BASSANO DEL GRAPPA, Italy — At the Bassano Ophthalmology Meeting, Daniele Tognetto, MD, gives basic pearls on how to deal with the most common complications during cataract surgery.
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Promising new compound protects neurons and vision in mice with glaucoma
Early tests of a novel compound in mice with glaucoma should come as welcome news to millions of people around the world now suffering with this leading cause of vision loss.
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VIDEO: Topicals and peels for the face
At Hawaiian Eye, Joely Kaufman, MD, FAAD, discusses the benefits of incorporating topical medications and peels for minimally invasive cosmetic surgery.
Laser pointers ‘do not damage the eyesight of aircraft pilots’
Directing a laser pointer at an aircraft will not harm a pilot’s eyesight, say the authors of a new editorial, but it can still pose danger by causing significant distraction.
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Alcon, PowerVision enter strategic alliance to develop accommodating IOL
Alcon has entered into a strategic alliance with PowerVision, according to an Alcon press release.PowerVision has developed an accommodating IOL that has shown the ability in pilot studies to change focus through fluid-driven shape-changing technology. The IOL is for cataract patients with presbyopia, and it is implanted in the capsular bag and utilizes the eye’s natural accommodating muscles to transport fluid in the IOL.
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Physician behaviors hinder patients in navigating out-of-pocket costs
Recent qualitative findings published in Health Affairs showed that physicians struggled to help patients factor out-of-pocket expenses into their medical decisions.“Health care consumers cannot expect to make savvy financial decisions if their doctors do not engage with them in productive conversations about the pros and cons of their health care alternatives, including the financial costs,” Peter A. Ubel, MD, professor in the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, told Healio Internal Medicine. “Some physicians say they are reluctant to do so because money talk would contaminate the doctor-patient relationship.”