Most recent by Jonathan Link
Study: switching from timolol to latanoprost is as effective as combination therapy
DIJON, France — Switching from timolol to latanoprost reduced intraocular pressure in glaucoma and ocular hypertension patients by 25% in a recent study. The study also reported that adding latanoprost to timolol achieved a similar IOP reduction.
Prophylactic antibiotics reduced infection risk after cataract surgery
SASKATOON, Canada — The routine use of subconjunctival antibiotic prophylaxis after cataract surgery is under scrutiny due to reports of retinal toxicity. However, a new retrospective study by Kevin Colleaux, MD, and W. Keith Hamilton, MD, suggests that subconjunctival antibiotic injections following cataract surgery significantly decrease the incidence of postoperative endophthalmitis.
Induced PVD by gas injection may slow diabetic retinopathy
MEXICO CITY — Results from a 2-year follow-up of patients with nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy suggest intravitreal sulfur hexafluoride injection to induce posterior vitreous detachment may slow the progression of the eye disease.