Retina Mentor Moments

On this episode of Retina Mentor Moments, John W. Kitchens, MD, sits down with David Eichenbaum, MD, FASRS, for a rapid-fire tour of the durability race in medical retina, covering high-dose aflibercept, angiopoietin-2 (Ang-2) inhibition, tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs), gene therapy, and the pipeline therapies heading into late-stage trials.

Dr. Eichenbaum is a partner and Director of Research at Retina Vitreous Associates of Florida and a Volunteer Collaborative Associate Professor of Ophthalmology at the Morsani College of Medicine, University of South Florida. His site has enrolled in many of the pivotal programs discussed below.

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In this episode of Retina Mentor Moments, John Kitchens, MD, sits down with Jayanth Sridhar, MD, to discuss how training across institutions, and continuing to learn from colleagues and trainees afterward, helps surgeons adapt their technique and improve patient care. 

Dr. Sridhar is a vitreoretinal surgeon and Chief of Ophthalmology at Olive View–UCLA Medical Center. He completed residency at Bascom Palmer Eye Institute and fellowship at Wills Eye Hospital, then spent 7 years on the Bascom Palmer faculty.

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On this episode of Retina Mentor Moments John W. Kitchens, MD is joined by Esther Lee Kim, MD to discuss their strategies for evaluating pipeline and recently-approved therapies and integrating them into their practice.

Dr. Kim is a retina specialist at the Orange County Retina Institute. For more on her career path, see Navigating A Career in Retina.

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On this episode of Retina Mentor Moments, John W. Kitchens, MD, is joined by David Chin Yee, MD, to discuss his journey into retina research.

Dr. Chin Yee is a vitreoretinal surgeon and physician partner at Georgia Retina, where he also serves as the Director of Clinical Trials.

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On this episode of Retina Mentor Moments, John W. Kitchens, MD, and Sophie Bakri, MD, the ophthalmology chair at Mayo Clinic in Minnesota, discuss her journey in ophthalmology and the importance of technology, particularly artificial intelligence (AI), in enhancing patient care and treatment personalization at Mayo Clinic.

For the full episode, check out the article: https://eyesoneyecare.com/resources/transforming-eyecare-technology-in-ophthalmology/ 

Retina Mentor Moments is independently editorial content supported by advertising from Regeneron. The information provided in this article does not and is not intended to constitute medical advice; instead, all information, content, materials available herein are for general information purposes only.