Technology News

An evaluation model based on the assessment of postural reactivity using dynamic visual stimuli in a virtual reality environment may help evaluate balance control and associated risk of falling in patients with glaucoma, according to a study.

No one can stop scientific and technological progress. No patient ever thanked you for saving money on his or her eye care.

Cataract surgery and toric IOL implantation yielded significantly less residual refractive astigmatism with intraoperative aberrometry than with standard methods, according to a study.

The digital age offers exciting new potential for learning and sharing information and ideas in ophthalmology. Most of us remain unaware of resources that may be particularly useful for our practice. Helgi David Björnsson, MD, a young ophthalmologist from Oslo, Norway, has done the hard work for us and compiled a list of some of the best go-to sites. Particularly exciting is a growing trend to offer cutting-edge material, previously only available internally to institutions, for free as open access.

Among us Apple enthusiasts, the year’s most anticipated release has been the Apple Watch, and after a week of wear, I’m impressed but eager to see significant enhancements that will benefit clinicians.

It is my pleasure to introduce the new Technology Section to the Ocular Surgery News Editorial Board, along with the new Technology Section Editor William B. Trattler, MD. With so many emerging tools and evolving technology in ophthalmology, we set out to create a new section of early adopters to help keep readers informed of the latest advances in ophthalmology. The mission of the new section under Dr. Trattler’s leadership is not to review new technology, but to analyze and discuss the latest technologies and the best way to implement those technologies into real-world clinical practice. I would like to thank Dr. Trattler in working with me to identify and develop a stellar group of board members, who will help to continue our mission of being the global, definitive information source for ophthalmic professionals. We hope our readers will find the new section as exciting and interesting as I do, and I look forward to seeing new faces, features and articles in the Technology Section in future issues of Ocular Surgery News.

Caros leitores, Em abril de 2012 lançamos o Healio.com, uma poderosa plataforma on-line para você acessar informações clínicas tanto da sua especialidade como daquela dos seus pares.

London has had a long association with the eye throughout history, and there are indications from Roman seals that eye drops, or collyria, were made during the occupation of Britain.

Queridos lectores: En abril de 2012 lanzamos Healio.com: una plataforma en línea poderosa para que puedan acceder a información clínica tanto en su especialidad como en las especialidades de sus colegas.

With an implementing act issued in September 2013 by the European Commission, the European Union seems to be moving toward more centralized, uniform and transparent regulations concerning the approval of medical devices across member states. The legislative proposal is aimed at ironing out inconsistencies in the current regulatory system to better protect patients from defective products such as PIP breast implants and metal-on-metal hip implants.