The global COVID-19 pandemic has affected the practice of medicine across all specialties, but with recently expanded CMS telehealth guidelines, ophthalmologists now have an opportunity to begin using telemedicine much more often to the benefit of both…
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MatterHackers facilitating 3D-printed medical equipment during COVID-19 pandemic
MatterHackers, a 3D printing company based in California, is using its network of employees and customers to connect those in need of medical aid products with designers and creators who can make them during the COVID-19 pandemic.The company’s COVID-19…
VIDEO: Ophthalmologist gives snapshot of coronavirus impact on eye hospital system in India
In this Healio video, Ashvin Agarwal, MD, discusses how the coronavirus has affected daily life under lockdown in Chennai, India, to combat the COVID-19 pandemic. He discusses the decisions made in the lead-up to the nationwide lockdown at the Dr. Agar…
Ab interno trabeculotomy with Trab360 effective in childhood glaucomas
Two-thirds of eyes with childhood glaucomas that underwent ab interno trabeculotomy with the Trab360 device experienced postoperative IOP of 24 mm Hg or less with no additional surgeries, according to a study.“We concluded that single-incision ab inter…
Guest Commentary: Managing a private practice during the COVID-19 pandemic
In this Guest Commentary, Peter R. Honig, DO, a family physician with a private practice in Philadelphia, spoke with Healio Primary Care about the strategies he is using to manage his practice during the COVID-19 pandemic.Three weeks ago, I was driving…
AAO coronavirus website provides timely updates for ophthalmologists
An American Academy of Ophthalmology website, “Important coronavirus updates for ophthalmologists,” has provided ophthalmologists with treatment considerations, breaking news and updated research on COVID-19 as it relates to ophthalmology since the vir…
EyePoint reduces staff in response to COVID-19
EyePoint Pharmaceuticals has reorganized its operations and will downsize its workforce in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak, according to a press release.Reductions to the Dexycu (dexamethasone intraocular suspension 9%) sales force and supporting com…
VIDEO: Ophthalmologist shares ‘deployment’ to ER in fight against coronavirus
In this Healio video, while wearing her practice-mandated surgical mask, Cynthia A. Matossian, MD, interviews Ashley Brissette, MD, MSc, assistant professor of ophthalmology at Weill Cornell Medicine and New York-Presbyterian Hospital, about her curren…
Woman presents with elevated IOP
A 71-year-old woman was referred to the New England Eye Center for evaluation of elevated IOP in the left eye. Four weeks before presentation, she had undergone bilateral laser peripheral iridotomies due to concern for narrow angles. One week after the…
What is your approach to identifying and managing ocular surface disease before ocular surgery?
Click here to read the Cover Story, “ASCRS algorithm addresses ocular surface disease in five steps.”Treating dry eye before cataract surgery or any refractive surgery is critically important. Typically in my practice we perform topographies and slit l…
Single-pass four-throw pupilloplasty an alternative for plateau iris
The iris, which imparts the unique color of the human eye, is named after the Greek goddess Iris, meaning rainbow. In the embryology of the eye, iris development starts as early as the fourth week of gestation. The iris develops from both layers of the…
Use ABCDs to capture patients with ocular surface disease for long term
The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Cornea Clinical Committee has provided us another excellent guideline for the diagnosis and management of dry eye disease.I use a mnemonic when doing a differential diagnosis of ocular surface dis…
ASCRS algorithm addresses ocular surface disease in five steps
The American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery has a message for its membership and for the global community of ophthalmologists at large: Pay attention to the ocular surface before performing any type of refractive surgery.ASCRS membership su…
Anticipating, mitigating coronavirus impacts on private practice: A thought experiment
“Luck is a very thin wire between survival and disaster, and not many people can keep their balance on it.” – Hunter S. Thompson“Anyone who was alive during the outbreak of the bubonic plague in the 14th century experienced something terrifyingly close…
Advances in drug delivery: Less is more
The world of perioperative medications associated with cataract surgery for the premium surgeon is evolving rapidly.We have gone from the days of finally having a topical NSAID eye drop to now having it as a once-daily brominated formulation with great…
Ophthalmic industry shifts efforts to combat COVID-19
The ophthalmic industry is focusing its efforts on innovative ways to help combat the COVID-19 pandemic, finding new avenues of therapeutics to help patients afflicted with the virus and donating necessary supplies to aid medical providers.Biogen annou…
VIDEO: Three wishes for health care in the post-coronavirus world
John A. Hovanesian, MD, OSN Cataract Surgery Section Editor and partner at Harvard Eye Associates in Laguna Hills, California, discusses his thoughts on how the practice of medicine can and should evolve in the post-coronavirus world.
Genentech extends Lucentis payment terms
In the wake of the global COVID-19 pandemic, Genentech announced it will temporarily extend physician payment terms for Lucentis purchases to 120 days, according to a press release.Purchases from April 1, 2020, as well as retroactively for purchases ma…
Q&A: COVID-19 disrupts 2020 census
The negative downstream effects of the COVID-19 pandemic may extend to the United States census, a business and economy expert told Healio Primary Care.“It’s still too early to say, but I will not be surprised if the Census Bureau ends up pushing back …
VIDEO: How coronavirus affects glaucoma patient care in a private practice
Jason Bacharach, MD, medical director and founding partner at North Bay Eye Associates in the San Francisco Bay area, discusses how he has adjusted the way he treats his patients with glaucoma during the COVID-19 pandemic. From instituting three layers…