Corneal collagen crosslinking (CXL) improved distance
UCVA, distance BCVA, and maximum and average keratometry
values in patients with keratoconus and
corneal ectasia, according to a study in the emJournal of
Cataract and Refractive Surgery/em.sup1/sup…
Category: Cataract
Descemet Stripping Automated Endothelial Keratoplasty
emThis installment of “Peer Review” highlights the most recently published articles on Descemet stripping
endothelial keratoplasty (DSEK) and Descemet stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty (DSAEK).
Because of the volume of current p…
TIPS AND TRICKS FOR OR SAFETY AND EFFICIENCY: Practical Methods for Surgical Excellence
Every time I visit another surgeon’s ambulatory surgery
center (ASC), I learn new ways to run my OR
more efficiently and more safely. To return the
favor, here are a few things my guests have found
helpful about the way I run my facility./p…
Corneal Inlay Improved Reading in Presbyopic Patients
The Kamra corneal inlay (AcuFocus Inc., Irvine,
California) improved reading performance in emmetropic
presbyopic patients implanted with the device, according
to a study in the emJournal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery/em.sup1/sup
The study, conduc…
COMPLEX CASE MANAGEMENT: Delayed Onset of Postoperative Inflammation
h3CASE PRESENTATION/h3
A 75-year-old woman is referred to you by her local optometrist for a 2-week history of anterior uveitis in her right eye that is
unresponsive to hourly prednisolone acetate. She had uneventful bilateral cataract surge…
5 Qusetions with Manus C. Kraff,MD
h4You have had an extremely successful
career as an ophthalmic
surgeon.What is your secret?/h4
Being diligent, always being honest,
and projecting that to my patients certainly
are prerequisites to success in any
field and definitely in …
Carl Zeiss Meditec Opens Research Center in India
Carl Zeiss Meditec AG (Jena, Germany) announced it
has opened a research and development center in
Bangalore, India, in an effort to expand innovation in highgrowth
markets, according to a company news release.
At its Center for Application and Researc…
FEATURE STORY: Sutureless Surgery
Phaco technology joined forces with the breakthrough
clear corneal incision more than a
decade ago, establishing the gold standard for
cataract surgery in the United States. The procedure
became more comfortable for patients, with a faster
po…
Letters
Dear Dr. Daya,
I just read the entire roundtable discussion that took
place at the XXVIII Congress of the European Society of
Cataract and Refractive Surgeons (ESCRS), in Paris, in the
article “The Future of Corneal Collagen Crosslinking” (CXL;
Jan…
The Patient’s Perspective
In my career, I have learned always to pay attention
to the patient’s perspective: what does he or she
want? Especially in refractive surgery, it is usually
the patients’ preferences that ultimately drive the
market and steer what we do su…
TrueVision 3D Systems Receives Clearance for Image-Guided Ophthalmic Surgery
TrueVision Systems, Inc. (Santa Barbara, California),
received 510(k) clearance from the US Food and Drug
Administration (FDA) to market the TrueVision 3D
Visualization and Guidance System, according to a company
news release.
Launched in 2008, the Tru…
RESIDENT TRAINING: The Importance of Mentoring
Laurence A. Parks Daloz points out, “What we
model for our students is not our knowledge but
our curiosity, the journey, not the destination.”1
This sentiment is worth considering in the context
of the great privilege ophthalmologists have…
CHIEF MEDICAL EDITOR’S PAGE: Resident Education
Certain indelible moments define who we are
and have profound consequences (good or
bad) on our lives. For example, I will never forget
being in the OR when the World Trade
Center was attacked or when my wife, Marleen, roused
me at 3:00 AM ou…
TrueVision 3D HD for Teaching and Training
From personal cameras and video recorders to mainstream
television, imaging in every aspect of our
lives has moved to a digital platform. In the ophthalmic
OR, procedures are commonly viewed and
recorded in two dimensions through secondary vie…
Increasing Efficiency in the Office and OR
One topic that all of us have a significant financial
interest in is improving office and OR efficiency.
Implementing a few simple strategies to
streamline examinations in the office and
ensure safety in the OR will increase your efficiency an…
Video Education for the Surgeon
Ophthalmic surgery cannot be learned from the
podium. Nor can it be mastered from a textbook.
Although there is nothing as valuable as
sitting at the microscope and actually performing
a procedure, it is not so easy on a trainee’s coronaries…
Improving OR Efficiency
Here are six tips to improve the efficiency of the
cataract surgery OR.
bNo. 1. Single-specialty facility./b In terms of overall
efficiency, safety, and specialized service, I believe that
there are many advantages to a single-speci…
Steps to Ensure Safety Save Time in the Long Run
When my surgical team and I work to
improve the efficiency of cataract surgery,
safety is actually the primary concern.
Many of the steps that we incorporate
purely for safety may add time or cost to the procedure,
but they will prove to incr…
The Role of Surgical Simulators
The Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical
Education has six core competencies that are
required for resident training accreditation in ophthalmology.
sup1/sup The American Board of
Ophthalmology has recommended including surgery as
t…
INNOVATIONS
h4Osher Toric
Alignment System/h4
Haag-Streit USA Inc. (Mason, OH) introduced the new Osher Toric
Alignment System to assist surgeons with accurately placing toric IOLs.
The system was conceived by
Robert H. Osher, MD, of the
Cincinnati …