Many people think they are being diligent
about avoiding the sun during peak hours
in the summer months, wearing sunglasses
in bright sunlight, and slathering on sunscreen
at the beach or pool. While these are all good
ideas, practicing these…
Author: Advanced Ocular Care
Sidebar: Discussing Medical Marijuana with Glaucoma Patients
With the adoption of medical marijuana laws by
many states, glaucoma patients are naturally interested
in whether marijuana can help preserve their vision. The
conversation between the physician and patient can be
tricky. After decades of poli…
UV Protection From the Patient’s Perspective
In a recent survey of American consumers, 86% of
respondents said they know that sunscreen helps
prevent skin cancer when used with other protection
measures, yet the majority do not use sunscreen on
a regular basis. Reasons consumers gave for…
What Is Astigmatism? A Review
We have all had patients in our clinics asking
us if they have “stigmatism,” “stigmata,” or
“a stigmatism.” Astigmatism is a condition
that many patients misunderstand. What
can be even more confusing to patients are all the
optio…
Cosmeceuticals: Sunscreens
Repeated exposure to ultraviolet (UV) light
can be directly correlated to premature facial
aging, the development of cancerous lesions,
immunosuppression, and matrix degradation.
Just one blistering sunburn in adolescence can
double the risk …
Femtosecond Laser Features: My Rankings
In our busy surgery center, my colleagues and I perform
more than 200 laser cataract procedures each month.
There is no doubt in my mind that laser cataract surgery
has been a great addition to our practice, both clinically
and financially. Ge…
An Insider’s Look at Sunscreen Ingredients and Formulation
Photoaging, characterized by rough skin texture,
dilated pores, poor skin tone, skin laxity, blotchy skin
color, brown spots, sallowness, telangectasia (sometimes
called broken blood vessels), fine lines, and
wrinkles, results from repeated ul…
Choosing the Right Implant in Presbyopia-Correcting Cataract Surgery
One of the most important and challenging decisions
that surgeons face is choosing the right
implant technology for each patient when correcting
presbyopia and attempting to deliver a
spectacle-free refractive solution at the time of cataract …
How to Create a Successful Dry Eye Practice
Managing dry eye disease (DED) and ocular surface
disease are among the greatest practice
opportunities today. Operating a successful
DED practice requires a commitment to both
staff and patient education on the importance of ocular
surface h…
Why I Am Glad My Cataract Surgeon Offers Dropless Cataract Surgery
During my tenure as center director of a large
comanagement practice, I decided it was time
to bring together the cataract surgeons at our
practice and our local key opinion leaders in
optometry in hopes of reaching a consensus on one
periope…
In Search of the Best Topical Treatment for Allergic Conjunctivitis
The incidence of allergies and allergic disease is
on the rise in the United States and globally.
Seasonal and perennial allergies affect at least
20% of the population, and 70% to 80% of these
patients report that their allergies include ocul…
Sidebar: Wound Leakage and Comanagement of Cataract Surgery
The aging of the baby boomer generation has heightened the demand
for cataract surgery,sup1/sup and busy surgeons are always trying to find ways to
work more efficiently and help more patients. The result is an increase
in coordinated care …
Medical Marijuana for Glaucoma Therapy
Over the past year, media coverage and
national awareness of the legalization of
marijuana for medical and recreational use
have increased. Twenty-one states plus
Washington, DC, have enacted laws that allow the use
of medical marijuana with …
Gonioscopy-Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy: Blending Tradition With Innovation
Gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy
(GATT) is a minimally invasive, ab interno
approach to a circumferential 360° trabeculotomy.sup1/sup This surgical technique lowers intraocular
pressure (IOP) by cleaving the trabecular meshwo…
Visual Fields and OCT Scans Disagree
Both visual field testing and optical coherence
tomography (OCT) are extremely useful clinically,
but they are merely tools. No technology
has proven to be 100% sensitive or specific in all
patients. This article focuses on spectral domain OCT…
Glaucoma’s Time in the Spotlight Continues: Emerging Directions
Glaucoma is the second leading cause of blindness
worldwide, and the numbers of people with openangle
and angle-closure glaucoma are predicted to
continue rising.sup1/sup To deal with the increasing burden
of glaucoma in the future, clinic…
Meibomian Gland Treatment Can Aid Glaucoma Patients
Glaucoma and dry eye disease (DED) are frequently
comorbid conditions. Both are age
related, with prevalence increasing as age
advances.sup1,2/sup Beyond this age-related association,
however, there is also the potential that long-term
to…
Kinder, Gentler Topical Glaucoma Drugs
The only evidence-based way of treating glaucoma
is by lowering intraocular pressure (IOP), and
the primary way of accomplishing this is through
the use of medication in the form of eye drops.
Thus, patients’ adherence to their treatment reg…
Skin Cancer emIs/em Cancer
Athree-person panel advising the National Cancer
Institute (NCI) recently made a recommendation
that is irresponsible, short-sighted, and
indefensible. So indefensible, in fact, that one
need only look to the NCI’s own definition of cancer t…
Defining MIGS
The past few years have seen a rise of less invasive
glaucoma surgical techniques, including the
emergence of microinvasive glaucoma surgery
(MIGS). With this rise, however, comes questions
over what truly qualifies as a MIGS procedure and wha…