NEW ORLEANS —At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, James Loden, MD, reports data on the incidence of halos, glares and starburst patterns from U.S. and European clinical trials on the Tecnis Symfony IOL from Abbott Medical Optics.
Europe Macular Edema Market 2016 – Market Analysis & Sales Trends – Research and Markets
DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Research and Markets has announced the addition of the “Europe Macular Edema Market and Competitive Landscape Highlights – 2016” report to their offering. The latest research report provides comprehensive insights into pipeline…
Retired General Helping Docs Grow as Leaders
(MedPage Today) — Mark Hertling helps physicians apply military principles to medical practice
Eye injuries few but severe in Paris attacks
PARIS — The victims of the Nov. 13, 2015, terrorist attacks in Paris had few orbital and/or ocular injuries, but the injuries were extremely severe with mostly unfavorable prognoses, Nathalie Butel, MD, said at the meeting of the French Society of Ophthalmology.At 9:20 p.m. and 9:30 p.m., two suicide attacks were carried out at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, and another one followed at 9:50 p.m. At 9:35 p.m., a shooting occurred outside cafes in the 10th arrondissement, followed by another suicide attack. At 9:40 p.m., several hundred hostages (Read more...)
Speaker: Omidria use decreases need for Malyugin ring in cataract surgery
NEW ORLEANS – Malyugin ring use decreased by about two-thirds in one surgeon’s experience when he used Omidria to maintain pupil width in patients undergoing routine cataract surgery.“The stuff works,” Luther L. Fry, MD, said in a presentation at the American Society for Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting. Fry described himself as a “skeptic” who wanted to test Omidria (1% phenylephrine and 0.3% ketorolac injection, Omeros) for himself.
Choosing Between Two Doctors: One Physician’s Experience
Dr Andrew Wilner recounts a personal story about two very different experiences in the healthcare system. Medscape Neurology