A new study has shown that claims made about eye health for some supplements are not supported by evidence; the authors warn that the supplements could pose a risk to the user. Medscape Medical News
VIDEO: Regulatory advances show promise in future of ophthalmology
NEW YORK — At OSN New York, Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, discusses the latest ophthalmic regulatory accomplishments.
VIDEO: New trabeculotomy procedure may give surgeons better way to control IOP
NEW YORK — At OSN New York, Savek Teymoorian, MD, discusses his presentation on performing trabeculotomy with a newer technology.
Tweet of the Week: Food for Thought for Those Who Google
(MedPage Today) — Because sometimes it’s fun to step back and see if your current situation would be funny or strange out of context.
VIDEO: New technique for capsular sparing lens surgery in adult and pediatric ectopia lentis
NEW YORK — Kenneth J. Rosenthal, MD, FACS, presents a technique he developed of the last couple years in order to address the retention of the capsule.
Refractive surgery group calls for CDC to retract keratitis report
The Refractive Surgery Alliance has formally demanded that the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention retract a November report that linked close to 1 million office visits each year to poor contact lens care, which it believes creates a false understanding of the risks of contact lenses.The CDC report was published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report and was based on an analysis of billing data, according to a press release from the Refractive Surgery Alliance (RSA).