Features
A New Era for Wet AMD Trials
Peer-Reviewed
Understanding trial design, statistical outcomes, and evolving FDA requirements is increasingly important as new therapies aim to demonstrate meaningful differences from established anti-VEGF treatments.
By Lejla Vajzovic, MD, FASRS, Arshad M. Khanani, MD, MA, FASRS, Jeffrey S. Heier, MD
What I Learned Starting an Independent Retina Practice
Lessons from my first year going solo.
By Paul Hahn, MD, PhD
Year One of Building a Research Program
Growing a clinical trials program in a private retina practice in East Texas—the opportunities, the constraints, and what I would tell a practice considering starting one.
By Samuel Minaker, MD, MSc
The Retina OR Bottleneck
Surgical economics limit operating room access and create barriers to vitreoretinal surgery.
By Deanna Ingrassia Miano, DO, MS, Miguel A. Busquets, MD, FACS, FASRS
Incorporating AI Into Clinical Trial Operations
AI agents could help sponsors, CROs, and research sites manage complexity, improve efficiency, and reduce administrative burden.
By Namrata Saroj, OD, Mark R. Barakat, MD, Ram Yalamanchili
Web Exclusives
Beyond Surgery: The Methotrexate Debate
Controversies in Care
Does methotrexate improve surgical outcomes in PVR? Retina specialists examine the benefits, limitations, and unanswered questions surrounding its use for prophylaxis.
By Michael Colucciello, MD, Vivienne Hau, MD, PhD, John B. Miller, MD, et al.
Future-Proofing Your Practice
New technologies could help retina specialists manage growing patient volumes while maintaining quality of care.
By Deepak Sambhara, MD, FASRS
Departments
Building for the Future
Upfront
The November/December issue has a focus on practice management and clinical trials.
By Diana V. Do, MD
You Didn’t Add a Study, You Interrupted a Workflow
Practice Management Strategies
Why clinical trials require retina practices to rethink staffing, scheduling, communication, and patient flow.
By Elizabeth Cifers, MBA, MSW, CHC, CPC
Clinical Trial Update November 2026
Access Retinal Physician's listing of all active clinical trials in AMD, DME, RVO, and uveitis.