Comanagement News

Now that the AcuFocus Kamra corneal inlay is approved for presbyopia in the U.S., doctors are asking how this technology will fit the 40-plus-year-old patient and fulfill their desire for freedom from reading glasses.

An 85-year-old white female was referred to our clinic by her optometrist for evaluation of recent-onset facial muscle spasms. The patient reported periodic closing of her right eye with concurrent elevation of the right side of her mouth. These spasms began 3 months prior and occurred one to five times per day. She also reported feeling that her right ear was full of water once every 2 to 3 weeks.

To properly diagnose and treat patients with diabetes, our optometry experts recommended optical coherence tomography for detecting either subtle diabetic macular edema or other minimal changes, with a specific ability to monitor change over time, Jeffry Gerson, OD, FAAO, told Primary Care Optometry News.

Today I saw a certain long-term patient on my schedule ... and winced. While I have always enjoyed seeing her, over the past few years I have become increasingly concerned about her.

In a perfect world, all health care providers involved in the care of patients with diabetes would take an active role in disease management, patient education, advice and counseling, along with communicating electronically for easier accessibility, Scott A. Edmonds, OD, FAAO, told Primary Care Optometry News.

The evaluation of patients with neuro-ophthalmic disease can be complex. Recognizing pertinent signs and symptoms will allow for timely diagnosis and management. While challenging, these conditions can be successfully managed either individually or in unison with other specialties.

As part of Primary Care Optometry News’ 20th anniversary celebration, in each issue throughout 2015 we profiled a “Pioneer in Optometry” as chosen by the PCON Editorial Board.

Ranibizumab is a viable treatment option for people with proliferative diabetic retinopathy, according to results from a clinical trial funded by the National Institutes of Health.

NEW ORLEANS – A mild decrease in monocular contrast sensitivity was seen after Kamra inlay implantation, but binocular contrast sensitivity “remained essentially unchanged,” according to a poster presented here at the American Academy of Optometry meeting.

NEW ORLEANS – A study involving 253 subjects who received the Kamra corneal inlay in their nondominant eye showed that distance and near visual acuity remained the same 3 years and 5 years postoperatively.