A new gel formulation of loteprednol etabonate treated inflammation and pain after cataract surgery without elevating IOP, according to a study.
Month: May 2013
Study: OCT reliably measures anterior segment after femtosecond cataract surgery
Optical coherence tomography imaging of the anterior segment immediately following femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery detected morphological changes that correlated well with desired results, according to a study.
Study: Response to anti-VEGF therapy not predictable by AMD-associated genes
A genetic profile of patients enrolled in the Comparison of Age-related Macular Degeneration Treatments Trials found that four well-documented single-nucleotide polymorphisms within four different genes associated with age-related macular degeneration …
OSN debuts ‘News You Can Use’ column
I am pleased to pen the inaugural column of “News You Can Use from UPMC Eye Center” for Ocular Surgery News. This column will present clinically relevant information, insights and techniques that we as clinicians can apply to our daily practice of ophthalmology. We at the UPMC Eye Center will do our best to present the most up-to-date material, keeping the focus on the clinical and the here and now. We will also report on the soon-to-come or the just around the corner research and breakthroughs that we see having (Read more...)
In-office dispensing improves medication adherence, may boost revenue
Patient noncompliance with prescriptions and, in some cases, the substitution of generic drugs for name brands can result in adverse events, poor outcomes and increased physician liability. Compliance and frequent follow-up are particularly critical in…
Blunt, penetrating and perforating injuries pose threat of severe damage
Physical injuries to the eye can be a serious threat. These can be in the form of blunt, penetrating or perforating injuries. All of these can cause devastating damage.
Two techniques may help manage tubal retraction associated with glaucoma drainage implants
Glaucoma is the most common cause of irreversible blindness worldwide, affecting about 70 million people. It is characterized by progressive loss of optic nerve axons and resultant visual field damage. Unfortunately, due to its insidious course, it is …
Barriers challenge development of aqueous outflow drugs
Among the top challenges in developing new aqueous outflow drugs, the first is determining whether there is an unmet medical need; the second is raising the funds needed to develop those drugs, according to a physician.
Reporting Visual Acuities
The AJO encourages authors to report the visual acuity in the manuscript using the same nomenclature that was used in gathering the data provided they were recorded in one of the methods listed here. This table of equivalent visual acuities is provided…
Techniques in Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery: A Personal Tutorial
Media Type: Textbook (Hardcover) and DVD Synopsis: Techniques in Ophthalmic Plastic Surgery: A Personal Tutorial, is based on Dr Nerad’s previously well-acclaimed Requisites in Oculoplastic Surgery that appeared in 2001. The author has kept the same …
Obituary: Alberto Urrets-Zavalía Jr, MD, PhD (1920-2010)
Dr Alberto Urrets-Zavalía Jr, who passed away on July 31, 2010, at the age of 89, was one of the most influential Argentine ophthalmologists of the 20th century. Born in Córdoba (Argentina) on September 30, 1920, he was the son of a nationally ren…
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We thank Caimi and associates for their interest in our article regarding serous macular detachment in Waldenström macroglobulinemia. They describe 1 patient in whom cystoid macular edema and serous macular detachment was present without outer retinal…
Premium Cataract Surgery: A Step-By-Step Guide
Media Type: Textbook (Hardcover) Synopsis: Premium Cataract Surgery, as the title may indicate, is providing a service for patients who are in need for cataract surgery something more than an average cataract patient may receive. It can be in the for…
Photodynamic Therapy With or Without Intravitreal Bevacizumab for Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy: Two Years of Follow-up
We read with great interest the article by Lee and associates comparing the efficacy of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with and without intravitreal bevacizumab (IVB) injections for the treatment of polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). We were surprise…
Macular Surgery, Second Edition
Media Type: Textbook with On-line text and image bank (requires activation) Synopsis: The second edition of Macular Surgery is a well-written, comprehensive, and current review of macular diseases as well as their clinical and surgical management. Th…
Pediatric Neuro-Ophthalmology, Second Edition
Media Type: Textbook Synopsis: The explosive growth in our understanding of the nervous system over the past 30 years has been accompanied by parallel growth of knowledge in related medical fields such as pediatric neuro-ophthalmology. The second edi…
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We appreciate the comment of Fingerhut and associates regarding our study of photodynamic therapy (PDT) with or without intravitreal bevacizumab for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV). They raise the question of the timing of the intravitreal beva…
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AJO History of Ophthalmology Series: Wilhelm Kühne and Optograms
Soon after the discovery of “visual purple” or rhodopsin by physiologist Franz Boll of the University of Rome in 1876, Wilhelm “Willy” Friedrick Kühne (1837-1900), a physiologist and Helmhotz’s successor in Heidelberg, intensely studied its pr…
Serous Macular Detachment in Waldenström Macroglobulinemia: A Report of 4 Cases
We read with great interest the article by Baker and associates. These authors examined the effects of Waldenström disease on 4 patients with serous macular detachment. Immunoglobulin M was identified in the subretinal space and all retinal layers in …