Despite our best efforts, complications happen during cataract surgery, and often it is not surgeon error, but rather weakness or irregularity in the tissue of the patient. When cataract surgery patients do not have a sufficient degree of capsular supp…
Author: Healio ophthalmology
Range of uveitis treatments set to expand
Uveitis refers to a collection of diseases characterized by intraocular inflammation. Treatment varies depending on the specific uveitic disease, the location of the inflammation, severity and duration of disease.“The uveitides represent probably over 30 separate diseases, which are highly variable in disease course, treatment and prognosis,” Douglas A. Jabs, MD, MBA, said.
VIDEO: Pearls for cataract surgery in patients with prior refractive surgery
WAILEA, Hawaii – At Hawaiian Eye 2015, Mitchell A. Jackson, MD, shares his tips for getting a desired refractive outcome in cataract surgery in patients who have had previous LASIK or PRK.
VIDEO Pearls for multifocal IOL patient selection
WAILEA, Hawaii – At Hawaiian Eye 2015, Kenneth A. Beckman, MD, gives his pearls for selecting the ideal multifocal IOL patient.
New year, new code: How to get paid for chronic care management in 2015, part 3
Beginning in 2015, physicians and other qualified health care professionals will be able to separately bill Medicare for providing non-face-to-face chronic care management, or CCM, services by billing CPT code 99490. In recognizing and payment for these non-face-to-face services, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has taken an important step toward recognizing that care coordination is an essential feature of providing high-quality primary care and that important aspects of this care occur when the patient is not in the office.We described the scope of service in part 1 and (Read more...)
VIDEO: Tips for identifying and treating conjunctival chalasis
WAILEA, Hawaii – At Hawaiian Eye 2015, Thomas “TJ” John, MD, shares his experience and tips for identifying and treating conjunctival chalasis.
VIDEO: Track endothelial cell loss in cornea transplant and phakic IOL procedures
WAILEA, Hawaii – At Hawaiian Eye 2015, Francis W. Price Jr., MD, discusses his presentation on endothelial cell loss.
VIDEO: Track endothelial cell loss in cornea transplant and phakic IOL procedures
WAILEA, Hawaii – At Hawaiian Eye 2015, Francis W. Price Jr., MD, discusses his presentation on endothelial cell loss.
VIDEO: Shire executive gives update on company progress
WAILEA, Hawaii – At Hawaiian Eye 2015, Robert Dempsey of Shire Pharmaceuticals gives an update on lifitegrast and growth at the company.
VIDEO: Shire executive gives update on company progress
WAILEA, Hawaii – At Hawaiian Eye 2015, Robert Dempsey of Shire Pharmaceuticals gives an update on lifitegrast and growth at the company.
Speaker: Vitreous haze scores an artificial standard for measuring uveitis outcomes
WAILEA, Hawaii – Current treatment choices for uveitis have drawbacks and none of the choices are ideal, but approvals for newer treatments are hampered by artificial criteria, according to a speaker.Severe vision loss occurs in 25% to 33% of all uveitis cases, repeated bouts of inflammation increase risk of severe vision loss, and long-term use of high-dose corticosteroids is associated with high rates of morbidity, Sunil K. Srivastava, MD,said in a presentation at Retina 2015.
Recurrence can be avoided by managing complications early
WAILEA, Hawaii — Conjunctival recurrence after pterygium surgery can be avoided by managing complications early, a speaker said.“You can avoid many recurrences by recognizing early problems and managing them,” John A. Hovanesian, MD, FACS, said at the Hawaiian Eye 2015 meeting.
VIDEO: Neuro-ophthalmologist reminds ophthalmologists to be a medical doctor first
WAILEA, Hawaii – At Hawaiian Eye 2015, Andrew G. Lee, MD, stressed the importance of medical specialists to be a medical doctor first and foremost in giving the best patient care.
VIDEO: Ensure a stable eye when performing femtosecond laser cataract surgery
WAILEA, Hawaii – At Hawaiian Eye 2015, Mark Cherny, MD, shares surgical pearls for implementing femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery.
VIDEO: Complicated case shows effects of overmedication on refractive error
WAILEA, Hawaii – At Hawaiian Eye 2015, Daniel S. Durrie, MD, discusses how he handled a complicated case of a patient with poor visual acuity due to overmedication.
VIDEO: Avoid refractive surprises with topography prior to cataract surgery
WAILEA, Hawaii – At Hawaiian Eye 2015, Jennifer Loh, MD, discusses the importance of performing corneal topography prior to cataract surgery.
Speaker: Minor surgeries may be effective in the treatment of ocular surface diseases
WAILEA, Hawaii — Office and minor surgical procedures may be effective in the treatment of patients with ocular surface diseases who do not respond to medical treatment, a speaker said here.“Ocular surface diseases are very common in clinical practice. Medical therapies are certainly first-line treatment and can be helpful,” Christopher J. Rapuano, MD, at the Hawaiian Eye 2015 meeting.
Home monitoring enables early detection of CNV in AMD patients
WAILEA, Hawaii – A home monitoring device increased the chances of identifying choroidal neovascularization early and preserving vision in patients with age-related macular degeneration, according to a study presented here.Neil M. Bressler, MD, discussed results of the AREDS2 Home Study at Retina 2015. Bressler substituted for Susan B. Bressler, MD, who was unable to attend.
ICG angiography clinically useful as ancillary test
WAILEA, Hawaii – Indocyanine green angiography as an ancillary retina test is relevant in 2015 as a limited part of multimodal imaging, a presenter said.“What we’ve learned from OCT is that our clinical impression is sometimes wrong, and having ancillary tests like angiography or OCT or fundus autofluorescence can confirm what we believe to be true is very helpful. They can rule out mimicking conditions and also give us a list of therapeutic options we can offer the patient,”Jay S. Duker, MD,said at Retina 2015. “What we’re really talking about (Read more...)
VIDEO: OJO introduces AREDS formulation drink in powder form
WAILEA, Hawaii —At Hawaiian Eye 2015, Jodi Luchs, MD, discusses the launch of a new dissolvable formulation of OJO, which includes the AREDS supplement formulation.