Comanagement News

Small eyes and big ones have special considerations. Cataract surgery in either very short or very long eyes presents specific, unique situations.

Phacoemulsification cataract surgery combined with prophylactic intravitreal bevacizumab is an effective treatment in the short term in patients with coexisting diabetic retinopathy, according to a systematic review and meta-analysis of published data.

A 26-year-old Caucasian female presented to our clinic for evaluation with one of our colleagues. Her chief complaint at that exam was a recent onset of near vision blur only, which she felt was slightly worse in the right eye for several weeks. She described the blur as being constant with no fluctuations. In addition, she also stated she was not experiencing any headaches or double vision.

The goal in the management of primary open-angle glaucoma is to effectively lower IOP with the least invasive approach. Thus, the micro-invasive glaucoma surgeries are becoming more popular.

The connection between optometry and other health professionals must be enhanced, according to researchers evaluating interprofessional education and collaboration between optometry students and diabetic care teams.

Relatively frequently we’ll be assessing an IOL in clinic and be struck by some degree of opacification of the lens or the capsule. Most commonly, what we are seeing is posterior capsular opacification, a postoperative problem all optometrists are familiar with.

Rev360 has announced the launch of RevImaging, a cloud-based image management solution that will work directly with RevolutionEHR.

A study of more than half a million patients undergoing cataract surgery showed a modest reduction in the number of serious traffic crashes.

Choosing the correct IOL power is key to a successful cataract surgery. This power is based on the eye’s anatomical and optical measurements.

“I don’t think we really know the prevalence of bacterial vs. viral conjunctivitis,” Spencer D. Johnson, OD, FAAO,told Primary Care Optometry News in an interview.