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

• Outlook optimistic for uncommon inherited retinal dystrophies
• Moving beyond ‘hacky sack management’ John B. Pinto
• Multistep management needed to treat pseudophacocele Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth; Priya Narang, MS
• Young woman presents with acute-onset unilateral vision loss Aubrey R. Tirpack, MD; Thomas R. Hedges III, MD
• Micro-dosing of phenylephrine comparable to conventional dropper administration
• No changes seen in surgical time, corneal edema with hydrogel sealant
• Specific gene variants play role in response to anti-VEGF treatment
• Anterior segment surgeons should recognize retinal dystrophies and associated cataract complications Richard L. Lindstrom, MD
• Aberrometry provides wealth of information, improves patient education
• Anti-VEGF protocol with guided laser reduces treatment burden but adds no visual acuity benefit
• Autologous retinal transplants are ‘true transplants’ for macular holes
• ETDRS, ultra-widefield imaging on par for identifying retinopathy severity
• Eye area cosmetic assessment starts with skin
• Femtosecond laser zigzag incision may be more effective than manual technique in PK
• Hydrus canal stent meets study endpoint
• Hypersonic vitrectomy has early encouraging clinical success
• IRIS Registry provides largest specialty clinical database for research
• LASIK called safest, most successful elective procedure in the world
• Light-activated viral nanoparticle for treatment of choroidal melanoma meets early study endpoints
• Neurotrophic factor reduces photoreceptor loss in macular telangiectasia
• Newly developed biomechanical index can aid in diagnosis of keratoconus
• Novartis’ VEGF inhibitor demonstrates clinically relevant anatomic, visual gains
• Patients report less pain, discomfort with epi-Bowman keratectomy
• Patients with presbyopia or nonfunctioning lens may benefit from clear lens surgery
• Protocol U: No overall difference between single, combined treatments
• SMILE can offer similar outcomes as LASIK with less dry eye
• Toric IOL implantation has improved, but adjustable lenses may change strategies
• VIDEO: Luxturna looks to be first gene therapy for retinal disease in US
• VIDEO: New glaucoma medications target trabecular meshwork to lower IOP
• VIDEO: Seiler performs custom cross-linking for keratoconus exclusively
• Visual acuity gains seen in HULK trial
• Will gene therapy, stem cell therapy or low-vision devices have a greater impact on patient care for inherited retinal dystrophies in the next 5 years?
• Glued IOL scaffold can be used in massively subluxated IOL cases Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth; Priya Narang, MS
• 2017 year in review: Survival of the fittest Mitchell A. Jackson, MD