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

• CMS assesses office-based cataract surgery
• Cross-linking appears to halt progression of keratoconus for at least 7 years
• Home-monitoring device helps to detect CNV earlier
• Monitoring of ocular perfusion pressure during vitrectomy may prevent visual field defect
• Speaker: Features of femtosecond laser preferred in challenging cataract cases
• Ophthalmic community mourns loss of Thomas D. Lindquist
• Marketing shifting to more digital media for ophthalmic practices John B. Pinto
• Peripheral iridectomy helps prevent iris-related complications in glued IOL procedure Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth; Priya Narang, MS
• Young man presents with subacute binocular diplopia Melina I. Morkin, MD; Andre J. Witkin, MD; Bradley A. Hansen, MD
• Pediatric ophthalmologists likely to testify in abusive head trauma case at least once
• PRK combined with cross-linking may outperform cross-linking alone for treatment of keratoconus
• Study: Longer oral contraceptive use may increase risk of self-reported glaucoma, ocular hypertension
• Incremental but transformational changes expected for cataract surgery Richard L. Lindstrom, MD
• AGS Lecture: Reversal of visual field loss may become future paradigm in glaucoma treatment
• Cumulative results of Xen gel stent implantation in Europe promising for US
• FDA collaborates with academia to pursue patient-centric endpoints in glaucoma
• Fyodorov Lecture focuses on latest advances in keratoconus management
• iStent yields greatest IOP reduction in eyes with highest baseline pressure
• Keynote lecture focuses on latest outcomes, new developments of corneal regeneration
• Long-term follow-up shows good results of iris claw lens with posterior iris fixation
• New laser performs precise capsulotomies, costs less than femtosecond laser
• No negative anatomic changes seen after MicroPulse P3 treatment
• Rate of repeat laser trabeculoplasties higher for Oklahoma optometrists than for ophthalmologists
• Speaker considers surgical options for pseudoexfoliation glaucoma
• Sutureless valve implantation reduces IOP, use of glaucoma drops
• High-frequency deep sclerotomy another option for surgical treatment of glaucoma D.J. Vukosavljevic, MD; M. Kontic; Miroslav Vukosavljevic, MD; B. Pajic, MD, PhD
• Checklists vs. checkmate: Reproducibility key to premium surgery success Mitchell A. Jackson, MD