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

• Minimally invasive techniques, advanced technologies enhance safety of cataract surgery in diabetic patients
• Anterior chamber depth measurement of fellow eye reduces refractive error
• Generic latanoprost may improve patient adherence with lower costs vs. brand-name agents
• Instrument allows novel approach to ab interno trabeculotomy Savak Sev Teymoorian, MD, MBA
• Modification to sutureless scleral fixation for placing secondary IOL proposed
• Ophthalmologists spearhead earthquake relief efforts in Nepal
• Practices face new Medicare payment structure, minimal coding changes
• Topical NSAID shows no benefit in stalling progression to center-involved DME
• Uniform care may minimize extensive number of exams in infants with ROP
• Virtual reality test may evaluate postural control in glaucoma population
• Tips for increasing associate optometrist engagement, productivity and retention John B. Pinto
• Trocar anterior chamber maintainer facilitates ocular surgeries Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth; Priya Narang, MS
• Woman experiences decreased vision with normal fundus exam Thomas R. Hedges III, MD; Kristen E. Dunbar, MD
• Choroidal thickness decreases with age, greater axial length
• Femtosecond LASIK increases higher-order aberrations more than SMILE
• Intensive therapy reduces incidence, cost of ocular surgery in patients with type 1 diabetes
• Physical activity level may be associated with risk of age-related cataract
• Anterior segment surgeons can take steps to manage diabetic patients who need cataract surgery
• DMEK surgery widely adopted in Europe with rewarding results
• En face OCT offers prognostic parameters for enzymatic vitreolysis
• Endothelial cell injection therapy may have potential to replace EK procedures
• Intraoperative OCT enhances safety, accuracy of peeling surgery
• Modern cataract surgery minimizes risk of complications in diabetic patients
• New generation of accommodating lenses shows promise
• Regenerative medicine opens new frontiers in treatment of AMD
• SOE takes action toward harmonization of educational practices, implementation of surgical training in Europe
• Speaker: Protocol T not applicable in European practice
• Vienna represents past, present, future of ophthalmology at SOE meeting
• Providing eye care for professional sports teams involves commitment beyond game day Marshall W. Stafford, MD
• Preloaded IOL injectors for microincisions increase efficiency, safety Douglas D. Koch, MD
• Exciting products on the horizon for dry eye therapy Mitchell A. Jackson, MD