Cataract

Innovative new technology has always been part of what makes ophthalmology an exciting specialty — and it has undeniably improved patient outcomes. But for surgeons who are early adopters, the flip side of being first is that one must also weather some financial uncertainties as new technologies, such as minimally invasive glaucoma surgery, corneal collagen cross-linking and sustained-release drugs, establish a solid reimbursement footing.

Patients who underwent Xen gel stent implantation combined with phacoemulsification to treat primary or secondary open-angle glaucoma experienced a similar central endothelial cell density loss at 2 years as those who underwent stand-alone phacoemulsification, according to a study.

Between 2006 and 2015, nearly 125,000 patients in the U.S. have received nearly a million injections of anti-VEGF medicines for the treatment of retinal disease, according to Parikh and colleagues. Nearly two-thirds of the injections have been for wet age-related macular degeneration.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology, the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery and the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society developed and released a checklist to resume ASC operations for patients who deferred ophthalmic care due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Patients with macular edema secondary to noninfectious uveitis who were treated with suprachoroidally injected triamcinolone acetonide gained significantly more vision when compared with a sham-treated cohort.

David Hardten, MD, discusses how Minnesota Eye Consultants has reacted to and adjusted to the coronavirus, with a look at what the future may hold there.

Patient confidence and safety concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic will likely quicken the transition of ophthalmic procedures away from hospital settings to ASCs, according to a speaker during an Eyecelerator LiveStream presentation.

The use of OCT during a technology-based eye care services examination did not improve diagnostic accuracy for glaucoma or retinal diseases, according to a study.

KOLOA, Hawaii — At Hawaiian Eye 2020, Francis S. Mah, MD, discusses the significance of intracameral antibiotics in cataract surgery.

ATLANTA – Alcon is now able to bring more products to the market and provide better support to clinicians since its spinoff from Novartis a year ago, Sergio Duplan, Alcon’s region president, North America, told Primary Care Optometry News here at SECO.