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

• Panel recommends treating ocular surface prior to any refractive procedure
• ISRS survey: LASIK volume continues decade-long decline
• Newly trained surgeon shares perspective on trabecular micro-bypass system Pablo Arregui, MD
• Novel drug delivery method reduces postoperative bleb needling
• Ocular surface interferometer can assist in dry eye disease treatment John Blaylock, MD
• Retained subretinal perfluorocarbon more prevalent with smaller-gauge vitrectomy
• T-membranotomy technique can be used to displace vitreous floaters Cees van der Windt, MD
• Ten keys to being a leader in an ophthalmic setting John B. Pinto
• Unfolding of IOL key to glued intrascleral fixation Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth; Priya Narang, MS
• Man complains of chronic distorted vision in both eyes Joseph Ho, MD; Joseph Hoffman; Jay S. Duker, MD
• Childhood monocular blindness in rural India may be largely preventable, treatable
• DSEK graft survival rates associated with type of prior glaucoma treatment
• Fruits and vegetables may lower glaucoma risk in African-American women
• Infectious keratitis after keratoprosthesis implantation can occur despite prophylaxis
• Intravitreal recombinant tissue plasminogen activator, gas injection improve treatment of submacular hemorrhage
• Ophthalmic solution shows promise as dry eye treatment
• Phaco with torsional or longitudinal ultrasound may result in high endothelial cell loss
• Ready-made spectacles offer adequate visual function
• Small-incision lenticule extraction for myopia proves safe, predictable
• Strabismus linked to multiple factors associated with spina bifida
• Study shows similar IOP readings at 6 a.m. and 8 a.m. in supine patients
• Thinner corneas observed in left eyes of Ghanaian subjects with glaucoma
• Ocular surface management critical to patient satisfaction Richard L. Lindstrom, MD
• Aspirin useful as adjunctive treatment for giant cell arteritis
• Consider angle kappa measurement, spherical aberration when making premium IOL selection
• Multiple surgical techniques allow for management of brow ptosis
• New treatments being evaluated for management of pediatric ophthalmic diseases
• Ophthalmologists face challenges, pressure from Affordable Care Act
• Speaker reviews surgical treatment protocols for angle-closure glaucoma
• Surgeon offers tips on managing mature cataract cases
• High-viscosity OVD helpful in microincision cataract surgery Rosa M. Braga-Mele, MD, FRCSC