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

• Widespread adoption of femtosecond lasers for cataract may depend on reimbursements
• Corticosteroid drug delivery system may provide alternative treatment for anterior uveitis
• Disc photography remains most reliable tool for diagnosing, tracking glaucoma
• Femtosecond intrastromal presbyopia correction offers near visual acuity gain, stability while preserving the corneal surface
• Repeated IOP measurements, iris configuration predict postoperative IOP
• Round table: How pediatric ophthalmologists contend with adult strabismus
• Extra care must be taken in unusual cataract cases Uday Devgan, MD
• Patient presents with acute loss of vision after trauma Jill N. Carmody, MD; Thomas R. Hedges III, MD
• DMEK improves visual acuity but may require more re-bubbling
• IOP measurement with CCT based correction formulae may have poor results in individuals
• Long-term statin use may protect against cataract surgery in younger patients
• Refractive correction alone may resolve strabismic and combined-mechanism amblyopia
• Fast progression seen in launch of femtosecond laser-assisted refractive cataract surgery
• Anterior chamber depth associated with predictability of IOL power calculations
• Case: Meningioma masquerades as glaucoma
• Corneal cross-linking improves quality of life, refraction in patients with keratoconus
• Despite difficulties, time for ophthalmic innovation is now, speaker says
• Femtosecond capsulotomy optimizes monofocal IOL position and power
• Femtosecond intrastromal treatment reduces astigmatism after RLE, LASIK
• Femtosecond laser lens fragmentation method reduces phaco energy, fluid
• Glaucoma specialist suggests early cataract surgery alone in patients with pseudoexfoliation
• Graft inserters yield similar endothelial cell density after DSAEK
• Holy grail of accommodating IOLs not far off, speaker says
• Imaging, measuring system improves detection of meibomian gland dysfunction
• Marguerite B. McDonald honored as visionary
• Method developed to assess postoperative leak rates of clear corneal incisions
• Micro-invasive glaucoma surgery fulfills area of need in market, patient treatment
• MIGS could bring glaucoma treatment to general ophthalmologists
• New ASCRS president stresses key values instilled by mentors
• New design of implantable lens may eliminate pupillary block
• NSAIDS may be safer than widely believed in patients with MGD
• Ophthalmic surgeons have better options than using robots
• Personalizing drug regimen to patient’s routine may help increase adherence
• Posterior corneal curvature may influence IOL power calculations
• Resolve corneal irregularities before performing cataract surgery
• SD-OCT favored among imaging devices for detecting glaucoma progression
• Study shows complications related to cross-linking
• Surgeons debate conjunctival autograft, amniotic membrane for pterygium
• Ptosis can be treated with supra-brow single-stab incision frontalis sling surgery Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth; Soosan Jacob, MS, FRCS, DNB