Too busy to read the Lens? Listen to our weekly summary here! In this week’s episode we discuss:

• Both high and low levels of HDL were associated with increased risk of AMD, though the mechanism for this remains unclear.

• A majority of ophthalmic subspecialists practice in urban areas, and this trend has increased over the last decade.

• Study compares 5 modern toric IOL formulas for cataract patients with astigmatism.

• Systemic GLP-1 inhibitor treatment was found to reduce size and leakage of CNVM lesions in mouse models.