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A Step Toward Excellence in Corneal Refractive Surgery
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Laser Cataract Surgery in an Open
Posterior Capsule
BY ARUN C. GULANI, MD
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Novel Cross-Linked Hyaluronic Acid Polymer May Improve Ocular Surface Injury Repair
Representing up to 18% of all emergency room traumas, ocular injuries are highly prevalent.spa…
CDC Report: Severe Vision Loss Linked to Poverty, Southern Geography
Rates of severe vision loss (SVL) are linked to poverty rates and a southern geographic location, according to a Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report issued by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).1
The CDC analyzed data from the…
Ophthalmic Pioneer Robert Sinskey, MD, Passes Away
“True happiness is not a feat lightly achieved, but I can honestly say that through my adventures, experiences, and relationships — thick and thin — I have found it.”
— A Life in Focus, Robert M. Sinskey, MD
World-renowned cataract surgeon Robe…
Allergan to Acquire Aesthetic Drug Maker for $2.1 Billion
Allergan and Kythera Biopharmaceuticals, a company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel prescription products for the aesthetic medicine market, announced that they have entered into a definitive agreement under which A…
Increased Calcium Consumption Linked to Prevalence of AMD
Patients who reported higher than usual supplementary calcium consumption were at higher risk of developing age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to research published in JAMA Ophthalmology.1
Researchers reviewed data from participants (…
Ocular Therapeutix Begins Enrollment for Phase 3 Clinical Trial for Dextenza
Ocular Therapeutix announced enrollment of the first patients in a phase 3 clinical trial to evaluate the safety and efficacy of Dextenza (sustained-release dexamethasone, 0.4 mg) for the treatment of allergic conjunctivitis, according to a company new…
Alcon Receives European Approval for New Trifocal IOL
Alcon has received CE Mark approval in Europe for its AcrySof IQ PanOptix trifocal IOL, according to a company news release (product not available in the United States). The IOL is indicated for adult patients with and without presbyopia undergoing cat…
QLT to Acquire InSite Vision in All-Stock Deal
QLT has signed a definitive agreement to buy InSite Vision for $0.178 per share in an all-stock deal. QLT says the merger will create a diversified, pure-play, late-stage ophthalmic pharmaceutical company well equipped to advance QLT’s existing phase 3…
Imprimis Acquires Proprietary Compounded Conscious Sedation Formulations
Imprimis Pharmaceuticals has acquired the rights to novel proprietary sedation and analgesia/anesthesia formulations that are administered sublingually to block pain and sedate patients undergoing ocular and other surgical procedures, according to a ne…
IOL Exchange and Double Optic Capture for the Management of Uveitis-Glaucoma- Hyphema Syndrome
There are a number of indications
for an IOL exchange.
Reasons include refractive
surprises, a patient’s dissatisfaction
with the refractive
result, persistent negative
or positive dysphotopsia,
suboptimal visual quality
through a multif…
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 optometrists, because the latter
are often the pr…
Update: Bargains No More
The prescription drug market continues to be
marked by staggering increases in the prices
of certain generics, a category of drugs once
nearly synonymous with “bargain.” The traditional
setup of reliably inexpensive generics
and their pri…
“Lost” Patients May Welcome a Phone Call Appointment Invitation
Increased efficiency is to an ophthalmology
practice’s bottom line what improved
outcomes are to its reputation—priceless.
In the case of Matossian Eye Associates
(MEA), using specialty services to augment
its in-house patient callback an…
Shared Care Can Benefit Rural Patients
Everyone involved in eye care knows the
benefits of the integrated care of surgical
patients. When these patients are treated
by optometrists and ophthalmologists, the
surgeon gains greater surgical volume, and
the optometrist benefits by hav…
Five Things Every Cataract Surgeon Must Know About the Retina
Cataract surgery is the most
common intraocular procedure
performed worldwide.
Because cataract surgery is
usually performed on elderly
patients, many of whom are
at risk for retinal disease, it is
important that the surgeon
be aware of im…
Bettering Ourselves
The pursuit of perfection demands that we
be open-minded and willing to take risks
and challenge ourselves to learn everything
we can in our field of expertise. Let us pause
to consider some of the innovations of the
past decade to help us ha…
Letters
PARSING DYSFUNCTIONAL LENS SYNDROME
Recently, the term dysfunctional lens syndrome (DLS)
has been advocated to describe decreased functional vision
related to the effects of increasing optical aberrations and
subtle age-relat…
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IOL Exchange and Double Optic
Capture for the Management of
Uveitis-Glaucoma-Hyphema Syndrome
BY IKE K. AHMED, MD; MANJOOL SHAH, MD; AND XAVIER CAMPOS, MD
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