The prescription drug market continues to be
marked by staggering increases in the prices
of certain generics, a category of drugs once
nearly synonymous with “bargain.” The traditional
setup of reliably inexpensive generics
and their pri…
Everyone involved in eye care knows the
benefits of the integrated care of surgical
patients. When these patients are treated
by optometrists and ophthalmologists, the
surgeon gains greater surgical volume, and
the optometrist benefits by hav…
PARSING DYSFUNCTIONAL LENS SYNDROME
Recently, the term dysfunctional lens syndrome (DLS)
has been advocated to describe decreased functional vision
related to the effects of increasing optical aberrations and
subtle age-relat…
An optician with a career spanning more
than 30 years was referred to my practice
by his ophthalmologist. The patient had a
mature white cataract and associated nystagmus
with corneal astigmatism in his right
eye. Because I always try to maxi…
FDA Does Not Approve Avedro’s Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking Platform Application, Requests Additional Information
Although a joint FDA advisory panel in February recommended
approval of Avedro’s combined riboflavin ophthalmic
soluti…
The pursuit of perfection demands that we
be open-minded and willing to take risks
and challenge ourselves to learn everything
we can in our field of expertise. Let us pause
to consider some of the innovations of the
past decade to help us ha…