Retinal specialists have been using intravitreal injections to treat retinal disease. Sustained release systems are gaining in popularity. Soon, more than retinal disease will be treated with these devices.
Month: September 2010
Scarless brain surgery is new option for patients
Surgeons now suggest that transorbital neuroendoscopic surgery (TONES) is a safe and effective option for treating a variety of advanced brain diseases and traumatic injuries. This groundbreaking minimally invasive surgery is performed through the eye …
Feeding prior to eye exams reduces stress in premature infants
Premature infants are often examined for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP). This exam can be quite stressful for the neonate, causing changes in heart rate, blood pressure and oxygen saturation, and increased crying. Researchers found that, contrary to …
Silicone Oil for Retinal Detachments
Silicone oil can be used to help fix a retinal detachment. While it is not usually used as a first attempt, doctors should use this method earlier to save vision loss from repeated retinal detachments.
Six3 gene essential for retinal development, scientists show
New research adds to evidence that the Six3 gene functions like a doorman in the developing brain and visual system, safeguarding the future retina by keeping the region where the eye is forming free of a signaling protein capable of disrupting the pro…
Using Lasers to Treat Vitreous Floaters: Laser Vitreolysis in the UK and Europe
In July, I decided to write about the use of lasers to treat eye floaters. I found three doctors in the United States specializing in this technique. After obtaining information about their practices, I wrote about their experiences in treating floater…
…and Often the Patient Wins
More often than not, retinal surgery proves beneficial for the patient. Most of the time, we are successful at restoring and maintaining functional vision.
6 Pearls for Improving Refractive Surgery Results
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Pilot Study to Determine Safety and Efficacy of Orbital Injections of LIPO-102 in Patients With Symptomatic Exophthalmos Associated With Thyroid-related Eye Disease (TED)
Status: Recruiting,
Condition Summary: Thyroid-Related Eye Disease
Immune Responses to Antigens in Non-infectious Eye Inflammatory Diseases
Status: Recruiting,
Condition Summary: Eye Diseases
Sometimes the Disease Wins
Despite my best surgical efforts, many times the results of retinal surgery are less than expected. As I learned from my mentor, “sometimes the disease wins.”
Difficulty Reading: An Unusual Case Report
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Patients seek revision plastic surgery to correct asymmetric nasal tips, breathing obstructions
Patients who seek a second surgery to revise their rhinoplasty often do so because they are dissatisfied with the symmetry of their nasal tip and because they experience nasal obstructions, according to a new study. Surgeons who examine revision rhinop…
Use of Intracameral Lidocaine in Cataract Surgery by David Goldman, M.D.
This video and the next video (Use of Intracameral Shugarcaine in Cataract Surgery) are from the same patient but in this case only intracameral lidocaine was given. In the second surgery, intracameral shugarcaine was given. The difference is dramatic,…
Use of Intracameral Shugarcaine in Cataract Surgery by David Goldman, M.D.
Don’t be afraid to use a little “Shugar”. The late Dr. Joel Shugar will be remembered for many things, among which is his intracameral cocktail to maintain pupil dilation and decrease iris tone. To create epi-shugarcaine, 9 mL of BSS Plus are mixed wit…
Tick tock: Rods help set internal clocks, biologist says
Rod cells — one of three kinds of exquisitely photosensitive cells found in the retina of the eye — are surprisingly found to be the only ones responsible for setting our internal “clocks” in low light.
Screening for Research Participants
Status: Recruiting,
Condition Summary: Eye Diseases
Tissue Studies of Human Eye Diseases
Status: Recruiting,
Condition Summary: Conjunctival Disease; Corneal Disease; Eye Disease; Uveitis; Vitreoretinopathy, Proliferative
Apeliotus Vision Science’s AdaptDx Device for Early Detection of Dry AMD – A First Report
I follow The Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary (MEEI) on Twitter, and late last month I noticed a message looking for candidates to participate in a trial using the Apeliotus AdaptDx to detect the early stages of AMD. This was the first I had h…
Top Five Pearls for Successful Cataract Surgery
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