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

• New options under study, but for now anti-VEGF monotherapy remains gold standard for wet AMD
• CO₂ laser-assisted sclerectomy effective, easy to learn
• Eylea continues to be a strong franchise for Regeneron
• Glaukos reports optimistic outlook for growth of MIGS
• Achieving refractive accuracy in cataract surgery Uday Devgan, MD
• Dry eye: Emphasis on treatment, not testing Melissa Toyos, MD, FACS
• New unilateral scotoma in a young woman Elias Reichel, MD; Adam T. Chin, MD
• No association found between DMEK graft adhesion and initial IOP
• Several non-ocular risk factors identified with severe dry eye symptoms
• Survey: Screening, treatment for ROP lacking in US
• VA at baseline portends visual prognosis in endophthalmitis cases
• From the outside looking in at anti-VEGF therapy Richard L. Lindstrom, MD
• 2017 brings big changes to the ophthalmic practice environment
• Capt. Mark Kelly: Perseverance, patience and communication keys to success in life
• Combined phaco-vitrectomy considerations vary with circumstance
• Diagnosing eyelid lesions likened to matching wallpaper
• Expert offers pearls on measuring corneal power
• Glaucoma treatment options vary with patient needs
• Health care changes march on regardless of political transitions
• In high-risk AMD patients, challenge use of anticoagulants
• Lampalizumab is first therapeutic to show efficacy in phase 2 trial for geographic atrophy
• Lateral tarsal strip surgery common for correcting ectropion
• Maintain high level of suspicion for syphilis in young men presenting with uveitis
• Multimodal approach to lower eye blepharoplasty recommended
• OCT angiography offers dual advantage of imaging structure, blood flow
• Ophthalmologists advised to weigh costs of diabetic retinopathy treatment
• Preoperative consultation key before blepharoplasty
• Prompt identification of corneal edema after cataract surgery needed for quick recovery
• Rosenfeld: Failure of anti-PDGF trials due to study design flaws
• Waheed gives four steps for detecting CNV with OCT angiography
• Speaker: Hang on for the ride in health care
• Steinert, Talley Rostov awarded Hawaiian Eye Foundation honors
• US, UK trials underway to compare treatments for CRVO
• VIDEO: Speaker updates HORV task force findings on vancomycin
• VIDEO: SS-OCT angiography allows examination of ‘dormant’ neovascularization changes in dry AMD
• Vukich recommends fewer days without contact lenses before LASIK evaluation
• Weak zonules a challenge for cataract surgeons
• Should intravitreal injections be performed in an office setting or in the operating room?
• Artificial tears are the gateway to dry eye diagnosis Darrell E. White, MD