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

• Cross-linking round table, part 1: Controversies, techniques and treatment decisions
• Chemical, biomechanical factors potential agents for phaco-reduced IOP
• FDA approves ReSure sealant for preventing fluid leaks after cataract surgery
• Femtosecond laser pretreatment lowers ultrasound use in phaco
• Noncracking, nonchopping phaco technique effective for soft nuclei
• Physician: Refractive cataract surgery should have outcomes as accurate as LASIK Robert J. Cionni, MD
• Prediction model for late AMD includes genetic, environmental, clinical risk factors
• Study finds ‘epi-cross-linking’ preferable to manual scraping in mild keratoconus
• Trial to look at vismodegib as treatment for orbital basal cell carcinoma
• Four steps to increase the odds of a partner-track ophthalmologist making partner John B. Pinto
• Endodiathermy marks useful in cases of postoperative toric IOL rotation Amar Agarwal, MS, FRCS, FRCOphth; Priya Narang, MS
• Eyelid swelling and itching occur after tube shunt implantation Bradley A. Hansen, MD
• Cartridge insertion technique for toric IOL associated with greater wound size
• Cross-linking improves visual acuity, reduces higher-order aberrations at 2 years
• Fourier-domain OCT shows promise in assessing anterior chamber angle closure risk
• Immediate or delayed probing sufficient for congenital nasolacrimal duct obstruction
• Novel procedure relieves dry eye symptoms, improves meibomian gland function
• Older open-angle glaucoma patients face increased risk of bilateral blindness
• Similar results seen with unilateral, bilateral multifocal IOL implantation
• Study: Green, yellow laser treatment results similar in diabetic macular edema
• VMA does not affect anti-VEGF treatment for polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy
• Learning process ongoing for corneal collagen cross-linking Richard L. Lindstrom, MD
• Classification scheme specifies types, features of vitreomacular interface disease
• Gene therapy may reduce treatment burden associated with AMD
• Options for dry AMD management include genetics, stem cell therapy, multispectral imaging
• Transpupillary thermotherapy effective in treating many choroidal melanomas
• Large referral center explores efficacy of Trabectome-mediated ab interno trabeculectomy Nils A. Loewen, MD, PhD
• Femtosecond laser astigmatic keratotomy effective before or after cataract surgery Maximilian Padilla; Balamurali K. Ambati, MD, PhD, MBA
• Navigating the diagnostic maze for today’s premium surgeon Mitchell A. Jackson, MD