Primary Care Optometry News Current Issue
The following articles appeared in the print edition of Primary Care Optometry News.
Table of Contents
- Close comanagement relationship results in optimal patient outcomes Jeffery J. Machat, MD, FRCSC, DABO; Sondra Black, OD
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- Enrollment begins for phase 1/2 clinical study of topical presbyopia drug
- New technology measures carotenoid level Jerome Sherman, OD, FAAO; Brenda Tan
- Shared decision making critical with expanding treatment options Michael D. DePaolis, OD, FAAO
- Consider age, stromal bed, tissue altered to determine ectasia risk
- Contact lens wearers at greater risk for Acanthamoeba keratitis than non-lens wearers
- Low-dose atropine eye drops slow progression of myopia in children
- Oral acyclovir may be used to prevent recurrence of herpes simplex keratitis
- Oral anti-VEGF, anti-PDGF advanced in pipeline of wet AMD treatments
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- Seciera cyclosporine formulation improves tear production in phase 2b/3 trial
- Single dose of bimatoprost ocular insert demonstrates IOP reduction in glaucoma, ocular hypertension
- Speaker: Bilateral, same-day cataract surgery poses no additional risk to patients
- Various retinal disorders exhibit similar clinical features Len V. Koh, OD, PhD, MBA, FAAO
- Shared decision making can lead to better, individualized care
- Health care costs increase despite ACA Mark E. Battersby
- Patient experiences ‘flowery’ vision, personality changes Leonid Skorin Jr., OD, DO, MS, FAAO, FAOCO; Paige Nash, BS