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

• Monitoring long-term effects on vision in microgravity a priority for NASA’s future flight to Mars
• Case selection important when learning new techniques, trying novel devices Uday Devgan, MD
• Debate continues over electronic records, paper charts
• Boy notices left eye sinking over 1 month Kirstin L. Tawse, MD; Amar Joshi, MD
• Collaborative effort focuses on safety, vision health of astronauts Richard L. Lindstrom, MD
• Correct technique, tools can optimize femtosecond surgery outcomes Severin Palydowycz, MD, FACS
• PROOF that symptoms matter Darrell E. White, MD
• AAMC president: Creating future leaders to change health care system and culture will take innovation
• Antibiotic prophylaxis 1 day or 1 hour before surgery reduces conjunctival bacterial flora
• Cassini topographer shows parity with other devices
• Clinical trial to evaluate safety, efficacy of sustained-release drug delivery implant for glaucoma
• Corneal asphericity affects refractive outcomes of IOL formulas
• Epidemiological data on keratoconus highlight roles of ethnicity, environmental factors
• Intraoperative aberrometry reduces residual refractive astigmatism
• LIMIA study fails to prove efficacy of supplements on macular pigment density
• Long-term development improves after PRK in children with neurobehavioral disorders and isoametropic amblyopia
• Low-dose Lucentis may help treat high-risk retinopathy of prematurity
• Miyake-Apple view, accelerated aging used to assess performance and quality of novel three-piece IOL
• Nailfold microvascular abnormalities associated with primary open-angle glaucoma
• Need for topical steroids depends on risk factors regimen
• Phaco alone has advantages in patients with uncontrolled primary angle closure glaucoma
• Pinhole effect shows good early results in IC-8 IOL
• R&D expenses increase as Ophthotech advances Fovista clinical trials
• Strampelli Medal lecturer encourages surgeons to continue learning and embrace new technologies
• Study raises concern about use of corticosteroid implant for macular edema in patients with glaucoma
• Three-month results of European study show good performance of Symfony IOL