NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Savak “Sev” Teymoorian, MD, MBA, discusses products in the pipeline that will enable better compliance in patients who need long-term glaucoma medication.
NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Eric D. Donnenfeld, MD, takes a real-world look at using Omidria, the 1% phenylephrine/0.3% ketorolac formulation from Omeros, during cataract surgery. Use of Omidria resulted in faster and safer surgery with fewer complications and better visual outcomes than when Omidria was not used, he said.
NEW ORLEANS — At the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Malik Y. Kahook, MD, discusses the synergistic symposia that take place at both the American Glaucoma Society meeting and the ASCRS meeting, and gives his perspective on one of the presentations that gave practical information on decreasing anterior synechiae in patients with narrow angle glaucoma.
NEW ORLEANS — Patients with keratoconus and corneal ectasia who underwent epi-on cross-linking achieved favorable visual results, according to a speaker here. “We know now [that the epi-on procedure] is effective, produces less pain, provides a much more rapid visual recovery, increases best spectacle corrected visual acuity – which is equivalent to or perhaps better than reported epi-off results – and there’s a much less likelihood of complications with this technique than the classical Dresden technique,” R. Doyle Stulting, MD, PhD, said during the Binkhorst Lecture at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.
NEW ORLEANS — Pattern electroretinography is a reliable and objective tool for diagnosing and managing glaucoma, particularly in low-risk glaucoma suspects, a speaker told colleagues here.“Pattern ERG is probably one of the most useful clinical tools for glaucoma patients and early glaucoma suspects. It has really changed who we are treating and I think, based on that, we’re doing a better job of identifying the average risk and the lower risk people who we can defer treatment on as well,” Robert J. Noecker, MD, said at Glaucoma Day preceding the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.
NEW ORLEANS — The field of health care is changing, and members need to get engaged and involved in the Society’s initiatives to improve health care for patients, Kerry D. Solomon, MD, said during his president’s address at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting.“You’ll have my commitment that I will work to facilitate better communication among us. I’ll work hard to get all of us more engaged and involved in ASCRS,” Solomon said. “What I’m asking for today is your commitment to follow my lead and get involved and be generous with your talents.”