Cornea/External Disease News

When I am performing tests to determine a patient’s glaucoma status — visual fields, retinal nerve fiber layer measurements on OCT, fundus photography, etc — I will also examine their ocular surface and do meibomian gland imaging.

LAS VEGAS — The foundation of dry eye care is based on “five pillars of wellness,” according to Laura M. Periman, MD.

VIENNA — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS meeting, Soosan Jacob, MS, FRCS, DNB, speaks about her technique for customized corneal allogenic intrastromal ring segments for the treatment of ectatic disorders.

VIENNA — Therapeutic PRK guided by the CSO MS-39 device for anterior segment analysis allows for customized, tissue-sparing treatment of irregular corneas.

Welcome to another edition of CEDARS/ASPENS Debates. CEDARS/ASPENS is a society of cornea, cataract and refractive surgery specialists, here to discuss some of the latest hot topics in ophthalmology.

Looking back 20 years, there have been tremendous changes in how corneal transplants are performed.

Sigh. I really thought we would have some new stuff to chat about now that it is September 2023. I mean, you know, besides Brent Saunders.

VIENNA — In this Healio Video Perspective from the ESCRS meeting, Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD, speaks about PACE, short for PTK-assisted customized epi-on cross-linking.

VIENNA — At the ESCRS meeting, Jorge L. Alió, MD, PhD, received the Binkhorst Medal, an important achievement in his professional career.

Bausch + Lomb has announced the U.S. commercial launch of Miebo, a perfluorohexyloctane ophthalmic solution designed to treat signs and symptoms of dry eye disease by directly targeting tear evaporation.