Catch up on the most popular videos from Eyecelerator@ASCRS as Healio’s coverage of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting continues.Topics include an update on encapsulated cell therapy for treatment of retinal diseases and a …
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Q&A: Good history, open conversations essential for ECPs to help stop STD spread
April is STD Awareness Month, and according to a statement from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, STD cases remain high among all demographic groups.More than 2.5 million cases of syphilis, gonorrhea and chlamydia have been reported in …
VIDEO: Pantheon Vision shares new approach to address corneal blindness
BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, John Sheets, PhD, of Pantheon Vision previews a product designed to address unmet needs in corneal blindness compared with the standard of care of transplantation.According to Sheets, th…
VIDEO: Miebo improves dry eye signs, symptoms with ‘unprecedented’ safety
In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, John D. Sheppard, MD, MMSc, FACS, discusses a post hoc analysis of two clinical trials investigating Miebo for the treatment of dry eye disease.Miebo (perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution, Ba…
ASCRS 2024: Healio’s top items so far
As Healio’s coverage of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting continues, take a look at the most popular articles and videos so far.Topics from the meeting include the evolutionary mindset of refractive surgery and a discussio…
Federal Trade Commission bans most noncompete agreements
In a 3-2 vote, the Federal Trade Commission passed a final rule that bans new noncompete agreements with all workers in for-profit organizations.For existing noncompetes, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) rule allows companies to maintain agreements w…
VIDEO: Better visual performance seen with toric IOL
BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Adam K. Muzychuk, MD, FRCSC, discusses findings that compared an “ultra-low” cylinder-powered 0.9 D toric IOL with a non-toric IOL after cataract surgery.According to Muzychuk, the group…
VIDEO: Clinical trials show efficacy of Vevye for dry eye disease
BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Alice T. Epitropoulos, MD, FACS, discusses Vevye, a cyclosporine solution that treats signs and symptoms of dry eye disease.Epitropoulos said Vevye (Harrow) is “the most potent cyclospor…
VIDEO: ECP for glaucoma has benefit over cataract surgery alone in early trial data
BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Kin Sheng Lim, MD, discusses a randomized controlled trial on endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation, or ECP, for primary open-angle glaucoma.“The early data, 1-year washout, suggest that ECP …
VIDEO: Femtosecond laser trabeculotomy shows durability in study
BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Richard A. Lewis, MD, chief medical officer of ViaLase, provides an update on femtosecond laser image-guided high-precision trabeculotomy for the treatment of glaucoma.Lewis said the pro…
Sustained-release bimatoprost implant shows safety, efficacy in early study
BOSTON — A sustained-release bimatoprost drug delivery platform shows promise in the treatment of ocular hypertension and open-angle glaucoma, according to a poster at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.Gregory J. Katz, MDA…
VIDEO: Miebo demonstrates good comfort, acceptability in patients with dry eye
BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Darrell E. White, MD, discusses positive patient comfort results with Miebo from the phase 3 MOJAVE and GOBI trials.Approximately 1,200 patients with dry eye disease received Miebo (perf…
‘We cannot pour from an empty cup:’ Work-life balance takes priority for today’s providers
When it comes to work-life balance, providers in the past skewed more toward work than life.However, shifting demographics in the medical workforce, increasing capacity for communication and the COVID-19 pandemic have fundamentally altered that calculu…
VIDEO: EVO ICL a ‘game-changing’ technology to treat myopia
BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Deepinder K. Dhaliwal, MD, discusses her positive experience using STAAR Surgical’s EVO ICL for refractive correction.According to Dhaliwal, the EVO ICL has five openings that allow the …
VIDEO: AccuraSee intraocular pseudophakic contact lens investigated in AMD
BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from Eyecelerator@ASCRS, Kevin J. Cady of OnPoint Vision provides an update on the AccuraSee intraocular pseudophakic contact lens.The idea behind the lens is to fine-tune refractive error in patients who have …
VIDEO: Operation Sight offers low-risk volunteer opportunity for cataract surgeons
BOSTON — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ASCRS meeting, Andrew A. Kao, MD, discusses the nonprofit Advanced Center for Eyecare and its partnership with Operation Sight.He explains how ophthalmologists can make a difference in their local comm…
Woman develops diplopia 2 weeks postpartum
A 37-year-old white woman 2 weeks postpartum from an uncomplicated pregnancy and normal spontaneous vaginal delivery presented to the Tufts Medical Center emergency room.She had a 1-week history of intermittent vertical binocular diplopia in downgaze, …
Will robotic cataract surgery ever match the skill of a human surgeon?
Click here to read the cover story, “Robotic future may offer precision, efficiency for cataract surgery.”Robotic cataract surgery will match and then exceed the skills of a human surgeon, at least for routine cases.The human eyes perceive 25 to 30 fra…
The Era of ‘And’: Combination therapy arrives
What a wild ride these last 10 years or so have been.In my mind, there have been three distinct eras of dry eye disease (DED) care over the millennia. These three time periods have neither established names nor officially defined boundaries like the my…
Robotics on the horizon for cataract, IOL surgery
The long definition of a robot from the internet:“Robotics combines science, engineering and technology to design, construct, operate and use machines programmed to replicate, substitute or assist humans in completing tasks of varying complexity.”There…