Annual Meeting Hot Topics
May 1 - 7, virtual
Populations
- New research suggests lenses age differently in males and females
- Retinal changes recorded in rodent models of Alzheimer's disease
- Uveitis and scleritis patients at higher risk of developing age-related macular degeneration
- New study highlights impact of inherited retinal diseases on United States and Canada
Technology and Innovation
- A new retina atlas of gene expression will allow for powerful user-led analysis
- Artificial intelligence allows for improved assessment of optic nerve cupping in glaucoma
- Many diabetic patients go unscreened for diabetic retinopathy in urban centers
- New sequencing technology to increase the diagnostic accuracy for ABCA4-disease
- Novel eyedrop is promising wet-AMD treatment
- Port Delivery System with ranibizumab (PDS) implant may revolutionize anti-VEGF therapy delivery
- Redesign of OCT technology allows for at-home monitoring of age-related macular degeneration
Environment and Lifestyle
- Adverse environments shown to trigger ocular surface diseases in transplant wards
- COVID-19 pandemic and associated mitigation measures disproportionately impact those with vision loss
- Low macular pigment levels may be novel risk factor for glaucoma among older women
- New connection discovered between gut microbiome and eye health
- Ocular tissue can be infected by SARS CoV-2
- Sleep-regulating systems impaired by glaucoma
Other
- Macular rod and cone photoreceptor structure may impact efficacy of therapeutic approaches
- New eyedrop formula can decrease pain and increase tear production in severe dry eye
Press releases
Sept. 1, 2021 - ARVO Women's Leadership Development Program welcomes Class of 2021
June 30, 2021 - Dry Eye Awareness Month 2021 Focuses on a Looming Lifestyle Epidemic—Ocular Surface Disease
May 17, 2021 - ARVO elects new Editor-in-Chiefs for its three journals
May 6, 2021 - ARVO Foundation Announces Winner of Ludwig von Sallmann Clinician-Scientist Award
May 6, 2021 - ARVO Foundation Announces Winner of Oberdorfer Award in Low Vision Research
Jan. 22, 2021 - ARVO Foundation Announces 2021 Pfizer Ophthalmics Carl Camras Translational Research Award Recipient
Jan. 21, 2021 - ARVO Foundation Announces 2021 Mallinckrodt Uveitis Research Fellowship Recipient
Jan. 19, 2021 - ARVO Foundation Announces Winners of Dr. David L. Epstein Award
Jan. 13, 2021 - ARVO Foundation Announces Winners of Roche Collaborative Fellowship
Jan. 12, 2021 - ARVO Foundation Announces Winners of the Lewis Rudin Glaucoma Prize
Jan. 11, 2021 - ARVO Foundation Announces Recipients of Genentech AMD Research Fellowships
Jan. 5, 2021 - ARVO Foundation Announces 2021 Bert M. Glaser, MD Award for Innovative Retina Research Recipient