NEW YORK — From OSN New York 2018, Jodi Luchs, MD, associate clinical professor of ophthalmology at Hofstra Northwell School of Medicine, gives his presentation on patient selection for cross-linking.
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Ocular Therapeutix receives FDA warning letter regarding ReSure Sealant
The FDA has issued a warning letter to Ocular Therapeutix regarding the company’s compliance with data collection and information reporting obligations related to the premarket approval application for ReSure Sealant, according to a company press relea…
Widefield fundus photography can be used as screening test
Fundus photos are not covered by Medicare and commercial insurance carriers unless ordered to document pathology such as diabetic retinopathy, age-related macular degeneration, choroidal nevi, or vein or artery occlusion. Does a screening fundus photo …
What role does intraoperative OCT play in today’s surgery and in the future?
Click here to view the Cover Story to this Point/Counter.To the question “is intraoperative OCT necessary now or will it be necessary later,” my answer is definitely yes. We need OCT now because there is no better way of visualizing the vitreoretinal i…
We are all headache doctors
One of my earliest columns on dry eye disease shared the sad news that each and every one of you is a red eye doctor. Yes, even you, esteemed Dr. Retina, are a red eye doctor, at least if you care about the things that your patient cares about. Well, I…
Teleophthalmology to play a larger role in patient care
Wikipedia defines telemedicine as the use of telecommunications to provide clinical health care from a distance. And yes, there is under the heading of telemedicine a section devoted to teleophthalmology.As I was thinking about this again, I decided to…
Mobile technology brings the eye exam home
More than half of the world’s population is now online. According to 2018 data, the number of unique mobile subscribers around the world has surpassed 5 billion. North America and Europe still have the highest rate of internet penetration, but Southern…
Long-term results support PRP or ranibizumab for diabetic retinopathy
The 5-year results of the DRCR.net Protocol S study support the use of ranibizumab or panretinal photocoagulation as viable treatments for proliferative diabetic retinopathy.The Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network evaluated 394 study eyes wi…
Dexycu receives transitional pass-through status and C-code
Dexycu for postoperative inflammation after eye surgery has been approved for transitional pass-through status and reimbursement through a C-code by the CMS.“This is a great moment for us,” Thomas Hadley, vice president of marketing and sales for EyePo…
Cross-linking and scleral contact lenses: First steps in treating keratoconus
Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a joint society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ophthalmology.Corneal cross-linking for treatment of keratoco…
Combined phaco-ECP lowers IOP
When faced with a patient who has uncontrolled glaucoma, the glaucoma specialist has an increasing number of therapies to choose from, one being combined phacoemulsification and 360° endocyclophotocoagulation.Michael Smith, FRCOphth, and colleagues ana…
Cataract surgery with traumatic zonular loss
The patient is a relatively young construction worker who sustained a blunt traumatic ocular injury that was fortunately nonpenetrating. This resulted in the development of a focal lens opacity initially, which then progressed to a visually significant…
31-year-old postpartum patient experiences acute-onset blurry vision
A 31-year-old woman, postop day 1 from cesarean section for dichorionic-diamniotic twins at 35 weeks’ gestational age, was transferred from an outside hospital for evaluation of blurred vision in the right eye that started postoperatively. The patient …
VIDEO: What’s New in the Quest for Ectasia Prevention?
NEW YORK — From OSN New York 2018, Ronald R. Krueger, MD, MSE, medical director of refractive surgery at the Cole Eye Institute at the Cleveland Clinic, gives his presentation on what is new in the quest for ectasia prevention.
Most older patients say PCPs do not ask about vision
More than half of older patients surveyed said their primary care provider did not ask them about their vision, according to findings recently released from the National Poll on Healthy Aging.According to researchers, the number of adults with vision i…
VIDEO: Optimizing LASIK Outcomes
NEW YORK — From OSN New York 2018, Karl G. Stonecipher, MD, clinical associate professor at the University of North Carolina, gives his presentation on optimizing LASIK outcomes.
Novaliq reports CyclASol for dry eye shows positive topline results
CyclASol 0.1% for dry eye disease showed superiority to vehicle in change from baseline on corneal fluorescein staining in its first pivotal clinical trial, Novaliq announced in a press release.The phase 2b/3 randomized, double-masked, vehicle-controll…
SLACK Incorporated Appoints Matt Holland Chief Commercial Officer
SLACK Incorporated, a Wyanoke Group Company, is pleased to announce Matthew J. Holland as Chief Commercial Officer. Holland will oversee print, digital and custom sales operations for Healio.com and all SLACK periodicals.“We are excited about the exten…
VIDEO: 30 Years of Laser Vision Correction
NEW YORK — From OSN New York 2018, Marguerite B. McDonald, MD, clinical professor of ophthalmology at NYU School of Medicine and cornea and refractive specialist at Ophthalmic Consultants of Long Island, gives her presentation on 30 years of laser visi…
‘Unstable’ clear corneal wound may allow entry of pathogens
A retrospective case series identified four cases of acute postoperative endophthalmitis following temporal clear corneal phacoemulsification performed with intravitreal administration of triamcinolone and moxifloxacin.Of approximately 2,000 cataract s…