BLOG: Choosing to lead

Leadership means a lot of different things to different people. It’s often confused with management, and sometimes seen vaguely as the opposite of being a follower. I like this definition from John Quincy Adams:  “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader.”With this definition, you can be a highly effective leader regardless of your job title or where you fit on the org chart. If you can inspire, you can lead.

DSAEK similarly safe in eyes with anterior chamber, posterior chamber IOLs

Descemet’s stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty yielded comparable results in eyes with anterior chamber and uncomplicated posterior chamber IOLs, according to a study.The retrospective study included 11 patients with retained anterior chamber IOLs who underwent DSAEK, as well as a control group of 50 patients with posterior chamber IOLs who also underwent DSAEK.

Aganirsen eye drops safe well tolerated in patients with keratitis

Aganirsen eye drops demonstrated significant benefits among patients with keratitis, as well as in patients with viral keratitis and central neovascularization, according to the results of a recent study.The multicenter, double-masked, phase 3 study included 69 patients with keratitis-related progressive corneal neovascularization who were randomized to use either aganirsen drops (86 µg/day/eye) or placebo twice per day for 90 days. Patients were then followed for up to 180 days.