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EyePod

Hosted by the award-winning editorial staff of Ophthalmology Times®, EyePod podcasts feature the latest updates and resources most relevant to professionals across the eyecare industry.

Episodes

3 Things You Should Know About Interventional Glaucoma Comanagement

June 4, 2025 • 31 mins
Glaucoma is a leading cause of irreversible blindness and affects approximately 80 million people globally, with projections to exceed .111 million by 2040.   We know that the elevated intraocular pressure is the key modifiable risk factor which is why reducing intraocular pressure is central to treatment strategies. 

In this podcast, expert faculty from the featured symposium at the 2025 EnVision Summit share insight...
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3 Things You Should Know About Early Treatment Intervention for TED

May 30, 2025 • 16 mins
Thyroid eye disease (TED), a rare autoimmune condition, can be sight-threatening, debilitating, and disfiguring, severely impacting patients’ quality of life and daily functioning. Traditional management approaches for TED have centered on immunomodulatory therapy and surgical interventions. In January 2020, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved teprotumumab, the first therapy specifically indicated for TED. As tr...
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Patient-Centered Treatment Strategies in the Management of nAMD and DME

May 30, 2025 • 13 mins
Recently approved anti-VEGF agents that target additional pathways and offer innovative delivery methods with longer-lasting effects may provide advantages over older anti-VEGF agents in managing patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) and diabetic macular edema (DME). In this podcast, expert faculty discuss the roles of ophthalmologists and optometrists in managing nAMD and DME in an evolving treatme...
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3 Things You Should Know About the GA Pipeline

May 30, 2025 • 9 mins
Geographic atrophy, an advanced stage of age-related macular degeneration, is a significant cause of vision loss. Given the progressive nature of geographic atrophy and its significant impact on quality of life, educating health care professionals about the disease burden, diagnostic strategies, and evolving management strategies is essential.

This PER On-Air Ophthalmology Times podcast provides an in-depth review of ...
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The Neural Frontier: Mapping Neurostimulation Across the DED Patient Spectrum for Refractive Surgery

May 29, 2025 • 11 mins
The lacrimal functional unit, which includes the lacrimal glands and meibomian glands, can be stimulated via the trigeminal nerve to trigger production of the tear film. This approach can be used to manage dry eye disease (DED) in patients undergoing corneal refractive surgery. In this podcast, an expert explores opportunities to use this approach to treat patients with DED.
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California dreaming: 2025 Glaucoma 360 brings celebration, innovation, and education in San Francisco

December 13, 2024 • 7 mins
The 14th annual Glaucoma 360 conference will take place February 6 to 8, 2025, at the Westin St. Francis on Union Square in San Francisco, California. Co-founded by Adrienne Graves, PhD, and Andrew Iwach, MD, and hosted by Glaucoma Research Foundation, the three-day event highlights progress in glaucoma care while fostering innovation and collaboration.

The conference opens on Thursday, February 6, with a gala to cele...
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EnVision Summit 2025: Family-centric conference unites ophthalmology and optometry for learning and leadership

November 17, 2024 • 13 mins
The EnVision Summit, co-founded by Bonnie An Henderson, MD, is a unique family-friendly, multispecialty CME ophthalmology conference, along with a newly introduced optometry track. Henderson sits down with Ophthalmology Times' Sheryl Stevenson, group editorial director - eye care, to talk about the 2025 conference that will take place February 14 to 17 at the Caribe Hilton San Juan, in Puerto Rico.

Henderson describes...
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AI in ophthalmology: Putting the buzz of large language models into perspective with Robert T. Chang, MD

November 5, 2024 • 19 mins
Robert T. Chang, MD, from Stanford University discusses the evolving role of large language models (LLMs) in glaucoma care. He explores how these AI tools, including popular systems like ChatGPT, can enhance communication and patient education by summarizing complex information and tailoring it to different literacy levels. 

Chang highlights the potential of LLMs in improving efficiency in ophthalmology practices, suc...
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Trailblazing tech for retinal imaging: DMEI residents share insights and advice for innovators (part 3)

October 28, 2024 • 12 mins
In this third of an exclusive three-part Ophthalmology Times EyePod podcast series on innovation, we continue our discussion with Jibran Sharieff, MD, and Brandon Kingrey, MD, who are residents at the Dean McGee Eye Institute (DMEI) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They recently won second place at the Eyecelerator competition held before this fall’s American Academy of Ophthalmology conference in Chicago, receiving a $15,000 prize...
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Empowering diagnosis: DMEI residents on revolutionizing retinal imaging with smartphones (part 2)

October 28, 2024 • 7 mins
In this second of an exclusive three-part Ophthalmology Times EyePod podcast series on innovation, we continue our discussion with Jibran Sharieff, MD, and Brandon Kingrey, MD, who are residents at the Dean McGee Eye Institute (DMEI) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They recently won second place at the Eyecelerator competition held before this fall’s American Academy of Ophthalmology conference in Chicago, receiving a $15,000 priz...
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DMEI residents Jibran Sharieff, MD, and Brandon Kingrey, MD, share their journey to innovation (part 1)

October 28, 2024 • 9 mins
In this first of an exclusive three-part Ophthalmology Times EyePod podcast series on innovation, we meet Jibran Sharieff, MD, and Brandon Kingrey, MD, who are residents at the Dean McGee Eye Institute (DMEI) in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. They recently won second place at the Eyecelerator competition held prior to this month's American Academy of Ophthalmology conference in Chicago, receiving a $15,000 prize—the first such prize...
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Week in Review: October 5, 2024

October 11, 2024 • 5 mins
Take a look at a review of the highlights from Ophthalmology Times during the week of September 29, 2024. 
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Managing ocular surface disease with AI: A conversation with Peter J. McDonnell, MD, and Laura M. Periman, MD

October 10, 2024 • 3 mins
Peter J. McDonnell, MD, and Laura M. Periman, MD, discuss how artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming ophthalmology, especially in ocular surface disease. Dr. Periman highlights the potential of AI to streamline eye health screening and documentation, enabling ophthalmologists to focus on patients who require treatment. They emphasize how AI can enhance clinical efficiency, improve patient outcomes, and assist in making m...
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Week in Review: September 29, 2024

October 4, 2024 • 4 mins
Take a look at a review of the highlights from Ophthalmology Times during the week of September 29, 2024. 
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Week in Review: September 22, 2024

September 26, 2024 • 5 mins
Take a look at a review of the highlights from Ophthalmology Times during the week of September 22, 2024. 
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Noninvasive eye drop therapy: Is this the future of keratoconus care?

September 22, 2024 • 12 mins
Ehsan Sadri, MD, FACS, of Visionary Eye Institute in Newport Beach, California, sat down with Professor Emeritus Colin R. Green, PhD, DSc, Department of Ophthalmology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, in Auckland, New Zealand, to learn more about a novel therapy in development for the treatment of keratoconus and other corneal ectasias.

Green outlines the status of the research, involvin...
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Week in Review: September 15, 2024

September 20, 2024 • 4 mins
Take a look at a review of the highlights from Ophthalmology Times during the week of September 15, 2024. 
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Latest Advances in X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa: Optimizing Diagnosis and Developments in Gene Therapy

August 30, 2024 • 14 mins
X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP) is a progressive disease that is more severe than other forms of RP. Affected male patients typically inherit a pathogenic variant of the RPGR gene on the X chromosome. In this podcast, an expert panel discusses diagnosing XLRP and provides an overview of clinical trials of gene therapies for XLRP. 
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Advancing the Optimal Diagnosis & Treatment of Thyroid Eye Disease

August 19, 2024 • 14 mins
Thyroid eye disease is a condition frequently associated with Graves disease that involves both acute and chronic inflammation of the orbit. Patients may experience ocular discomfort, appearance changes, and vision loss. In this podcast, an expert panel discusses diagnosing TED and providing appropriate pharmacologic and surgical treatments. 
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Higher Molar Dose and Its Translation into Clinical Practice

July 19, 2024 • 22 mins
John Kitchens, MD, is joined by Peter Kaiser, MD, to discuss higher molar dose and its translation into clinical practice

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