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.
Simulation may harm people’s attitudes toward blindness
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…
Sparing of the Fovea in Geographic Atrophy Progression
Status: Recruiting,
Condition Summary: Atrophy; Geographic Atrophy; Age-related Macular Degeneration; Eye Diseases
DRCR.net subgroup analysis: Long-term anti-VEGF decreases rate of chronic persistent DME
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.
Researchers uncover new gene tied to incurable eye disorder
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…
VIDEO: Trials, tribulations and triumph: Posterior polar cataract
Posterior polar cataracts, when encountered in a surgical scenario, necessitate a lot of caution and care to be exercised intraoperatively. The incidence of posterior capsule rupture, or PCR, as stated in peer-reviewed literature varies from 0% to 36%,…