Read clinically focused news coverage of key developments from EURETINA 2014. Medscape Ophthalmology
Wound architecture, size dictate cataract surgery outcomes
“I don’t think it has a great impact on retina specialists,” he said. “For a suture to affect the retina specialist’s view, I would think it would need to be right in the visual axis or causing so much distortion that the patient would complain about it. Usually, it’s not the retina specialist’s view that guides our decisions on what to do with sutures.” – by Matt HassonReferences:Agarwal A, et al. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2008;doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2008.05.027.Calladine D, et al. J Cataract Refract Surg. 2007;doi:10.1016/j.jcrs.2007.04.011.Hariprasad SM, et al. Arch Ophthalmol. 2011;doi:10.1001/archophthalmol.2011.13.McDonnell (Read more...)
Ectopia lentis a major ocular manifestation of Marfan syndrome
Marfan syndrome is an autosomal dominant genetic disorder caused by the misfolding of the protein fibrillin-1. It is also a connective tissue disorder with varied expressions in the body with systemic and ocular involvement.The major ocular finding of …
TEDMED speaker calls for candor about medical errors
During her talk at TEDMED 2014, Danielle Ofri, MD, attending physician at Bellevue Hospital and associate professor at New York University School of Medicine, said it is time to rethink medical errors. After finishing her medical training and practicing for 4 months as an emergency physician, Ofri missed a cranial hemorrhage in a patient showing signs of an “altered mental state” because she failed to look at his CT scan. It was a busy night, and she heard someone call out that the results of the CT were fine, so (Read more...)
Targeted Retinoblastoma Management
This new study explores the outcomes of several methods of chemotherapy delivery for the targeted treatment of retinoblastoma. Current Opinion in Ophthalmology
Retinal Thinning Parallels Neurodegeneration in MS
Changes in the retina measured with optical coherence tomography correlate closely with brain atrophy and may be used as a reliable assessment of neurodegeneration, a new longitudinal study suggests. Medscape Medical News