The approval establishes the first and only FDA-approved ophthalmic formulation of bevacizumab for neovascular age-related macular degeneration in the US.
As his term comes to a close, Geoffrey G. Emerson, MD, PhD, FASRS, discusses scientific advances, physician advocacy, and the collaborative leadership behind ASRS.
In an observational US target trial emulation, glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist initiation was associated with about 3 to 4 more ischemic optic neuropathy cases per 10,000 patients over 18 months than two comparator drug classes.
Post hoc GATHER2 analyses presented at ASRS 2026 suggest ellipsoid zone integrity and low-luminance deficit may provide complementary measures of disease progression and treatment response.