Iris tissue loss due to trauma, iatrogenic cause, or congenital absence such as aniridia or coloboma can result in photophobia, loss of depth perception, contrast sensitivity degradation, glare, decreased visual acuity and multiplopia. In aniridia case…
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VIDEO: Finessing the super soft lens
NEW YORK — At OSN New York, Elizabeth Yeu, MD, discusses various operative techniques for the management of the super soft lens.
Close of 2014 tax planning presents challenges to individuals, businesses: Part 3
In parts 1 and 2 of this column I discussed tax breaks for individuals and businesses that may be extended or reinstated retroactively by Congress and listed some moves individuals can make right now that have potential tax-savings benefits. This last …
Surgical management of symptomatic vitreous floaters
Floaters are one of the most common presenting complaints in our retina clinics and perhaps in ophthalmology in general. Floaters not associated with retinal pathology can be highly symptomatic, so we need to address patient concerns in a tactful way. …
Diabetes mellitus associated with protective effect against keratoconus
Keratoconus may occur more often in patients without diabetes mellitus than in those with it, according to a study.The retrospective case-control study included 1,383 patients with keratoconus and 1,383 control subjects without keratoconus in whom the …
Combination therapy may improve management of acute retinal necrosis
Patients treated with a combination systemic and intravitreal antiviral therapy for acute retinal necrosis may be more likely to have an improvement in visual acuity, avoid severe vision loss and have a decreased incidence of retinal detachment, accord…
Shared access may be ideal model for surgeons to gain experience with femto cataract surgery
There is no way to write a commentary on femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery, or FLACS, without alienating many, including close friends and colleagues in practice and industry whom I work with on a daily basis. Unfortunately, that is the task …
VIDEO: Epithelial Bowman’s Keratectomy may yield better outcomes than PRK
NEW YORK — At OSN New York, Marguerite McDonald, MD, FACS, discusses a new epithelial removal technique that may deliver better outcomes than PRK.
Close of 2014 tax planning presents challenges to individuals, businesses: Part 2
In part 1 of this column I discussed tax breaks for individuals and businesses that may be extended or reinstated retroactively by Congress, as well as what those who earn higher incomes should address in their year-end tax planning. This part of the c…
Ocular nutritional supplements lack evidence in AREDS formula claims
An analysis of the top-selling brands of ocular nutritional supplements found they contain the same ingredients as in the AREDS and AREDS2 formulas, but not all contained the exact doses.Furthermore, product description claims of health benefits for half of the products studied lacked supporting level 1 evidence.The study analyzed the industry’s five top-selling brands of ocular nutritional supplements in the U.S. according to dollar sales from June 2011 to June 2012: PreserVision (Bausch + Lomb), Ocuvite (Bausch + Lomb), ICaps (Alcon), ICaps AREDS (Alcon) and EyeScience Macular Health Formula (EyeScience).
IOL calculations following cataract surgery
NEW YORK — At OSN New York, Parag A. Majmudar, MD, discusses options to measure corneal power following cataract surgery.
United Kingdom embraces new paradigm of patient-oriented research
Priorities established by patients, carers and clinicians within the Sight Loss and Vision Priority Setting Partnership have become reference points for research projects and research funding bodies in the United Kingdom, according to monitoring reviews conducted by Fight for Sight at 1 year after completion of the project.Since the results were published, Fight for Sight has awarded more than ₤3 million to 46 projects that directly address priorities identified in 10 of the 12 eye condition categories.
Toric IOL maintains uncorrected distance visual acuity, reduces corneal astigmatism
A toric iteration of an established IOL design reduced corneal astigmatism and improved uncorrected distance vision, according to a study.The prospective, multicenter clinical trial included 102 patients who underwent bilateral implantation of a Tecnis…
VIDEO: Vision for Mars program seeks to address vision problems for astronauts
NEW YORK – At the OSN New York meeting, John P. Berdahl, MD, discusses the ‘Vision for Mars’ initiative, which seeks to address vision-threatening problems experienced by astronauts in space.
Top five fact vs. fiction analysis of femtosecond laser cataract surgery
More than 3 million Americans undergo cataract surgery each year, with more than half of them older than 65 years. Cataract surgery as we know it today is one of the safest and most commonly performed surgeries in the United States. The challenges face…
FDA clears Eidon confocal scanner
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared the Eidon true-color confocal scanner, according to a press release from CenterVue.The scanner is a fully automated retinal imaging system to diagnose and manage retinal disease. It uses confocal imagin…
Half-dose verteporfin PDT has positive outcomes in central serous chorioretinopathy
Half-dose verteporfin photodynamic therapy may be as effective as but safer than a full dose in treating patients with chronic central serous chorioretinopathy, according to a study. The retrospective study included 204 eyes of 204 patients with centra…
Ocriplasmin Clinical Update
Pravin U. Dugel, MD, and Carl D. Regillo, MD, FACS, discuss the real-world use of intravitreal ocriplasmin injection (Jetrea, ThromboGenics, Inc.). Topics include optimizing treatment outcomes and real world experience, macular adverse events and lens …
Zeiss revenue increases slightly for year
Carl Zeiss Meditec announced a 3% increase in revenue over the past year, taking into account gains and losses among its business units, according to a company press release.Revenue increased €906 million to €909 million for the year, with company earnings before taxes of €120.7 million, according to the release.
Younger age risk for severe bleb leak following trabeculectomy
Patients younger than 55 years are more likely than older patients to suffer a severe bleb leak after trabeculectomy, according to a study.Younger age was the only statistically significant risk factor influencing the risk for severe bleb leak in the s…