American Academy of Ophthalmology Meeting

CHICAGO — At 1 year, significant reductions in IOP and medication use were observed after placement of an intracanalicular microstent device, with or without cataract surgery, according to a speaker giving first year results of a phase 3 trial.

CHICAGO — Training of ophthalmologists will not keep pace with the growing U.S. population and burgeoning demand for eye care, an ophthalmic advocate said here.

CHICAGO — Low femtosecond laser pulse energy and wide spot spacing may enable a novel method of donor preparation for ultra-thin Descemet stripping endothelial keratoplasty and donor and host dissection in deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty, a speaker said here.

CHICAGO — First-in-human results on the efficacy of a refillable port delivery system filled with ranibizumab for the treatment of age-related macular degeneration are comparable to those reported for once-monthly intravitreal injections of 0.5-mg ranibizumab, a speaker said here.

CHICAGO — Riboflavin ultraviolet cross-linking has a growing number of indications, including prophylaxis in LASIK and PRK and treating infectious keratitis and bullous keratopathy, a speaker said here.

CHICAGO — The 2013 Medicare physician fee schedule includes a 13.6% reduction in reimbursement for cataract surgery, an ophthalmology advocate said here.

CHICAGO — New technologies and the re-emergence of existing methods promise to further improve refractive surgery, a speaker said here.

CHICAGO — Adaptive optics, a technology developed for astronomy applications, can be used in ophthalmology to view individual photoreceptors, a speaker said here.

CHICAGO — Novel and advanced technologies are critical for the evaluation and management of patients with ocular malignancies, a speaker said here.

CHICAGO — With the re-election of President Barack Obama and federal health care reform measures expected to stand, many specific regulations are largely unknown, an ophthalmic leader said here.