Comanagement News

Repeated anti-VEGF injections in patients with age-related macular degeneration reduces aqueous outflow facility, particularly in patients with higher-than-normal intraocular pressure at baseline, according to a study.

The announcement that Johnson & Johnson acquired Abbott Medical Optics for just more than $4 billion was the latest in a series of acquisitions and sales of surgical device companies in the past couple of years.

A 29-year-old African American female presented upon referral from a fellow optometrist for retinal evaluation. Her chief complaint was blurry vision in the left eye that had been consistently present for 2 weeks. She reported that her central vision seemed most affected. She also reported seeing spots and floaters in her vision intermittently for 2 weeks.

“Glaucoma is a disease where people still go blind despite our best efforts and technology. We don’t understand the underlying pathophysiology well enough to help all patients,” John P. Berdahl, MD, from the Vance Thompson Vision Institute, said in an interview with Primary Care Optometry News.

As an optometry student, I still remember the first time I picked up Becker-Shaeffer’s Diagnosis and Therapy of the Glaucomas (CV Mosby Co., 1976). Authored by Drs. Allan Kolker and John Hetherington Jr., the 4th edition was heralded as the bible of glaucoma, providing everything from classification to surgical management of this dreaded disease.

NEPTUNE, N.J. – Vipul Lakhani, MD, urged attendees here at the New Jersey Academy of Optometry meeting to consider surgery earlier in the glaucoma treatment paradigm.

NEW YORK – “Now that we have a way to stop the progression of keratoconus and greatly improve the lives of our patients, we need early detection,” Clark Chang, OD, said here at Vision Expo East.

Responses from a recent survey show that for the overwhelming majority of patients living with Sjögren’s syndrome, every day is a challenge in coping with the disease, limiting ability to function at home and in the workplace.

Researchers at the National Eye Institute have identified the genetic underpinnings of a rare disorder that causes children to be born with deafness, blindness, albinism and fragile bones, according to a press release.

If we were to describe an ideal anesthetic agent for eye surgery, it would be one that works for virtually every patient, carries few local risks, provides deep anesthesia and akinesia, and has no unwanted systemic effects.