Dr. Brian Francis, Glaucoma Editor – OphthalmologyWeb, discusses the Trabectome as an alternative to goniotomy and trabeculotomy with Dr. George Baerveldt and Dr. Don Minckler. They explain the inception of the device, its design and function, the ind…
Dr. Brian Francis Provides Updates on Glaucoma Treatments from AAO 2007
Dr. Brian Francis of the Doheny Eye Institute covers the glaucoma highlights at this year’s AAO meeting in a discussion with Dr. Andrew Moshfeghi, Associate Retina Editor for OphthalmologyWeb. Some of Dr. Francis’ key points from the sessions: resear…
AAO Lessons from the Perspective of a Glaucoma Specialist in Private Practice, Dr. Ben Mason
Dr. Ben Mason of the Wolfe Eye Center in Cedar Falls, Iowa discusses the glaucoma subspecialty day meetings at this year’s AAO meeting with OphthalmologyWeb refractive surgery editor, David Goldman, MD. Some of the concepts covered are; the advantages…
Dr. William Culbertson Presents Femtosecond Laser Pearls in Cornea Transplantion at the AAO 2007 Meeting
Corneal surgeon William Culbertson, MD of Bascom Palmer Eye Institute speaks with David Goldman, MD, refractive editor of OphthalmologyWeb. Dr. Culbertson describes the use of femtosecond lasers in penetrating keratoplasty to create an interlocking li…
Dr. Francis Mah Reviews Anti-Microbial Therapies at the 2007 AAO Meeting
Francis Mah, MD reviews his presentation regarding ocular immunology in a discussion with David Goldman, MD, Refractive Editor of OphthalmologyWeb. Dr. Mah comments on prophylactic intracameral antiobiotic use in the cataract setting and TASS complica…
Session Highlights: Oculoplastics and Neuro-Ophthalmology
Dr. Wendy Lee, Oculoplastics Editor for OphthalmologyWeb asks Dr. Tim McCulley of UCSF about his key take-home messages from the neuro-ophthalmology and oculoplastics subspecialty presentations at this year’s AAO meeting in New Orleans. Dr. McCulley a…