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

• PDEK emerging as promising but challenging alternative to DSEK, DMEK
• Increased first-year contact may improve long-term glaucoma medication adherence
• Medical groups ask Congress to refocus stage 3 Meaningful Use requirements
• Pfizer, Allergan to combine in $160 billion deal
• Dynamic Ladas Super Surface helps optimize and refine IOL calculations Uday Devgan, MD
• Seciera cyclosporine formulation for dry eye improves tear production in phase 2b/3 trial
• Femtosecond laser allows fine-tuning of capsulotomy size
• Pregnant woman presents with floaters and decreased vision Caroline R. Baumal, MD; Aubrey R. Tirpack, MD
• Corvis ST tonometer yields reliable IOP, central corneal thickness readings
• Inner nuclear layer thickness helps predict metamorphopsia after vitrectomy
• Mechanical epithelial removal in cross-linking may have fewer short-term complications
• Study: Only half of patients undergo appropriate screening for hydroxychloroquine toxicity
• Recent discovery leads to PDEK as another cornea transplant option Richard L. Lindstrom, MD
• AAO continues to preserve the value of its members
• AAO launches effort to rebrand itself as vanguard of eye care
• Alphaeon acquires Lensar, partners with PhysIOL to commercialize trifocal IOL technology
• Amniotic membrane transplantation may prevent ocular sequelae in Stevens-Johnson syndrome
• Chairman delivers year’s industry highlights at OIS
• Contact lens wearers at greater risk for Acanthamoeba keratitis than non-lens wearers
• DigiSight launches comprehensive product portfolio for remote patient care
• Early BCVA response may predict long-term outcomes of anti-VEGF treatment for DME
• ENV515 appears safe in removal of cataracts in glaucoma patients
• Iluvien shows similar reduction in DR progression as anti-VEGF treatment
• IRIS Registry advances science of ophthalmology
• Leaders who believe in promise of intraoperative aberrometry win Ophthalmology Innovation Award
• Low-dose atropine eye drops slow progression of myopia in children
• Mynosys focuses on bringing automated capsulotomy device to market
• Nanotechnology targets degenerative cascades in retina
• New World Medical launches Kahook Dual Blade for trabeculectomy
• OASIS: Single Jetrea injection results in long-term resolution of vitreomacular adhesion
• OCT improves diagnosis, monitoring of neuro-ophthalmic diseases
• Ocular Therapeutix advances sustained-release products through pipeline
• Oral acyclovir may be used to prevent recurrence of herpes simplex keratitis
• Oral anti-VEGF, anti-PDGF advanced in pipeline of wet AMD treatments
• Panel: PanoCam Imaging System furthers telemedicine, introduces universal screening concept
• Single dose of bimatoprost ocular insert demonstrates IOP reduction in glaucoma, ocular hypertension
• Speaker: Bilateral, same-day cataract surgery poses no additional risk to patients
• Speaker: Gene therapy well-suited for retinal disease treatment
• Speaker: High index of suspicion necessary to diagnose cytomegalovirus endotheliitis
• Speaker: Ophthalmology entering next golden age of innovation
• Speaker: Patients with keratoconus should be educated on advantages of cross-linking
• Speaker presents keys to avoid complications with femtosecond laser cataract surgery
• Study of SPK-RPE65 gene therapy shows gains in visual acuity
• Surgical, medical treatments for squamous neoplasia both have pros, cons
• Swept-source microscope-integrated OCT shows promise as training tool
• Treat-and-extend therapy with Eylea for AMD improves vision, reduces injections over 2 years
• Use of ‘big data’ has potential to decrease rate of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery
• Zeiss introduces IOLMaster 700 to US market at AAO meeting
• Femtosecond laser assists in complex cataract surgery case Timothy F. Page, MD
• Building a dry eye clinic, part 3: The advanced dry eye practice Darrell E. White, MD