Many practicing optometrists struggle with a question similar to this: “Should I refer my patient for refractive surgery and get a one-time fee for collaborative care, or should I continue to provide g…
Dropless Cataract Surgery Offers Benefits for Patients, Providers
Potential postoperative complications of cataract surgery include inflammation, endophthalmitis, and cystoid macular edema (CME). Traditionally, to avoid these undesirable events, patients are given thre…
Cash-Strapped Millennials Make Do with Contact Lenses in Lieu of LASIK
LASIK surgery offers excellent outcomes, with patients routinely achieving 20/20 uncorrected visual acuity or better postoperatively. Despite this fact, the LASIK market has been flat for a decade. The l…
Why Are There Not More Pharmacotherapies for Glaucoma?
At present, all the medications that we use to treat glaucoma are approved on the surrogate endpoint of a reduction of elevated intraocular pressure (IOP). I have been involved in three major changes in…
Are Generic Medications Contributing to the Rise of Superbugs?
National and international concerns continue to mount over the rise of so-called “superbugs,” or antimicrobial-resistant bacteria. Concerns regarding increasing levels of microbial resistance in bact…
What is the Current Role of Laser Therapy in the Management of DME?
Diabetic macular edema (DME) is a leading cause of vision loss among individuals with type 2 diabetes, occurring in approximately 3.8% of the diabetic population.1 Curren…