WAILEA, Hawaii – Preoperative evaluation is critical to achieve a balanced blepharoplasty, according to a speaker here.Surgery has to reflect the patient’s ideals of beauty, Femida Kherani, MD, said in a presentation at Hawaiian Eye.“In all ethnicities, we think of beauty as high cheekbones, small nose, large smile and big eyes,” she said.
WAILEA, Hawaii — Preoperative planning is crucial when it comes to the removal of lesions around the eye, according to a speaker here.“As far as lumps and bumps go, most ophthalmologists walk into a dark room and do not take the time to look at the patient,” Eli L. Chang, MD, FACS, said at the Hawaiian Eye 2015 meeting.
Using simulation to walk in the shoes of a person who is blind — such as wearing a blindfold while performing everyday tasks — has negative effects on people’s perceptions of the visually impaired…
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Condition Summary: Atrophy; Geographic Atrophy; Age-related Macular Degeneration; Eye Diseases
BOSTON — Continuing anti-VEGF treatment longer than 6 months decreased the rate of chronic persistent diabetic macular edema and slowed vision loss, according to a study presented here.At Macula 2015, Neil M. Bressler, MD, discussed a subgroup analysis of data culled from the DRCR.net Protocol I clinical trial.
An exhaustive hereditary analysis of a large Louisiana family with vision issues has uncovered a new gene tied to an incurable eye disorder called retinitis pigmentosa, according to an examination led by scientists at The University of Texas Health Sci…