Ocular surface disease (OSD) is a common condition
that is frequently underdiagnosed and
can range in severity from asymptomatic or
episodically symptomatic to a chronic debilitating
state. Dysfunctional tear syndrome or dry eye
disease (DED)…
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How Health Care Professionals Can Benefit From LinkedIn
By now, chances are that you are familiar with
LinkedIn (a href=”www.linkedin.com”www.linkedin.com/a). According to its
website, the social network for professionals
boasts 161 million members worldwide as of
March 2012. If you are not yet…
Redefining the Patient’s Journey
Kerry D. Solomon, MD, had a very specific vision in
mind when he left the Medical University of South
Carolina and went into private practice. He wanted
to deliver state-of-the-art, best-in-class cataract and
refractive surgery with an emphasi…
Questions With Terry Kim, MD
h4What has been the greatest challenge
of your career?/h4
I am going through it right now, as academic
medicine and medicine as a whole
are changing. As a tenured professor at
Duke University Eye Center, I see academic
ophthalmology mo…
IOL Power Calculation More Predictable With Laser Cataract Surgery
Laser cataract surgery resulted in significantly better
predictability of IOL power calculation than conventional
phacoemulsification surgery, according to a
study in the emJournal of Refractive Surgery/em.sup1/sup
In this prospective study, 77 eyes (…
Diabetic Patients Taking Statin Agents Have a Higher Risk of Developing Cataracts
Diabetic patients taking statin drugs have a higher
risk of developing cataracts than people without diabetes
who are not on statins, according to a study in
emOptometry and Vision Science/em.sup1/sup
Researchers at the University of Waterloo, Ontario…
AMO President Mazzo Named in Insider Trading Probe
It is alleged by the US Securities and Exchange
Commission (SEC) that James Mazzo, president of
Abbott Medical Optics Inc. and long-time executive in
the ophthalmic industry, provided material nonpublic
information that led to insider trading.
Mr. Maz…
Cataract Surgery Can Reduce Risk of Hip Fracture
The risk of hip fractures was significantly reduced in patients who
underwent cataract surgery compared with patients diagnosed with a
cataract who did not undergo the procedure, according to a study in the
Journal of the American Medical Association.s…
ASCRS Task Force to Develop Integrated Eye Care Model
ASCRS has formed an Integrated Ophthalmic-
Managed Eye Care Delivery (IOMED) Task Force to
investigate and recommend ways in which the organization
and its membership can advance an eye care
delivery model based on a synergistic collaboration between o…
Gender Influenced Salary in Homogenous Cohort of Physician Researchers
Nationally, female physicians and surgeons earn
on average $12,194 less annually than men, according
to a study in the Journal of the American Medical
Association (JAMA) that investigated salary differences
between male and female physician researchers…
AAO Receives $1 Million Donation for Laser Surgery Education Center
The AAO received a $1 million donation from
Charles Munnerlyn, PhD, and Judith G. Munnerlyn to
advance laser surgery education for ophthalmologists
around the world, according to a press release. This
gift, which is reportedly one of the largest indivi…
Death of Lens Epithelial Cells Increased in Cataract Patients With Diabetes
The apoptosis in lens epithelial cells increased in cataract patients with
diabetes mellitus with or without diabetic retinopathy (DR), according to
a study in the emJournal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery/em.sup1/sup
Participants were classified i…
Victus Femtosecond Laser Platform Receives FDA Clearance
The Victus Femtosecond Laser Platform (Bausch +
Lomb and Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH) received
510(k) clearance from the FDA for the creation of a
corneal flap in patients undergoing LASIK or other
treatments requiring initial lamellar resection of t…
Big Bubble Appropriate for Eyes With Postinfectious Keratitis, Posttraumatic Corneal Scarring
Deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty using the big
bubble technique is a viable option in cases with
postinfectious keratitis and posttraumatic corneal
stromal scarring in eyes with a normal Descemet
membrane and endothelium, according to a study in
emC…
First US Patients Treated With Accelerated Cross-linking
The American-European Congress of Ophthalmic
Surgery (ACOS) and Avedro, Inc., jointly announced
that the first patients have been treated in an ACOS
study of accelerated corneal collagen cross-linking
(CXL) utilizing Avedro’s KXL System. Patients wit…
When the Argentinean Flag Is Raised
White cataracts are known to increase the
risk of complications during cataract surgery.
Fortunately, techniques introduced
during the past few years, including capsular
staining, and improved ophthalmic viscosurgical
devices (OVDs) have help…
White Cataract After Trauma
h4ANAT GALOR, MD, MSPH/h4
The first issue to consider is the patient’s visual prognosis.
Although the timing of the accident (age 8) is generally considered
to be outside the window of amblyopia development,
the possibility of visual l…
Does Twitter Have a Place in Health Care Practices?
Twitter, the popular and evergrowing
microblogging platform
format famous for its 140-
word character limit, is seemingly
ubiquitous these days. Celebrities’
accounts amass millions of followers.
Commercials and televised sporting
events …
Laser Vision Correction After Penetrating Keratoplasty
h4HENRY D. PERRY, MD/h4
That this patient has undergone bilateral transplants, one
of which was a triple procedure, suggests that the underlying
diagnosis is Fuchs corneal dystrophy. With this in mind,
to me, the optimal procedure would …
5 Questions With Abhay R. Vasavada, FRCS
h4How has cataract surgery changed
since you started practicing?/h4
When I began practice 28 years ago,
extracapsular cataract extraction and IOLs
were just being introduced. Cataract surgery
was not considered to be a subspecialty,
an…