Comanagement News

Not long ago, a patient with both cataracts and retinal disease remained exclusively under the care of a cataract surgeon and retina specialist. Not anymore.

An experimental human monoclonal antibody dramatically reduced the most debilitating symptoms of Graves’ orbitopathy, including proptosis and double vision, giving new hope to patients that a treatment for thyroid eye disease may finally be within reach, according to a speaker at the AACE Annual Scientific and Clinical Congress.

In a large 3-year trial, selective laser trabeculoplasty showed better control of IOP and better cost-effectiveness than eye drops as a first-line treatment for glaucoma and ocular hypertension. According to the authors, these findings suggest that selective laser trabeculoplasty (SLT) should be offered as a first-line treatment, supporting a change in clinical practice.

The FDA warned the public not to use medical devices marketed to consumers that claim to help assess, diagnose or manage head injury.

If you fly at all, you can’t help but be a bit unsettled in the wake of two commercial airline tragedies over the past 6 months. What’s even more concerning is that both involved the same aircraft, the Boeing 737 Max 8.

The majority of patients presenting for cataract surgery have at least 0.5 D of corneal astigmatism, and 36% have 1.00 D or more, according to Hoffman and colleagues. Yet, according to the 2017 American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery Clinical Survey, only about 10% of cataract patients get a toric IOL.

With proper anatomic placement of the CyPass Micro-Stent, postimplantation migration of a supraciliary device is not common, according to Shakeel Shareef, MD, professor at the University of Rochester School of Medicine and surgeon at the Flaum Eye Institute.

A 48-year old white female presented for her annual eye exam through our primary care service. She was severely disabled (both mentally and physically), which left her confined to a wheelchair and completely nonverbal. She lived in a group home where a caretaker could tend to her needs around the clock.

by Patrick Quaid, MCOptom, FCOVD, PhD

Patients are looking for cataract surgery outcomes that do more than enable their current lifestyle; they want even better vision than before via an enhanced refractive experience.