Avedro, Inc. (Waltham, Massachusetts), announced that
its KXL System for performing accelerated corneal collagen
crosslinking has received the Conformité Européenne (CE)
Mark. Lasik Xtra, one of Avedro’s new procedures made
possible with its KXL Sy…
Category: News
Novartis Gains Full Ownership of Alcon
After nearly a year of negotiations between Novartis
AG (Basel, Switzerland) and the minority shareholders of
Alcon, Inc. (Huenenberg, Switzerland), a deal was struck
between the two sides, completing the biggest takeover
in Swiss corporate history.
On…
ADHD Rates Rose Among US Children
Nearly one in 10 children in the United States aged 4 to
17 years has been diagnosed with attention-deficit/hyperactivity
disorder (ADHD), according to a recent survey by
the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).1
The results suggest that a…
The Best of 2010
One of the best ways we at emCataract and Refractive
Surgery Today/em could think of to identify the
ophthalmic highlights of last year was to ask
the opinion of cataract and refractive surgeons
hard at work in practices across the country. …
Improving Safety, Visual Recovery, and Outcomes
Our focus as cataract surgeons usually falls into
three major categories: safety, rapid visual
recovery, and predictable refractive results.
Judging from the interest surrounding femtosecond
laser-assisted cataract surgery exhibited at
this y…
Ophthalmic Business Forecast for 2011
Each year brings with it several new and exiting technologies
in the cataract and refractive surgery market,
and many believe 2011 will be an especially
important , and in some ways revolutionary, year.
With an ever-increasing baby boom popula…
Refining Outcomes, Improving Conversion Rates
During the past year, I have focused on refining
my surgical outcomes with premium
IOLs, improving conversion rates to premium
lenses for the appropriate patients, better
defining who will benefit the most from this technology,
and using newe…
TOP QUOTATIONS
bStephen G. Slade,MD, September 2001/bbr /strongAny suggestions for young refractive surgeons?/strongbr /Go where you want to live, be thankful that you
are in this profession, find the right balance of
medicine to business that suit…
Omega-3-Rich Fish and Shellfish May Protect Against Advanced AMD
The consumption of omega-3-rich fish and shellfish
may protect against advanced AMD, according to a study
in Ophthalmology.1
Bonnielin K. Swenor, MPH, of the Wilmer Eye Institute,
Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, and colleagues conducted
a cross-se…
INNOVATIONS: A preview of today’s new products
bPreservative-Free
Garamycin
Ophthalmic Ointment/bbr /Fera Pharmaceuticals (Locust Valley, NY) announced
the launch of preservative-free Garamycin (gentamicin
sulfate) Ophthalmic Ointment for bacterial infections.
Garamycin is indicated…
Study Linking Vaccines to Autism Was Fraud
A study published in The Lancet in 1998 linking the
measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine to autism
was “an elaborate fraud,” according to a report in the
BMJ.1
The study,2 published February 28, 1998, was authored
by Andrew Wakefield, MD, and …
Help for Haiti
January 12, 2010, is a day no Haitian will ever forget.
For those distant from the day’s horror, it might
already seem like a fading memory, eclipsed by the oil
spill disaster, floods in the Midwest, and what seems
like a never-ending econom…
Ranibizumab Approved in EU For Vision Loss Due to Diabetic Macular Edema
The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has granted
Novartis (Basel, Switzerland) a new, broader indication for
ranibizumab (Lucentis, Genentech) to treat patients with
visual impairment due to diabetic macular edema (DME),
according to a company news rel…
Forecasted Volumes of LASIK and Presbyopiacorrecting IOLs for 2011
emWhat do you anticipate laser vision correction
and premium and presbyopiacorrecting
IOL volumes will look like in
your practice, in your geographic area,
or for the nation in 2011?/em
bSTEPHEN COLEMAN,MD/bbrThe peak period …
Resequencing Chip Detected 90 Retinal Disease Genes
A group of researchers in the Netherlands have developed
a resequencing chip to detect known and new
sequence changes in 90 retinal disease genes, according
to a study in Ophthalmology.1 The chip is capable of
screening multiple genes simultaneously.
R…
COMPLEX CASE MANAGEMENT: Aphakia After Repair of Ruptured Globe
bCASE PRESENTATION/bbr /A 19-year-old man suffered a traumatic rupture of the
left globe. He underwent a repair of the full-thickness
corneal laceration and removal of the crystalline lens 1 year
before presentation. He is contact lens in…
Advanced Cell Technology Receives FDA Clearance to Initiate Clinical Trials
Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. (Santa Monica, CA)
announced that it received clearance from the US Food
and Drug Administration (FDA) for the company’s
Investigational New Drug application to treat dry AMD
using retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells…
‘Tis Better to Give Than to Receive
This holiday season, reward yourself with the giftof Eyetube.net. Ophthalmic surgeons across theglobe have uploaded videos to present their surgicalpearls to you. Here are some great newadditions to this growing video resource.bLASER-ASSI…
Prevalence of AMD on the Decline in US Adults
The prevalence of age-related macular degeneration
(AMD) in US adults is significantly lower today than it
was 15 years ago, according to the results of a nationally
representative, population-based, cross-sectional study
published in the Archives of O…
Top Products of 2010
The year 2010 was another terrific one for new
products. At October’s annual meeting of the
American Academy of Ophthalmology in
Chicago, I reviewed nearly 100 new products that
affect cataract surgeons. This article describes some of
the h…