TearLab reported a net loss of $8.1 million, or $0.24 per share on a non-diluted basis, in the second quarter compared with a net loss of $5.4 million, or $0.16 per share on a non-diluted basis, in the same quarter of 2014, according to a press release…
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Publication Exclusive: Surgeon details pterygium surgery technique with auto-limbal conjunctival grafting
Pterygium surgery may be required to improve vision or cosmetic appearance or for symptomatic relief, and often it is challenging both intraoperatively and postoperatively. When pterygium and cataract surgeries are staged as two separate procedures, th…
Dry eye symptoms may be correlated to non-ocular conditions
Dry eye symptoms may be more closely correlated to non-ocular conditions than tear film status, according to a study.The cross-sectional study evaluated 136 patients at the Miami Veterans Affairs eye clinic to assess dry eye symptoms, non-ocular conditions and tear film parameters. Non-ocular conditions consisted of self-reported non-ocular pain, depression and PTSD, while tear film parameters consisted of osmolarity, tear breakup time, corneal staining, Schirmer’s test, eyelid vascularity and meibum quality.
International Biomedical Devices raises $2 million in first round seed funding
International Biomedical Devices raised $2 million at the closing of its initial seed funding round for development of its non-laser-based precision capsulotomy technology, according to a company news release.Funding will be used for development and pr…
Alimera reports $8.6 million net loss in second quarter
Alimera Sciences reported GAAP net loss applicable to common stockholders of $8.6 million, or $0.19 per share, in the second quarter compared with GAAP net income of $1.1 million, or $0.03 per share, in the second quarter of 2014, according to a press …
Publication Exclusive: Does [pupil] size matter? How premium surgeons can avoid the inevitable
Every day when a premium surgeon enters the operating room to perform ophthalmic surgery, pupillary dilation — the portal to the operative field — will inevitably have a major stake in the success and outcome of the surgery. As a cataract surgeon, I am amazed how often intraoperative miosis and/or small pupils at the outset of a case can wreak havoc for even the most experienced anterior segment surgeons.As we know, intraoperative miosis is frequently unpredictable or may be associated with conditions such as intraoperative floppy iris syndrome associated with (Read more...)
Baseline characteristics help predict visual acuity outcomes after anti-VEGF treatment for wet AMD
Lower best corrected visual acuity, younger age and smaller total area of choroidal neovascularization at baseline may be significant predictors for visual acuity outcomes when treating wet age-related macular degeneration patients with ranibizumab, ac…
Iridex reports $9 million in revenues in second quarter
Iridex reported $9 million in revenues in the second quarter compared with $10.6 million in the same quarter of 2014, according to a press release. Net loss was reported at $0.7 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, in the second quarter compared with n…
Electronic Medical Assistant company makes prestigious Inc. 500 list
Modernizing Medicine Inc., creator of the Electronic Medical Assistant, announced it has received a spot on the Inc. 500 list, which has previously included companies like Intuit, Zappos, Microsoft and Oracle. This 34th annual list ranks the nation’s fastest-growing private companies. To qualify, honorees have to grow at least 10-fold over the past 3 years.
OSN Europe: Is intraoperative refractive biometry a worthwhile investment for the cataract surgeon?
I believe that in a premium practice, intraoperative refractive biometry with the ORA system (Alcon) is a service we should be able to provide. There is no need and no time to use it routinely, but it is an extremely good tool in special cases, such as…
Allergan acquires Oculeve
Allergan has successfully completed the acquisition of Oculeve, according to a press release. Under the terms of the agreement, Allergan acquired Oculeve, which is focused on developing treatments for dry eye disease, for an upfront payment of $125 mil…
Ocata reports net loss of $7.2 million in second quarter
Ocata Therapeutics reported a net loss of $7.2 million, or $0.20 per share, in the second quarter compared with a net loss of $16.1 million, or $0.55 per share, in the same quarter of 2014, according to a press release. Research and development expense…
Nonabsorbable uveoscleral implant increases outflow, reduces IOP
Deep sclerectomy with a nonabsorbable uveoscleral implant increased trabecular and uveoscleral outflow and reduced IOP in patients with open-angle glaucoma, according to a study.The prospective study included 27 eyes of 27 patients with open-angle glau…
Woman presents with forniceal lesions in left eye
A 32-year-old woman was referred to the New England Eye Center by an optometrist for conjunctival cysts and concern for a possible neoplasm in the left eye.The patient initially presented 1 month prior for a routine eye exam. She mentioned that she had…
Surgeon details pterygium surgery technique with auto-limbal conjunctival grafting
Pterygium surgery may be required to improve vision or cosmetic appearance or for symptomatic relief, and often it is challenging both intraoperatively and postoperatively. When pterygium and cataract surgeries are staged as two separate procedures, th…
Transition to ICD-10 codes requires keen oversight, rigorous training
Practices have until Oct. 1 to successfully upload, test and implement ICD-10 codes, which will replace the ICD-9 code set.In 2012, CMS delayed the deadline for implementing ICD-10 from Oct. 1, 2013, to Oct. 1, 2014. In March 2014, the U.S. Senate dela…
Speaker: Standardized definitions, endpoints should drive cross-linking trials
As clinical trials for corneal collagen cross-linking proceed, clinicians should use standardized definitions and metrics to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment, according to a speaker at the World Cornea Congress in San Diego.“If we’re going to say that cross-linking prevents progression, we need to measure progression,” Penny A. Asbell, MD, FACS, MBA, OSN Contact Lenses Section Editor, told Ocular Surgery News in a subsequent interview. “The key issues for treatment of keratoconus are prevention of progression and improvement of best corrected spectacle vision. Those are the endpoints that we typically (Read more...)
Pinpointing the overflow problem key to treating epiphora
Tearing is a common problem our patients bring to us. When considered in the way a plumber would solve the problem, it becomes more straightforward.Epiphora is an overflow problem. This could be caused by too much inflow, too little outflow, or both to…
OCT-based positioning regimen for macular hole surgery varies with risk factors
A modified OCT-based positioning regimen based on risk factors may be used to obtain complete, persistent closure of macular holes or to determine the duration of postoperative positioning, according to a study.If a patient has no high-risk factors for failure, defined as high myopia, chronic holes for more than 1 year or large holes greater than 400 µm, the surgeon may choose to stop positioning once the hole is confirmed on OCT imaging to be closed. In cases with one risk factor, the surgeon may want to consider extending the (Read more...)
Expert panel debates preferred strabismus surgery techniques
At the annual American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus meeting in New Orleans, OSN Pediatrics/Strabismus Section Editor Robert S. Gold, MD, led a round table discussion on surgical approaches to correcting strabismus. Each of the…