In this issue is the first installment of a new column for emAdvanced Ocular Care/em called “Optometrists in Training.”
Under the direction of Jillian F. Meadows, OD, MS, a
researcher, teacher, and practitioner at The Ocular
Surface Ins…
emAs a glaucoma surgeon, it is tempting to make surgical
decisions based on my own most recent anecdotal
experiences: a bleb leak that is difficult to
repair, challenging diplopia after a tube shunt surgery,
a trabeculectomy-related case of …
ASSOCIATION: AIDS, AMD, AND THE
ACADEMY AWARDS?
Prior to and after the Academy Awards presentation,
many of us make an effort to see the movies nominated
for “Best Picture.” Recently, I emsaw Dallas Buyers Club /em starring…
An estimated 28 million LASIK procedures have
been performed worldwide since Gholam A.
Peyman, MD, received a patent for the procedure
in 1989.sup1/sup
As patients have flocked to physicians’ offices for a
solution for their m…
Prophylactic corneal collagen cross-linking in combination with high myopic LASIK yielded a lower increase in epithelial thickness than LASIK alone, a study found. The prospective study included 139 eyes: 67 eyes underwent femtosecond laser-assisted LA…
A longer diagnostic delay from initial symptom presentation to diagnosis was significantly associated with more advanced-stage disease and worse survival among pediatric patients with bilateral retinoblastoma, study results showed.However, among patien…