NEW YORK — From OSN New York 2018, Darrell White, MD, founder of SkyVision Centers in Westlake, Ohio, gives his presentation on how the ocular surface is critical for refractive cataract surgery success.
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Santen initiates phase 3 trials of omidenepag isopropyl for glaucoma, ocular hypertension
A pivotal phase 3 development program of omidenepag isopropyl for the treatment of glaucoma or ocular hypertension has been initiated by Santen Inc., the company announced in a press release.The SPECTRUM 3 and SPECTRUM 4 trials, both randomized, double…
VIDEO: Surface Ablation: Pearls and Pitfalls
NEW YORK — From OSN New York 2018, Parag A. Majmudar, MD, associate professor of ophthalmology at Rush University Medical Center and cornea and refractive specialist at Chicago Cornea Consultants, gives his presentation on surface ablation pearls and p…
FDA approves Akorn’s bimatoprost solution
Akorn’s bimatoprost ophthalmic solution 0.03% has received an abbreviated new drug application approval from the FDA to treat hypotrichosis of the eyelashes, according to a press release.Sales of the solution were approximately $63.5 million between Au…
VIDEO: Surgical and Medical Therapies for Presbyopia
NEW YORK — From OSN New York 2018, Mitchell A. Jackson, MD, founder of Jackson Eye in Lake Villa, Illinois, gives his presentation on surgical and medical therapies for presbyopia.
VIDEO: Incorporating SMILE into Your Practice
NEW YORK — From OSN New York 2018, Kathryn M. Hatch, MD, director of refractive surgery at Mass Eye and Ear and assistant professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School, gives her presentation on incorporating small incision lenticule extraction …
VIDEO: Challenging Topography Cases
NEW YORK — From OSN New York 2018, William B. Trattler, MD, from the Center for Excellence in Eye Care in Miami, gives his presentation on challenging topography cases.
VIDEO: Patient Selection for Cross-linking
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.
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 …