I was communicating with a colleague who was adamant that ophthalmology residents should not use a femtosecond laser to assist in cataract surgery since it would hinder the development of their manual skills. That’s a reasonable argument, but I have a …
Iridex recorded $415,000 in net income for the quarter ended June 29, up 23.5% over the $336,000 net income from the same period last year, according to a company news release.The company reported total revenue of $9.2 million for the quarter, an incre…
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has granted 510(k) clearance to Optovue for its iFusion combination imaging platform, according to a company news release. The iFusion offers modular pairing of Optovue’s iVue spectral-domain optical coherence tomography and its iCam non-mydriatic 45° color fundus camera, the release said.
You hold academic positions in
Europe and the United States.
How has your exposure to both
environments broadened your view
of the practice of medicine and
ophthalmology?
It is fascinating to see the similarities
and the differen…
I appreciate a variety of educational avenues.
strongBy R. Doyle Stulting, MD, PhD/strong
Thirty years ago, the average ophthalmologist
in the United States probably attended the
annual meeting of the American Academy of
…
OF WHAT ARE YOU PROUDEST?
strongGary Foster, MD/strongbr/
My greatest accomplishment was convincing my wife,
Lonnie, to marry me. She was the central office human
resources director for a large health care conglomerate
and was …