KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2023, Ronald R. Krueger, MD, MSE, discusses a stable post-LASIK patient who was unhappy with image quality.He explains how cylinder and aberrations due to decentration need to be correc…
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VIDEO: Cryosurgery device offers advantages for surgeons
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Retina 2023, Lejla Vajzovic, MD, FASRS, discusses the CryoTreq cryosurgery device from BVI.“It’s a portable handheld cryo probe that will hopefully allow me to do retinopexy in very remote areas in …
Oral diabetic retinopathy treatment fails to meet primary endpoint in phase 2 trial
Ocuphire Pharma reported oral APX3330 for the treatment of diabetic retinopathy failed to meet the primary endpoint in the phase 2 ZETA-1 trial but achieved key secondary measures.“Although we did not meet the primary endpoint, we are pleased that the …
Affordable Care Act enrollment hits record numbers
A record number of Americans — 16.3 million — signed up for health insurance through Affordable Care Act Marketplaces in 2023, the Biden-Harris administration announced Wednesday.According to a press release from HHS, since President Joe Biden took off…
Studies on dry eye prevalence provide uncertain, inconsistent data
Data on the prevalence and incidence of dry eye and meibomian gland dysfunction in the United States are uncertain and inconsistent due to the heterogeneous definitions and diagnostic criteria across studies.“Although consensus on a battery of diagnost…
Pre-residency research, publications may be predictive of future academic career
Pre-residency publication history is associated with later publications in journals with a high impact factor and first authorships and may predict a future academic career, according to a study.Conducting research is now considered an important part o…
Amazon launches discount prescription drug service
Amazon has further expanded its reach into health care with a new discount prescription drug program.The company announced Tuesday that through its RxPass program, Prime members will be able to purchase eligible medications for $5 per month. The subscr…
VIDEO: Patient recovery time varies after SMILE
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2023, Mark A. Kontos, MD, compares allowing a patient time to heal vs. enhancing after small incision lenticule extraction.Kontos described an instance in which a patient had residual c…
Q&A: Updating standards for collecting, reporting outcomes of lens-based surgery
A guest editorial published in the Journal of Cataract & Refractive Surgery provided updated criteria for collecting, analyzing and reporting the outcomes of lens-based refractive surgery.The advances in IOL technology in recent decades and the increas…
VIDEO: Amniotic membrane allograft offers easy placement for ulcers, abrasions
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2023, Karl G. Stonecipher, MD, discusses AcellFX, an amniotic membrane allograft.“The nice thing about this is that it comes in a dehydrated format, so I can put it on my office shelf,”…
SURGICAL VIDEO: KDB Glide shows efficacy in excising trabecular meshwork during goniotomy
In this exclusive surgical video for Healio/OSN, I. Paul Singh, MD, demonstrates accessing the collector channels using the KDB Glide, a device for advanced excisional goniotomy.According to Singh, the device is an effective tool for excising the trabe…
Smaller optic cup size may be risk factor for optic disc edema during spaceflight
Small optic cup size may contribute to spaceflight-induced optic disc edema, according to a study. Several other ocular factors, as well as age, sex and body weight, showed no significant association with the edema.Optic disc edema (ODE), a manifestati…
VIDEO: Specialist explains impact of intraoperative OCT on glaucoma surgery
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2023, I. Paul Singh, MD, discusses intraoperative OCT and how it is utilized within the glaucoma conventional outflow pathway space and even subconjunctival surgery.“We’re at a new stag…
Telemedicine, innovation, AI key to reducing imaging burden in diabetic retinopathy
KOLOA, Hawaii — Telemedicine, imaging innovations and artificial intelligence could help address the burden of screening in diabetic retinal care, according to a speaker at Retina 2023.Paolo S. Silva, MD, said despite well-established guidelines for di…
Autofluorescence shows two pathways to geographic atrophy
Geographic atrophy could involve two separate disease pathways, one with soft drusen and one with subretinal drusenoid deposits, according to a study published in Eye.R. Theodore Smith, MD, PhD, and colleagues were able to differentiate these markers i…
Disparities remain in access to ROP care
KOLOA, Hawaii — Socioeconomic factors have led to disparities in access to retinopathy of prematurity care, according to a speaker at Retina 2023.Yoshihiro Yonekawa, MD, said a good classification system, screening guidelines and treatment options have…
VIDEO: Speaker outlines advantages of inflow MIGS
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2023, Brian A. Francis, MD, discusses the advantages of inflow vs. outflow minimally invasive glaucoma surgery procedures.“Inflow MIGS, such as [endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation] and Mi…
Risk stratification may reduce demand for diabetic retinal screening
KOLOA, Hawaii — Stratifying patients based on risk factors could help address the demand for more diabetic retinal screening, according to a speaker at Retina 2023.Robin A. Vora, MD, said the demand for retinal screening services has increased since sc…
Preop evaluation can lessen risk for postop corneal neuropathic pain
KOLOA, Hawaii —Evaluation before ocular surgery may help lessen the risk for development of corneal neuropathic pain postsurgically, a speaker here said.“A lot of times, patients are told they have dry eye for years and years after LASIK, and it’s actu…
VIDEO: Time matters when faced with corneal ulceration
KOLOA, Hawaii — In this Healio Video Perspective from Hawaiian Eye 2023, Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, discusses the need for having fortified antibiotic available when a patient presents with corneal ulceration.“That extra hour or 2 hours it takes for the p…