Laser Therapy

While anti-VEGF injections have dramatically improved our ability to treat many retinal diseases, there is a growing pool of evidence that shows that Iridex MicroPulse laser therapy may improve anatomy, reduce the treatment burden of intravitreal injections and improve visual outcomes. Here, I summarize two studies that show the value of having this treatment in our armamentarium.

KOLOA, Hawaii — At Hawaiian Eye 2020, Jeffrey L. Goldberg, MD, PhD, discusses the results of the SALT and LiGHT trials focusing on the use of laser trabeculoplasty in glaucoma treatment.

ATLANTA – Noncontact selective laser trabeculoplasty, a drug-eluting contact lens and a sustained release therapeutic under development may expedite glaucoma management and increase compliance, according to a panel of experts here at the OIS@SECO meeting.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Here at the South Beach Symposium, meeting chair Mark S. Nestor, MD, PhD, reviewed current and future treatment options for psoriasis.

Arkansas Secretary of State John Thurston rejected signatures in support of a referendum on a recently passed law allowing optometrists in the state to perform certain surgical procedures.