Intraoperative recurrent laryngeal nerve (RLN) monitoring has gained popularity with approximately 53 percent of general surgeons and 65 percent of otolaryngologists using intraoperative nerve monitoring in select or all cases.
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Speaker: 2014 will be ‘rocky’ year for ACA
NEW ORLEANS — The Affordable Care Act will have less impact on ophthalmology practices next year than anticipated, William L. Rich III, MD, said here at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting. Rich, the medical director of health policy for the AAO, said he strongly supported the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the goals of which are broader coverage, lower cost, new payment models, value-based payments and comparative effectiveness.
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Early CNV detection with home monitoring yields better visual acuity outcomes
NEW ORLEANS — Patients at high risk for progression of age-related macular degeneration would benefit from using a home monitoring device strategy to detect early development of choroidal neovascularization, according to a presenter here. Earlier detection would increase the likelihood of maximizing visual acuity after later intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy, Susan B. Bressler, MD, said at Retina Subspecialty Day preceding the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting.
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Prostaglandin analogue punctum plug potential alternative to drops
NEW ORLEANS — A study evaluating the efficacy of a punctum plug containing travoprost showed that it provided therapeutic benefit lasting at least 60 days, according to a poster presented here at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting. Robert J. Noecker, MD, and colleagues sought to evaluate plug retention and mean IOP change from baseline in 36 eyes of 20 patients at two sites in South Africa, according to the poster.
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Optovue launches Avanti widefield enface OCT
Optovue launched the Avanti widefield enface OCT at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, according to a press release. The diagnostic device for posterior and anterior high-speed, high-resolution optical coherence tomography imaging offers 70,000 A-scans per second, widefield 3-D motion correction and 3 µm digital resolution.
Patients treated with high-risk endoscopic procedure less likely to be admitted in hospital
Patients who seek treatment from physicians who more frequently perform a high-risk endoscopic procedure are less likely to be admitted to the hospital or require a repeat procedure. Unfortunately, 90 percent of physicians performing these procedures d…