Report of the 2023 Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative Workshop

The Mary Tyler Moore Vision Initiative (MTM Vision) Diabetic Retinal Disease (DRD) Clinical Endpoints Workshop was held on November 14, 2023. More than 130 clinicians, scientists, and representatives from funding and regulatory agencies, diagnostic, therapeutic, and biotech industry and patient advocates discussed the needs for new diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to preserve and restore retinal neurovascular unit integrity in people with diabetes. MTM Vision projects, notably updating the DRD staging system and severity scale, establishing a human ocular biorepository and resource, and validating useful clinical endpoints and biomarkers to accelerate development of new drugs and improve patient care were emphasized. A public-private consortium is essential to fulfill the objectives of MTM Vision for the benefit of persons with diabetes.