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OSN’s Publication Exclusives focus on inherited retinal dystrophies
The Dec. 10 issue of Ocular Surgery News focused on inherited retinal dystrophies including retinitis pigmentosa, Leber congenital amaurosis and Stargardt disease.
The cover story dove into how treatment and therapies of inherited retinal dystrophies are growing, while OSN Chief Medical Editor Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, discussed cataract surgery in patients with retinal dystrophies.
Here are the issue’s Publication Exclusives:
COVER STORY
Outlook optimistic for uncommon inherited retinal dystrophies
LINDSTROM’S PERSPECTIVE
Anterior segment surgeons should recognize retinal dystrophies and associated cataract complications
POINT/COUNTER
Will gene therapy, stem cell therapy or low-vision devices have a greater impact on patient care for inherited retinal dystrophies in the next 5 years?
BY THE NUMBERS
Moving beyond ‘hacky sack management’
COMPLICATIONS CONSULT
Multistep management needed to treat pseudophacocele
GRAND ROUNDS AT THE NEW ENGLAND EYE CENTER
Young woman presents with acute-onset unilateral vision loss
SURGICAL MANEUVERS
Glued IOL scaffold can be used in massively subluxated IOL cases
THE PREMIUM CHANNEL
2017 year in review: Survival of the fittest