine the rate of drug release and therapeutic benefit and previews the phase 3 ARCHWAY trial. 

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Protocols for clinical and surgical settings have been altered in the COVID-19 era. Which of those protocols are temporary, and which protocols will be a permanent part of practice? To answer this question, New Retina Radio host John W. Kitchens, MD, invites María Ana Castellanos-Martinez, MD (Mexico) and Matteo Forlini, MD (Italy) for a roundtable discussion on the future of retina care in the wake of COVID-19–related changes. 

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Conferences are an essential dynamic to the retina ecosystem that have been disrupted during the COVID-19 crisis. How will the field advance without in-person meetings? New Retina Radio host John W. Kitchens, MD, invites EURETINA General Secretary Anat Loewenstein, MD, and ASRS President Timothy G. Murray, MD, MBA, to discuss the future of in-person education, the evolving dynamics of physician-industry collaboration, and the solutions that retina societies have relied on to maintain retina’s camaraderie. 

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Safe and effective long-duration therapy in wet AMD treatment could be the solution to increasing patient adherence. Are we on the brink of a major breakthrough? Carl Danzig, MD, reviews the phase 2 STAIRWAY study, which evaluated the safety and efficacy of faricimab (Genentech/Roche) for the treatment of wet AMD, and previews the coming phase 3 trials TENAYA and LUCERNE.

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