WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Special guest speaker Ron Jaworski said doctors must set their staff up for success, one of the lessons he learned from the head coaches he played for in the National Football League during his 17-year career.He learned commitment to…
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Use available resources when standard of care issues arise from colleagues
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — When a patient does not receive proper care from a prior physician and it happens more than once, there are resources that can be helpful based on the situation, Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, said during a panel discussion at Hawaiian Ey…
Former prosecutor pulls back the curtain on health care investigations
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Lying, cheating, stealing and conflicts of interest in the health care space are all areas of interest to federal investigators.In a presentation at Hawaiian Eye 2019, former U.S. New Jersey State Attorney Paul J. Fishman, JD, pulled…
Preop steps crucial for successful lower eyelid blepharoplasty
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Ophthalmologists are key in the current aesthetic revolution as blepharoplasty is the most popular aesthetic procedure, as reported by the International Society of Aesthetic Plastic Surgery, according to Femida Kherani, MD, FRCSC, at…
Exciting times for neuromodulators on the horizon
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — This year and the next will be very exciting for new toxins and fillers on the market, according to Charles M. Boyd, MD, MBA, FACS, at Hawaiian Eye 2019.Restylane Kysse (Galderma) just completed FDA trials and is specifically designe…
VIDEO: Speaker gives guidelines for ptosis exam
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii ― Andrew R. Harrison, MD, discusses the four rules for diagnosing and treating patients who present with what appears to be ptosis here at Hawaiian Eye 2019.
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VIDEO: Pearls for handling patients with tearing
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii ― Jeremiah P. Tao, MD, FACS, discusses the diagnosis and management of patients who present with tearing here at Hawaiian Eye 2019.
VIDEO: Key considerations concerning thyroid orbitopathy
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii ― Roger A. Dailey, MD, discusses key considerations in the diagnosis and treatment of thyroid orbitopathy at Hawaiian Eye 2019.
4 Rules to consider for ptosis examination
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — In ptosis cases, four “rules of the road” can help steer the clinician away from management complications, a speaker here said.The first rule when presented with a case is to examine the pupils, Andrew R. Harrison, MD, told colleague…
‘Game changer’ therapy reduces inflammation in Graves’ orbitopathy
WAIKOLOA, Hawaii — Teprotumumab is in the last year of phase 3 clinical trials and could be a “breakthrough game changer” in treatment of Graves’ orbitopathy, Roger A. Dailey, MD, FACS, said at Hawaiian Eye 2019.Considering autoantibodies stimulate cel…
VIDEO: Tools for communicating with patients about astigmatism correction
NEW YORK — From OSN New York 2018, Cynthia A. Matossian, MD, founder and CEO of Matossian Eye Associates, gives her presentation on communicating with patients about astigmatism correction.
No survival rate improvement seen after cranio-orbital resection for lacrimal gland carcinoma
Local resection with radiotherapy has comparable results with cranio-orbital resection in terms of tumor recurrence and survival rate in patients with lacrimal gland carcinoma. Therefore, this method should be preferred because it is less disfiguring a…
VIDEO: How to handle enhancements for astigmatism correction misses
NEW YORK — From OSN New York 2018, D. Rex Hamilton, MD, of Santa Monica Eye Medical Group, California, gives his presentation on enhancements for astigmatism correction misses in cataract surgery.
Nicox quarterly revenue increases
Nicox reported net revenue of 3.3 million euros in the fourth quarter of 2018 compared with net revenue of 2.3 million euros in 2017’s fourth quarter.The total includes an upfront payment from Ocumension for NCX 470 for the Chinese market and royalties…
VIDEO: Important considerations for small pupils in toric IOL cataract surgery
NEW YORK — From OSN New York 2018, Steven M. Silverstein, MD, of Silverstein Eye Centers in Kansas City, Missouri, gives his presentation on considerations to make with toric IOL selection in small pupils for astigmatic cataract surgery.
Less operating time needed in Malyugin ring vs. iris hook cases
Both pupil expansion rings and iris hooks are effective when used in patients with small pupils during cataract surgery; however, operating time is faster when pupil expansion rings are used, according to a study.Data from 425 small pupil cases were ev…
VIDEO: How best to identify posterior corneal astigmatism
NEW YORK — From OSN New York 2018, Elizabeth Yeu, MD, of Virginia Eye Consultants in Norfolk, Virginia, gives her presentation on the best ways to identify posterior corneal astigmatism.
Summer ‘thoughtlets’ on dry eye and other topics
It’s summer time. Writers and readers naturally turn to lighter fare, intellectual sangria in a red Solo cup to the winter’s Sinskey Claret in Riedel — RIP, Dr. Sinskey. Growing up in New England, whatever beach reading we might have done was bookended…
Unsung heroes of dry eye care: Technicians make or break a dry eye clinic
The other day I was hanging around “Sky Bar,” the tech station at SkyVision. Do you have kids? When I am quietly standing there, I am kind of like the parent driving the school carpool: After a short while you become one with the furniture, and the kid…