Dr. Emily Chew discusses her early experiences at NIH in evaluating the efficacy and role of laser photocoagulation for diabetic retinopathy. Dr. Chew cites the Diabetic Research Study (DRS) and the subsequent ETDRS as landmark trials  for their importance to ophthalmology, laser treatment and medicine in general.

In this lecture, Dr. Roger Steinert presents his current use of low-energy femtosecond laser to create a smoother interface in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty (DALK).

This week, Valeant Pharmaceuticals rebrands itself as Bausch Health Companies, the Ebola virus selectively attacks photoreceptors and a chip-based neuronal network shows light damage rippling through the retina.