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

• Experts agree on need to standardize testing for contact lens products
• Axis measurement strip applied to slit lamp enables precise measurement of toric IOL position
• Image-guided femtosecond laser technique enables precise capsulorrhexis enlargement
• When treating uveitis with steroids, safety profile must be weighed against efficacy
• When should you not do surgery? Uday Devgan, MD
• Patient presents with acute unilateral dark spot in vision Nadia K. Waheed, MD; Kirstin L. Tawse, MD
• Bleb revision for hypotony maculopathy improves visual acuity, IOP
• Cyclosporine implants have scant effect on corneal neovascularization after PK
• Identification of ORT after anti-VEGF treatment for neovascular AMD critical
• Vitamin E, selenium have scant effect on cataract in men
• Patient compliance a barrier to reducing risk of contact lens-associated infections Richard L. Lindstrom, MD
• Surgeons weigh pros, cons of fixated, anterior chamber IOLs
• Aflibercept may minimize treatment burden in patients with CRVO
• AGTC earns Innovator Award at OIS
• Clinical trials accumulate data for novel anti-VEGF
• Crescentic lamellar keratoplasty reduces astigmatism in peripheral corneal disease
• Data suggest link between likelihood, onset of multiple sclerosis, uveitis
• Dexamethasone punctum plug reduces inflammation, pain
• DMEK yields fast visual recovery for endothelial dysfunction
• Endophthalmitis prophylaxis controversial in US, not Europe
• Federal drug safety law may limit access to bevacizumab
• Heidelberg launches new OCT module for Spectralis line
• Incoming AAO president invites members to embrace service
• iPhone ophthalmoscope may be effective, lower cost diabetic retinopathy tool
• IRIS Registry provides meaningful data to ophthalmic practices
• LUMINOUS study interim results show VA preserved with ranibizumab
• Zeiss enters U.S. commercial collaboration with AMO, introduces new products at AAO
• Iridex announces expansion of retinal portfolio
• Topcon to exhibit several new products at AAO
• Speaker: Adaptive optics before presbyLASIK improves depth of focus
• FDA program tracks post-LASIK patient-reported outcomes
• Response to AREDS formulation depends on genotype
• Cataract surgery alone reduces IOP in pseudoexfoliation
• Speaker considers corneal inlays ideal for correcting presbyopia
• Image registration platform enhances toric IOL placement
• Trend toward earlier treatment of uveal melanoma observed
• Going ‘back to basics’ effective for most cases of blepharitis Darrell E. White, MD