When my surgical team and I work to
improve the efficiency of cataract surgery,
safety is actually the primary concern.
Many of the steps that we incorporate
purely for safety may add time or cost to the procedure,
but they will prove to incr…
Month: March 2011
Standing Inside the Eye
Retina Today eminterviewed Szilárd Kiss, MD, of Weill
Cornell Medical College to learn about how an interactive,
3-D virtual reality technology, is being used to better
understand disease processes in the eye./em
h3Q: What is the CAVE?/h3
Szilárd Kis…
RETINAWS 2010
RETINAWS was presented on Saturday evening,
May 1, 2010, in the Fort Lauderdale Convention
Center. Below you will find a brief description of
cases presented. RETINAWS was recorded live
and can be watched on www.eyetube.net/Retinaws. We
would like to t…
TrueVision 3D Systems Receives Clearance for Image-Guided Ophthalmic Surgery
TrueVision Systems, Inc. (Santa Barbara, California),
received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) to market the TrueVision 3D
Visualization and Guidance System, according to a company
news release.
Launched in 2008, the Tru…
Letters
Dear Dr. Daya,
I just read the entire roundtable discussion that took
place at the XXVIII Congress of the European Society of
Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), in Paris, in the
article “The Future of Corneal Collagen Crosslinking” (CXL;
Jan…
Carl Zeiss Meditec Opens Research Center in India
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (Jena, Germany) announced it
has opened a research and development center in
Bangalore, India, in an effort to expand innovation in highgrowth
markets, according to a company news release.
At its Center for Application and Researc…
Corneal Inlay Improved Reading in Presbyopic Patients
The Kamra corneal inlay (AcuFocus Inc., Irvine,
California) improved reading performance in emmetropic
presbyopic patients implanted with the device, according
to a study in the emJournal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery/em.sup1/sup
The study, conduc…
Crosslinking Improved Visual Acuity in Keratoconic,Ectatic Eyes
Corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) improved distance
UCVA, distance BCVA, and maximum and average keratometry
values in patients with keratoconus and
corneal ectasia, according to a study in the emJournal of
Cataract and Refractive Surgery/em.sup1/sup…
Comparison of Commercially Available Femtosecond Lasers in Refractive Surgery
This new review explores the different types of lasers on the market for refractive surgery. Expert Review of Ophthalmology
Diabetic Macular Edema: Have No Fear
Diabetic macular edema occurs in virtually every patient with diabetes. It is the most common “complication” of diabetic retinopathy. Treatment is safe, painless and effective.
International conference to address pediatric congenital cataract treatment in New York City
An international conference addressing the treatment of children born with a cataract will take place in New York City on Friday, March 11, 2011.
Parts Of Brain Can Switch Functions
When your brain encounters sensory stimuli, such as the scent of your morning coffee or the sound of a honking car, that input gets shuttled to the appropriate brain region for analysis. The coffee aroma goes to the olfactory cortex, while sounds are p…
Officials Proclaim Efforts Of New York Eye And Ear Infirmary And Colleagues To Combat Leading Cause Of Blindness
Joining an international effort to raise awareness about the threat of glaucoma, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has officially proclaimed March 6-12, 2011 as World Glaucoma Week in New York City. The week is observed around the globe by awareness and educa…
Officials Proclaim Efforts Of New York Eye And Ear Infirmary And Colleagues To Combat Leading Cause Of Blindness
Joining an international effort to raise awareness about the threat of glaucoma, Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg has officially proclaimed March 6-12, 2011 as World Glaucoma Week in New York City. The week is observed around the globe by awareness and educa…
Paloma Pharmaceuticals Update On Ocular Clinical And Oncology Programs
Paloma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today updates on its age-related macular degeneration Phase I trials and oncology program. Palomid 529 (P529), Paloma Pharmaceuticals first-in-class allosteric dual TORC1/TORC2 dissociative inhibitor targeting the…
Paloma Pharmaceuticals Update On Ocular Clinical And Oncology Programs
Paloma Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced today updates on its age-related macular degeneration Phase I trials and oncology program. Palomid 529 (P529), Paloma Pharmaceuticals first-in-class allosteric dual TORC1/TORC2 dissociative inhibitor targeting the…
For Some Kids, Corneal Transplant Improves Vision And Daily Life
SAN FRANCISCO – Teens, children, and even infants sometimes require corneal transplants, although most such surgeries are performed in adults. Australian researchers led by Keryn A. Williams, PhD, tracked transplant success and visual outcomes in 640 y…