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A 41-year-old white man, JB, presented for
a consultation to rule out corneal metallic
foreign bodies prior to magnetic resonance
imaging (MRI). It was his first visit to the
clinic, and he reported that he has ha…
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An Overview of Contemporary Contact Lens Practice
The contact lens industry is in a state of constant evolution. It seems that new lens designs that improve the visual quality and safety of contact lens wear are introduced on a yearly basis. Today,
the options are so diverse that we can provide…
The Boom from the Inside Out: Novel Approaches to Nutrition and Retinal Disease
Today, 10,000 baby boomers will become 65 years old. If this statistic does not astound you, try to fathom that this will repeat itself every day for approximately the next 17 years until 2030.sup1,2/supAt each turn, this generation has trans…
Presbyopia-Correcting Contact Lenses: Is Their Time Now?
The new year is upon us and, like every year, we realize that the aging process continues to progress. Presbyopia is a mainstay of each of our practices, and it has the potential to be a burden or an opportunity depending on how we look at our pat…
Creating a Center of Excellence for AMD
The statistics surrounding age-related macular degeneration (AMD) are staggering. Currently in the United States alone, an estimated 1.75 million patients have the disease, and this number will likely increase to almost 3 million by 2020.sup1/s…
Patients’ Needs With Specialty Contact Lenses
PMy colleagues and I watched our patient HT grow up, and become a star athlete, a registered nurse, a wife, and a mother. Along the way, she developed keratoconus, which negatively affected her vision and quality of life; over time, it worsened. Sh…
Highlights from Cataract and Refractive Surgery Today
PThe January 2013 issue of CRST put the spotlight on the impact of inflammation and infection on surgery. An article by Peter Barry, FRCS, discussed the use of intracameral cefuroxime in cataract surgery and where its use stands in 2013.
…
A Novel Approach to Patients’ Assessment
PRecent changes in eye care delivery have increased the pressure on physicians to see more patients in less time. It is increasingly challenging for eye care professionals to maintain quality care while making decisions under this time crunch. Th…
Persistent Corneal Edema Reported After CXL
Keratoconus patients with persistent corneal edema
after corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) may require penetrating
keratoplasty, according to a study in the American
Journal of Ophthalmology.sup1/sup
The investigators performed CXL treatments using the
Dresden protocol with corneal thickness of more than
400 μm a…
Risk of AMD Did Not Increase After Cataract Surgery
Three years postoperatively, patients who underwent
cataract surgery had no increased risk of developing early
or late age-related macular degeneration (AMD) or drusen,
according to a study in Ophthalmology.sup1/sup
The investigators conducted a study…
Progression of Infectious Keratitis to Endophthalmitis Uncommon
The progression of infectious keratitis to endophthalmitis
is relatively uncommon, according to a 15-year study
published in Ophthalmology.sup1/sup
The nonrandomized, retrospective, consecutive case
series included all patients treated for culture-pro…
Early Predictor for Glaucoma Detected
Certain changes in retinal blood vessels can be an early
warning that a person is at increased risk for developing glaucoma, according to a study in Ophthalmology.sup1/sup
The study included individuals aged 40 to 80 years who
participated in the Sing…
Prevalence of Nonrefractive Impairment of Vision Connected to Diabetes
A national study linked an upward trend in visual
impairment to the diabetes 2 epidemic. The data, published
in the Journal of the American Medical Association,
showed that Americans are affected at younger ages.sup1/sup
The National Health and Nutrit…
Warburg to Hire Goldman Sachs to Sell Bausch + Lomb
Warburg Pincus LLC hired Goldman Sachs Group, Inc.,
to explore the sale of Bausch + Lomb, according to several
news reports.
Warburg may seek at least $10 billion for the business,
according to a Bloomberg News report, which cited two
unnamed sources …
First Patient Treated With Ocriplasmin at Wills Eye Hospital
Allen C. Ho, MD, treated the first patient with ocriplasmin
(Jetrea; ThromboGenics) at the Wills Eye
Hospital in Philadelphia. Dr. Ho is a professor of ophthalmology
at Thomas Jefferson University Retina Service and Wills Eye Hospital and Chief Medical Editor of Advanced Ocular Care’s sister publication Retina Today.
…
Possible Negative Side Effects of VEGF Inhibition Therapy?
A report in Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual
Science revealed that increasingly aggressive therapies
that block vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
could cause damage in treating eye diseases.1 Scientists
discovered inhibiting anti-VEGF mig…
UCSF Teams Tackle Childhood Mortality and River Blindness
Two teams of researchers from the University of
California San Francisco (UCSF) have received more than
$16 million from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to
study new ways to significantly reduce childhood mortality
and disease in developing natio…
Light Exposure During Pregnancy Key to Normal Eye Development
New research in Nature concluded that the eye needs
light to develop normally during pregnancy.sup1/sup
According to a news release from the UCSF, scientists
reported that the unexpected finding offers a new basic
understanding of fetal eye developmen…
Paul Sternberg Jr, MD, Begins Term as American Academy of Ophthalmology President
Paul Sternberg Jr, MD, has begun his term as the 116th
president of the American Academy of Ophthalmology
(AAO), according to a news release. Dr. Sternberg will hold
the office for 1 year.
Dr. Sternberg is a retina specialist who currently
serves as t…
Lensar Laser System Receives FDA Clearance for Corneal Incisions
The Lensar Laser System (Lensar Inc.) has received
510(k) clearance from the FDA for the creation of corneal
incisions during cataract surgery.
The Lensar Laser System is approved by the FDA for
all of the major components of laser cataract surgery,
i…