Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition.

Table of Contents

• OSN round table, part 1: Treat dry eye before and after ocular surgery
• Introducing OSN International Editions' latest digital evolution
• Audits overly burdensome to physicians John B. Holds, MD, FACS
• Baseline characteristics help predict visual acuity outcomes after anti-VEGF treatment for wet AMD
• Early PPV may increase reattachment rates for optic disc pit maculopathy
• Marked suture aids gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy
• SMILE yields stable visual, refractive outcomes at 3 years postop
• Study finds increased blink rate correlates with decreased corneal sensitivity
• Transscleral fixation technique may reduce intraoperative IOL placement time
• Vitamin A palmitate, carbomer gel may reduce dry eye symptoms from prostaglandin use
• Top 12 mistakes in physician recruiting John B. Pinto
• L-shaped scleral incision may be ideal for IOL explantation, insertion Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth; Priya Narang, MS
• Persistent infectious keratitis in a contact lens wearer Astrid C. Werner, MD; Pedram Hamrah, MD
• Accelerated cross-linking stops keratoconus progression without safety concerns
• African ancestry, hypertension associated with increased IOP in Latinos
• Both micropulse photocoagulation, half-dose PDT may treat central serous chorioretinopathy
• Cataract surgery may achieve greater IOP reduction in particular patient groups
• Both micropulse photocoagulation, half-dose PDT may treat central serous chorioretinopathy
• Distance-dominant diffractive multifocal IOL provides good visual acuity at far, intermediate distances
• DME patients with vitreomacular adhesions may have better visual outcomes after anti-VEGF treatment
• Glaucoma linked to lower visual acuity, more complications after cataract surgery
• Low-power toric IOL reduces low levels of astigmatism
• Micro-thin DSAEK improves vision with low risk of graft detachment
• Olopatadine 0.77% may reduce ocular itching faster, longer to treat allergic conjunctivitis
• Phaco alone and with viscogonioplasty may result in similar IOP reductions
• Psoriasis may be highly associated with risk of developing retinal vein occlusion
• Secondary IOL may treat refractive errors after keratoplasty
• Small-gauge vitrectomy for epiretinal membrane beneficial in patients with good preop visual acuity
• Study finds 5% incidence of IOL opacification after DSEK
• Triple therapy with zeaxanthin reduces AMD treatment burden, cost
• Two iStents significantly reduce IOP in open-angle glaucoma patients over long term
• Ocular surface disease: One physician’s approach to testing, examining and making a diagnosis Richard L. Lindstrom, MD
• Prospective trial compares treatments in matched DME eyes of poor anti-VEGF responders
• Study shows advantages of as-needed administration of Ozurdex in DME
• Vitrectomy may be cost-effective alternative to pharmacotherapy in DME
• Small-gauge vitreoretinal instrumentation can be used for scleral fixation of IOLs Joseph N. Martel, MD
• Trocar anterior chamber maintainer helps provide better wound closure Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth; Priya Narang, MS
• A cheer to the new year with presbyopia correction Mitchell A. Jackson, MD