Although performing direct funduscopy during a patient’s initial assessment is considered a ‘basic competency,’ most clinicians skipped the eye exam, potentially missing ‘valuable’ information. Medscape Medical News
Tag: Ophthalmology
Response to Anti-VEGF in Macular Edema Evident at 3 Months
Response to anti-VEGF injections at 3 months is predictive of response at 1 and 3 years, so nonresponders can be switched to a drug with a different mechanism of action early on, researchers report. Medscape Medical News
Expert Opinion in Managing Aqueous Deficient Dry Eye Disease
A survey of dry eye experts provides insight into the most commonly used treatment strategies for aqueous deficient dry eye disease. BMC Ophthalmology
Neural Deficit Progresses After Collagen Crosslinking for Keratoconus
Collagen crosslinking (CXL) treatment appears to halt the progression of keratoconus in young patients, but nerve disorientation persists, according to European investigators. Reuters Health Information
Baerveldt Has Edge on Ahmed in Glaucoma at 5 Years
For patients with refractory glaucoma, intraocular pressure was lower with the Baerveldt implant than with the Ahmed valve, and fewer medications were required, but the risk for hypotony was greater. Medscape Medical News
New Dry Eye Gel Improves Some, but Not All, Symptoms
A carbomer-based lipid-containing artificial tear formulation improved patients’ ocular surface staining grades and ocular irritation symptom scores and decreased symptoms in patients with dry eye. Medscape Medical News
Subretinal Implant Restores Sight in Retinitis Pigmentosa
Almost three-quarters of patients blinded by retinitis pigmentosa were able to localize or identify objects after receiving a subretinal implant that stimulates ganglion cells. Medscape Medical News
Sustained-Release Bimatoprost Lowers Intraocular Pressure
The reduction in intraocular pressure was significant in glaucoma patients treated with the bimatoprost implant, 6-month results from the 24-month study suggest. Medscape Medical News
Is Trabectome Effective After Failed Tube-Shunt Surgery?
A 1-year follow-up study looks at intraocular pressure reductions and medication reliance in patients undergoing this procedure for refractory glaucoma eyes after failed aqueous shunt implantation. Medscape Ophthalmology
Paxos Ophthalmology Tools Empower Docs, Simplify Monitoring of Patient Eyes
A new package of ophthalmic tools is being released by DigiSight Technologies (San Francisco, CA) that will allow physicians to keep a close track of the eyesight of their patients. The Paxos platform includes the Paxos Scope that can clip onto most smartphones to offer anterior & posterior segment visualization at up to 56° static [&hellip (Read more...)
XPAND Amblyz Electronic Glasses for Lazy Eye Proven Effective in Study
Lazy eye, or amblyopia, is typically treated with eye patches or special eye drops that block vision in the good eye so that the weaker one is forced to develop better. This normally involves young children who all too often hate eye drops and refuse to wear patches over the very eye that they see […]
Squalamine Boosts Anti-VEGF Effect in Macular Degeneration
The addition of squalamine lactate to ranibizumab did not reduce the number of injections in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration, but it did improve visual acuity. Medscape Medical News
Dexamethasone Plug Improves Postsurgical Pain, Inflammation
The hydrogel plug implanted after cataract surgery has a strong safety profile, lasts for about 30 days, dissolves on its own, and eliminates issues of compliance with eyedrops, new research shows. Medscape Medical News
A Mentor to the Ophthalmology Profession
After his receipt of the Dohlman Award, Medscape spoke with Dr Roger Steinert about his own career in ophthalmology and the significance of receiving this award for teaching excellence. Medscape Ophthalmology
Gene Therapy Restores Some Vision in Congenital Amaurosis
A single injection of AAV2-hRPE65v2 (SPK-RPE65, Spark Therapeutics, Inc) improved mobility in different light levels and improved light sensitivity more than 100-fold. Medscape Medical News
Ranibizumab Deemed Major Advance for Diabetic Retinopathy
Ranibizumab was noninferior to panretinal photocoagulation for visual acuity in patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy, according to 2-year results of the Protocol S Study. Medscape Medical News
Strabismus: Eye Position Instability Seen in Both Eyes
Video eye trackers show variation in both the fixating and following eyes in strabismus in the absence of a common target. Medscape Medical News
Intensive Anti-VEGF Regimen May Be Risky for DME Patients
Monthly anti-VEGF treatment appeared to increase risk for death for patients with diabetic macular edema compared with sham or laser treatment. Medscape Medical News
Big Data, Combo Drugs, Implants Will Be Focus of AAO 2015
Research from the national IRIS Registry will be presented at the American Academy of Ophthalmology meeting, along with the latest on combination options for macular degeneration and diabetic edema. Medscape Medical News
Treatment of Giant Cell Arteritis
This article provides an overview of the available treatment strategies for this challenging and potentially blinding condition. Current Opinion in Ophthalmology