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Ophthotec reported $39.6 million in revenue in the third quarter, as well as a 9-month net loss of $62.3 million, according to a company press release.The revenue was attributed to a $50 million enrollment-based milestone reached in September through a…

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NEW YORK — At OSN New York, John A. Hovanesian, MD, discusses reasons that he has begun performing femtosecond laser-assisted cataract surgery. With more evidence appearing in peer-reviewed journals, the advantages of the surgery are becoming more convincing.

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NEW YORK — Three common misconceptions about retina surgery are that it takes a long time, patients do not see well after surgery and patients have to be face down after surgery, according to a speaker here. “Most of you may have trained back in an era of 20-gauge surgery. You may have trained at a time where people did not see improvement or when retinal surgery was painful,” John W. Kitchens, MD, said at OSN New York 2014. “Some of these things are historical. We do things a lot (Read more...)

NEW YORK — Surgeons should take extra time look for risk factors related to weakened or compromised zonules at the cataract surgery consult, according to a speaker here. “If we all do enough cataract surgery, we are going to come across patients who have zonular issues. It could be zonular laxity or actual zonular dehiscence,” Cynthia Matossian, MD, said at OSN New York 2014.

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