At Kiawah Eye, George Magrath, MD, of Wills Eye Hospital, Philadelphia, describes how to differentiate types of lacrimal gland lesions using magnetic resonance imaging to measure water motion in tissue.
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VIDEO: Prevention measures, patient education mitigate postop dry eye and dissatisfaction
At Hawaiian Eye, Alice T. Epitropoulos, MD, FACS, advises cataract surgeons to take time preoperatively to address ocular surface issues and to educate their patients in order to prevent postoperative dry eye and patient dissatisfaction.
VIDEO: Combined approach with multiple MIGS devices, procedures enhances outcomes
At Hawaiian Eye, Malik Kahook, MD, describes the concept of combined MIGS, or C-MIGS, which incorporates more than one minimally invasive glaucoma surgery device or procedure to target inflow and outflow in the glaucomatous patient. C-MIGS has shown pr…
Oral bisphosphonates associated with increased risk of wet AMD
People who use oral bisphosphonates may have an increased risk of developing wet age-related macular degeneration, according to a study.The risk of AMD increased with duration of oral bisphosphonate use.
Gobiquity receives $6 million in funding for pediatric vision screening program
Gobiquity Mobile Health received $6 million in Series B financing from venture capital firm InterWest Partners to support the company’s pediatric vision screening program.The company announced in a press release that more than 100,000 children have been screened with GoCheck Kids, its flagship product. More than 3,000 children are being screened weekly, signifying more than 300% annual growth.
Imprimis reports $4.6 million net loss in second quarter
Imprimis Pharmaceuticals reported a net loss of $4.6 million, or $0.35 per common share, in the second quarter compared with a net loss of $3.7 million, or $0.39 per common share, in the second quarter of 2015, according to a press release.Total revenu…
VIDEO: Astigmatism management strategies vary in difficult cases
At Hawaiian Eye, Raj K. Rajpal, MD, addresses the variabilities in astigmatism management strategies, especially in more difficult cases with corneal comorbidities.
Intravitreal, topical medications yield similar post-cataract outcomes
Cataract surgery with either topical or intravitreal antibiotics, steroids and NSAIDs yielded similar outcomes, although patients preferred the injection, according to a study.The prospective, randomized study included 25 patients who underwent bilater…
NovaBay reports $2.7 million in net sales in second quarter
NovaBay Pharmaceuticals reported net sales of $2.7 million in the second quarter, a 164% increase from $1 million in the same period of 2015, according to a press release.Net loss was $2.7 million, or $0.36 per share, down from a net loss of $4.9 milli…
High drug prices result of government protection in US
The high cost of prescription drugs in the United States is the result of drug manufacturers being granted government-protected monopolies, according to data published in JAMA Internal Medicine.“The increasing cost of prescription drugs in the United States has become a source of growing concern for patients, prescribers, payers and policy makers,” Aaron S. Kesselheim, MD, JD, MPH, of the department of medicine at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, and colleagues wrote. “In addition to their contribution to health care spending, increasing drug costs have important clinical implications. (Read more...)
Inotek completes recruitment for phase 3 trial of trabodenoson
Inotek Pharmaceuticals completed active recruitment for MATrX-1, the first pivotal phase 3 trial of trabodenoson for the treatment of glaucoma.Topline data are expected to be released in December, according to a press release.
Publication Exclusive: Approaching the macula from the premium cataract surgeon perspective
Premium cataract surgeons face the daily decision of whether to offer cataract surgery patients the option of multifocal IOL or other advanced IOL technology, which could contribute to current and/or future potential undesirable visual aberrations post…
Stegmann canal expander helps lower IOP in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma
The Stegmann canal expander, implanted during canaloplasty, lowered IOP and reduced complications in patients with primary open-angle glaucoma, according to a study. The prospective, single-center noncomparative study included 22 eyes of 22 consecutive patients with medically uncontrolled primary open-angle glaucoma who underwent primary viscocanalostomy and implantation of the new canal expander. The expander was implanted into Schlemm’s canal, and patient follow-up time was at least 1 year.
Auven Therapeutics completes enrollment in phase 3 study of Seciera for dry eye
Auven Therapeutics completed enrollment in a phase 3 confirmatory study of Seciera for the treatment of dry eye disease, according to a press release.Seciera (OTX-101) is a novel patented nanomicellar formulation of cyclosporine. The multicenter, rando…
Face transplant recipient continues successful recovery 1 year later
The recipient of the most extensive face transplant ever performed is experiencing a successful recovery at the 1-year anniversary of the surgery, according to NYU Langone Medical Center.Patrick Hardison, 42, experienced facial burns resulting in exten…
Zeiss reports revenue increase in first 9 months of fiscal year
Carl Zeiss Meditec reported a 6.7% increase in revenue in the first 9 months of its fiscal year, according to a press release.Revenue totaled €798.6 million. Earnings before interest and taxes totaled €110.5 million, up from 89.5 million in the same period a year ago. Earnings per share were 0.83, up from 0.64 the previous year.
Publication Exclusive: Surgeons detail steps for simple limbal epithelial transplantation
In 1964, Jose Barraquer described a surgical technique for limbal stem cell deficiency, or LSCD. The paramount finding of extensive LSCD is conjunctival transgression across the corneal-conjunctival border and the limbus and onto the cornea, resulting in vascularization, chronic inflammation, persistent epithelial defects and recurrent erosions, which uninterrupted can progress to corneal opacity and transform to a skin-like corneal surface with corneal blindness. These border “policemen” between the corneal and conjunctival territories are largely accepted as the limbal stem cells that are believed to be housed within the radial fibrovascular (Read more...)
Application of whole blood before staining improves outcomes of macular hole surgery
Application of whole blood followed by brilliant blue staining of the internal limiting membrane allowed earlier and better visual rehabilitation in macular hole surgery than conventional brilliant blue staining, a study found.“[This] could be attributed to earlier photoreceptor regeneration as evidenced by inner segment/outer segment junction continuity and increase in outer foveal thickness,” the study authors, from Guru Nanak Eye Centre in New Delhi, India, said.
Publication Exclusive: Good early results seen with pre-Descemet’s endothelial keratoplasty in failed grafts
Graft failure in any situation can happen due to inherent defects in the donor graft or pre-existing pathology in the recipient. Inherent graft issues such as low endothelial cell count, surgical trauma to the graft and endothelial disease in the donor can cause early graft failure. Graft rejection is another main etiology that can happen, especially in full-thickness keratoplasty. Lamellar keratoplasty procedures have been shown to have fewer incidences of rejection, but rejection has been noticed after deep lamellar keratoplasty. The corneal stroma is the culprit often recognized as the (Read more...)
Presbia completes purchase of Neoptics
Presbia Ireland Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Presbia PLC, has purchased the assets of Neoptics AG.The purchase includes Neoptics’ intellectual property portfolio.