Strabismus occurs in about 2% to 5% of the
population.sup1/sup Proper diagnosis has several layers
that reveal the nature of the eyes’ misalignment.
Understanding strabismus is critical for proper
clinical management. Because eye misalig…
Month: April 2013
Chief Medical Editor’s Page
Are the glory days of LASIK and PRK over? The
number of LASIK procedures performed nationwide
has plummeted during the past 7 years. Is
refractive surgery experiencing a recession, an evolution,
or ultimate extinction?
Is corneal ref…
Patients With Autism: How Do They See?
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental
condition estimated to affect one in
88 children in the United States, according to the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. The
incidence rate varies from state to state; however, …
A New 3-D Patient Education and Marketing Platform: Applications in Practice
With both patients’ expectations and the number
of elective procedures available to them
increasing, it is important for physicians to
accurately communicate with patients to
enable them to make informed treatment decisions.
The ti…
The Role of 3-D Vision in the Diagnosis and Treatment of Amblyopia
There is great promise in three-dimensional (3-D)
entertainment for use as a vision-screening tool.
In many 3-D movie theaters, some unsuspecting
patrons are discovering that they cannot appreciate
the depth that their fellow moviegoers see. F…
Getting the Most Out of Your Diagnostic Workup
Ophthalmologists are able to perform corneal
refractive surgery on a wider variety of patients
than ever before. Many patients who were not
candidates for surgery 10 years ago are now
considered routine cases with the help of new diagnostic
a…
Kids and Contact Lenses: What is the Right Age?
Getting contact lenses used to be a teenage
rite of passage, like braces and driving lessons.
But the availability of multipurpose solutions
and frequent-replacement soft contact lenses
made from highly oxygenated materials has made contact
l…
Keys to Patient Selection and the Initial Evaluation for Surgery
In today’s eye care delivery system, comanagement is
a common way patients undergo and receive surgical
care. This approach, like single-location surgical
care, requires careful patient and procedural selection.
Whether a patient is being ev…
Angle-Closure Glaucoma and Plateau Iris Syndrome
A 64-year-old white man presented with a chief
complaint of sudden vision loss in his left eye for
1 day. He was not using any ocular medications
but reported using an over-the-counter (OTC)
cold medicine 2 days earlier. There was no ocular pa…
Toric Marker May Improve Marking for AK, Toric IOL Implantation
Beaver-Visitec International launched the Osher
ThermoDot Marker as part of its wet-field product line,
according to a company news release.
Developed with cataract surgeon Robert H.
Osher, MD, the Osher ThermoDot Marker aims to improve the marking re…
Abbott Launches Healon Duet Dual Pack OVD
The Healon Duet Dual Pack (Abbott Medical Optics
Inc.) ophthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD) is now
available in the United States, according to a company
news release.
The dual pack delivers Abbott’s Healon (sodium
hyaluronate 1%) and Healon EndoCoat (sodium hyaluronate
3%) OVDs in separate sterile trays within
…
Safety Outcomes of Hyperopic LASIK With Aspheric Profiles Need Improvement
LASIK for high hyperopia using optimized aspheric
profiles is an effective and predictable procedure
but requires further improvement in terms of safety,
according to a study in the emJournal of Cataract and
Refractive Surgery/em.sup1/sup
Fifty-one ey…
Avedro Prepares for Hyperopic US Lasik Xtra Clinical Trial
Avedro, Inc., announced that, in preparation for its
US clinical trial, a select group of refractive surgeons
have completed training in the Lasik Xtra procedure
under Gustavo Tamayo, MD, at the Bogotá Laser
Center in Colombia.
The group of refractive surgeons who underwent
training with Dr. Tamayo included Peter H…
InSite Vision Announces Positive Phase 3 Results for BromSite
BromSite (ISV-303; InSite Vision Inc.) achieved statistically
significant superiority compared with DuraSite
(InSite Vision Inc.) alone in alleviating ocular pain and
inflammation after cataract surgery in a phase 3 clinical
trial, according to a compa…
Enrollment Completed for Clinical Trial of a Suprachoroidal Microstent
Enrollment has been completed for the COMPASS
clinical study evaluating the CyPass Micro-Stent
(Transcend Medical, Inc.) in combination with cataract
surgery for patients with primary open-angle glaucoma,
according to a news release. “This is an important
milestone in the field of glaucoma,” Steven Vold, MD,
found…
No Benefit Associated With Postoperative Use of Cyclosporine A After PRK or LASIK
The use of topical cyclosporine A emulsion had no
discernable benefit when used for 12 weeks after PRK
or LASIK, according to a study in the Journal of Cataract
and Refractive Surgery.sup1/sup
Patients who underwent PRK (n = 70) or LASIK
(n = 54) were…
AcuFocus Submits Premarket Approval Application for the Kamra Corneal Inlay
AcuFocus, Inc., has submitted the final module of the
premarket approval application for the Kamra corneal
inlay to the FDA, according to a company news release.
The Kamra is the first corneal inlay for the treatment of
presbyopia submitted for approva…
Calibrated Force Gauge Tested Integrity of Clear Corneal Incisions
Using the calibrated force gauge to test the integrity
of clear corneal wounds in the immediate postoperative
period after cataract surgery proved useful in
examining the propensity for wound leaks, according to
a study in the emJournal of Cataract and…
Shire Acquires SARcode
Shire US Holdings, Inc., has acquired SARcode
Bioscience, Inc., according to a company news release.
Under the terms of the agreement, Shire will make an
upfront payment of $160 million, and SARcode shareholders
will be eligible to receive additional u…
5 Questions With John P. Berdahl, MD
You specialize in cataract, refractive,
corneal, and glaucoma surgery.
What surgical cases do you
find most enjoyable to perform and
rewarding once successfully
completed?
My favorite procedure is ReLACS
(refractive laser-assisted …