ORLANDO ― In his video presentation from Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, David F. Chang, MD, shows complications that arose in a case of a rock hard cataract in an eye with coloboma. Additional comments and insights on the panel come from Rich…
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Negative dysphotopsia improves with occlusion of contralateral eye
ORLANDO — Samuel Masket, MD, has spent a lot of time thinking about negative dysphotopsia and how to improve it.In a presentation at Cataract Surgery: Telling It Like It Is, Masket related findings of a 25-eye pilot study in which patients with ND scot…
Provectus ocular melanoma treatment gets orphan drug designation
The FDA has granted an orphan drug designation to PV-10, Provectus BioPharmaceuticals’ ocular melanoma treatment candidate, according to a press release.Rose bengal disodium, also called PV-10, is a small molecule oncolytic immunotherapy delivered via …
Regeneron reports revenue increase for 2018
Regeneron reported its fourth quarter 2018 GAAP net income at $820 million, a 371% increase from the fourth quarter 2017 GAAP net income.For the full year, Regeneron reported $2.4 billion in GAAP net income, a 104% increase over the 2017 full year.Net …
Iridex, Quantel resolve infringement dispute
Iridex and Quantel have resolved a patent and trademark infringement dispute, with each dismissing a lawsuit against the other.According to an Iridex press release, the company dismissed its lawsuit, filed in January 2018, that alleged Quantel not only…
Regeneron presents positive data from PANORAMA trial
Patients in the PANORAMA trial who underwent early intervention with Eylea experienced improvements in diabetic retinopathy severity, and the majority experienced prevention of serious vision-threatening complications.Trial investigator Charles C. Wyko…
Ocugen gene therapy receives orphan drug designation
The FDA has granted orphan drug designation to OCU400, Ocugen’s gene therapy for the treatment of NR2E3 mutation-associated retinal degenerative disease, according to a press release.OCU400 has been shown to deliver NR2E3 to retinal cells and reverse d…
Spectralis with OCT2 module installed at International Space Station
A Spectralis imaging platform with OCT2 module has been installed at the International Space Station, where it will be used to study space flight associated neuro-ocular syndrome, according to a press release from Heidelberg Engineering.NASA launched t…
Woman presents with unilateral blurry vision
A 72-year-old woman was referred to the New England Eye Center for evaluation of 1 to 2 months of progressive blurry vision in the right eye. The patient was referred by the internal medicine team at Tufts Medical Center where she was admitted for prog…
What characteristics are needed to be a good candidate for cross-linking for keratoconus?
Click here to read the Cover Story to this Point/Counter.Corneal collagen cross-linking is a treatment designed primarily to decrease the progression of keratoconus. Indeed, the FDA-approved indication is for progressive keratoconus in patients 14 year…
Place of service affects postoperative care billing and payment
Question: You are a fellowship-trained glaucoma surgeon who provides care to advanced glaucoma patients with refractory and complex disease. Following glaucoma surgery, many patients require additional care during the postoperative period. This additio…
Therapeutic, refractive uses await CXL
The six fellowship-trained cornea specialist partners and I at Minnesota Eye Consultants are deeply engaged in corneal cross-linking.More than a decade ago, we participated in the Peschke clinical trial that provided the data leading to FDA approval fo…
Keys to managing astigmatism with toric IOLs
According to the 2017 ASCRS Clinical Survey, about 17% of respondents do not currently implant toric IOLs at all. And among those who do, only about 10% of their total cataract procedures involve a toric IOL. Cost is by far the most common reason given…
Dry eye, depression and LASIK: Serious thoughts about a serious issue
In the fall of 2018, there were two tragic suicides that were publicly linked to dry eye disease and LASIK. There are roughly 60,000 eye doctors in the United States. I cannot imagine that a single one of you did not hear about them.As a LASIK surgeon …
Intraoperative OCT allows analysis of corneal phaco incision
The corneal phaco incision is a critical component in the success of cataract surgery. The incision is important for providing intraocular access to remove the cataract and insert the IOL, but it is also critical for maintaining fluid balance within th…
Corneal cross-linking for keratoconus an option for patients of all ages
Corneal cross-linking should be considered as a viable treatment for patients of all ages with keratoconus due to its ability to halt or slow progression of the disease, even before a corneal transplant in most cases.Keratoconus is a progressive diseas…
VIDEO: Glaucoma 360’s ‘patient-centric’ focus allows innovation to grow
SAN FRANCISCO — Thomas W. Samuelson, MD, discusses his participation in panels regarding FDA approvals and new, innovative glaucoma technologies at the Glaucoma 360: New Horizons Forum.
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Walgreens to pay $270 million for overbilling prescription drugs, insulin pens
With all of the attention currently placed on prescription drug prices, it’s difficult to believe that a major retail distributor of medications would do anything but toe the proverbial line when it comes to sales practices. However, last month, Walgre…
Researchers link genes to AMD
Scientists have identified several new associations between genes and age-related macular degeneration, providing “a more in-depth picture of the genetic contributions to AMD,” according to a news release from the National Institutes of Health.The coll…