Comanagement News

In our previous entry we discussed systemic conditions that can have a significant influence on a patient’s postoperative outcome.

Neurologists consider an acute retinal artery obstruction a true medical emergency and classify it as a stroke.

In my previous blog, I noted that successful cataract surgery not only achieves its refractive target but also makes the patient happy and satisfied with his or her visual outcomes. It is all predicated on properly laying the ground work.

It is the time of year to think about resolutions. As this will be my last blog of 2018, written in the waning days of December, it’s a good time to not only to plan for next year but to reflect on the past.

A new position statement by the American Diabetes Association recommends intensive glycemic control and regular screening for prevention and early detection of diabetic retinopathy and highlighted the role of anti-VEGFs in the management of diabetic macular edema.

NEPTUNE, N.J. – Alexandra Kaminek, OD, ocular disease resident at Atlantic Eye Physicians, shared a case here at the New Jersey Academy of Optometry CE meeting of an elderly man referred to the clinic for presumed ligneous conjunctivitis nonresponsive to treatment for about a year.

by Leonard J. Press, OD, FAAO, FCOVD

NEPTUNE, N.J. – Jing Huang, OD, presented a case here at the New Jersey Academy of Optometry CE meeting of a man with hand motion vision who was diagnosed with aphakic bullous keratopathy and limbal stem cell deficiency.

A 48-year-old African American man presented to the clinic with complaints of blurry, distorted vision that had been present in the left eye for 6 months. The patient had no pertinent ocular history. His medical history was positive for seasonal allergies, for which he was taking Claritin (loratadine, Bayer) daily.

As eye care providers, we all know that we are treating the patient in our chair and not an isolated eyeball. However, it is never a bad idea to take a step back and remember that the knee bone is connected to the shin bone, so to speak.