Cornea/External Disease News

MILAN — At the ESCRS meeting, Emilio Torres, MD, PhD, speaks about a novel OCT-based corneal elastography method implemented in a clinical prototype.

MILAN — In the midst of the pandemic, three cases of endothelial dysfunction referred for PK due to severe corneal scarring were resolved with anterior lamellar keratectomy and DMEK by Lamis Baydoun, MD, PhD.

MILAN — In this video perspective at the ESCRS meeting, Dominique Brémond-Gignac, MD, PhD, speaks about cyclosporine as a novel promising treatment for vernal keratoconjunctivitis.

LAS VEGAS — Corneal hysteresis is an objective measurement that can help clinicians diagnose and manage glaucoma, Nate Lighthizer, OD, FAAO, said at Vision Expo West.

MILAN — At the ESCRS meeting, Jorge Alió, MD, PhD, speaks about two innovative uses of platelet-rich plasma in ocular conditions not responsive to other treatments.

MILAN — At the ESCRS meeting, Magda Rau, MD, speaks about the new Jett Plasma treatment from Compex for blepharitis and dry eye disease.

MILAN — In this video at the ESCRS meeting, Farhad Hafezi, MD, PhD, speaks about PTK-assisted customized epi-on cross-linking, or PACE.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Penny A. Asbell, MD, MBA, discusses the ARMOR study, the largest surveillance study of eye infections in the U.S.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Edward E. Manche, MD, discusses 1-year results from a study exploring changes in corneal sensitivity in patients undergoing LASIK or SMILE.

CHICAGO — In this Healio Video Perspective from the AAO meeting, Francis S. Mah, MD, discusses the benefits of earlier corneal cross-linking in patients with keratoconus.