Topical antibiotics produce resistant organisms. Susceptible bacteria die upon the instillation of topical drops, whereas resistant organisms remain as a colony around the eye. I use intracameral antibio…
Author: Advanced Ocular Care
High-definition Wavefront Aberrometry Provides Encouraging Early Results
After opening a new refractive surgery center in Burlington, Ontario, we recently began using a new high-definition wavefront aberrometer for our refractive surgery patients.
The…
Bacterial Resistance Develops Through Multiple Mechanisms
Antimicrobial agents have changed human and animal health systems by revolutionizing our weaponry in the war against infectious diseases, resulting in improved survivability for both humans and animals….
Outreach Efforts Have Changed Many Lives
Physician, teacher, mentor, humanitarian—Alan S. Crandall, MD, combines all of these roles in his work as codirector of the Moran Eye Center’s Outreach Division. For this installment of Moran…
Best Practices for Integrated Care With Optometrists
When I joined Empire Eye Physicians, it was already a fully integrated eye care practice. Prior to that, I had been in the US Navy. In that setting, ophthalmologists always worked closely with optometris…
Sidebar: Besifloxacin for the Treatment of Bacterial Keratitis
Bacterial keratitis is a serious and potentially sight-threatening condition, which can cause corneal scarring and opacification and, occasionally, perforation. Traditionally, treatment has involv…
News
kamra inlay receives fda approval
The FDA has approved the Kamra inlay (AcuFocus), which is indicated to improve near vision by extending depth of focus in presbyopic patients…
High-tech In Low Vision
New technology in eye care is constantly pushing the limits of what was thought to be impossible less than a decade ago. Keeping pace with these new devices and engineering marvels i…
Ocular Allergy: When to Make the Referral
Allergic disease has increased dramatically
in the past 15 years. More than 50 million
people in the United States experience various
types of allergy that may be activated
by a plethora of foreign substances. Indoor/
outdoor allergies are th…
You May Be Listening, But Are You Hearing What Your Patients Are Saying?
A complaint of irritated eyes
can often be perplexing,
to say the least. We have
a number of technological
advances to help us differentiate
among the numerous
etiologies of ocular irritation.
Many of us also have technicians
taking prelim…
Steroid Therapy and IOP
Intravitreal steroid therapy
is used to treat numerous
posterior segment diseases,
including noninfectious
uveitis and macular edema
associated with diabetes
or retinal vein occlusion.1-4
These diseases respond well
to long-acti…
Subjective Objectivity
There has been a lot of discussion during
meetings, in publications, and at forums
about innovations in diagnostic technology.
From clinical refraction to the ocular surface
to the retina, there are numerous resources
in our toolbox to help u…
Opportunities For Integrated Care: Working With Retina Specialists
Primary eye care providers today are fortunate
to be able to comanage cases with
retina specialists who are at the forefront
of research and patient care in their field.
Treatment options for our patients are
changing at a rapid pace, and it…
Update on Allergy Testing
Ocular allergic diseases are some of the most
common conditions encountered by eye care
professionals, and ocular allergies can affect our
patients’ lives in profound ways. They can affect
their ability to read, drive, work on a computer,
p…
Genetic Testing for Age-Related Macular Degeneration
As the medical community has
accepted that age-related macular
degeneration (AMD) is a disease
influenced by genetics, so too has
it uncovered patterns in patients’
genetic profiles that suggest some
individuals are at increased risk
for…
The Immunology of Allergic Conjunctivitis
Allergic conjunctivitis is a common condition
that can affect patients throughout the year.
This condition affects approximately 20% of
the population, and that number is increasing.
1 Ocular allergies appear to be the result of
a combination…
A Peek Down the Pipeline: Emerging Drug-Delivery Options for Retinal Diseases
The range of intravitreal
therapeutics
available to the
retinal specialist
for the treatment
of chronic retinal
disease including
age-related macular
degeneration (AMD), retinal vein occlusion (RVO), diabetic
macular edema (DME), and post…
Making the Recommendation: Therapy for Allergy
At Schaeffer Eye Center, my colleagues and
I have adopted a wellness philosophy to eye
care. No matter what the patient’s condition
or disease stage, we ensure that we have
considered prevention, recognition, and
treatment. Our approach to…
Could Dry Eyes Be a Sign of More Serious Conditions?
During the past 10 years,
primary eye care physicians
have started looking more
closely at dry eye disease
(DED) and its etiologies. In
the past, we relied on such
measures as tear breakup
time and Schirmer testing
to confirm the presence…
Fast In-Office Testing Helps Identify Ocular Allergies
Allergies affect almost 60 million people
in the United States, and of that number,
40% have ocular allergies in some form.1
Patients with symptoms of ocular allergies
frequently present to the eye care
practitioner’s office with…