VIENNA — At the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting here, Kakarla V. Chalam, MD, PhD, MBA, discusses his presentation on angio-optical coherence tomography, a new technique that he believes is revolutionizing the diagnosis and management of retinal diseases.
VIENNA — Retrospective analysis of Duke Eye Center records and U.S. Medicare claims data showed a higher rate of cataract surgery-related complications in eyes that previously underwent intravitreal injections. The Duke study identified 197 eyes with history of prior intravitreal injection in 10,105 cataract surgeries performed, and compared them with an equal number of control eyes, matched by age and surgeon.
VIENNA — At the American Society of Retina Specialists meeting here, Richard F. Spaide, MD, from the Vitreous Retina Macula Consultants of New York, discusses the Founder’s Award lecture he gave on optical coherence tomography.
Researchers created a standardized evaluation to determine the appropriate lateral canthal and ancillary procedures to perform for lower eyelid deformities or in patients at risk for postoperative lower eyelid malposition.Senior authors Elizabeth B. Je…
Eric Topol talks with New Yorker columnist and best-selling author Malcolm Gladwell on how best to tell the story of medicine. Medscape
Many physicians and advanced practice clinicians work while sick regardless of the health risks they pose to patients, according to a survey published in JAMA Pediatrics.“This descriptive survey investigates the frequency with which and reasons why attending physicians and advanced practice clinicians at a single hospital provide clinical care while sick,” Julia E. Szymczak, PhD, of the division of infectious diseases at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, and colleagues wrote. “These health care workers work with possibly contagious symptoms despite recognizing that this choice puts patients at risk.”