Loyola University

SEATTLE — At the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society Annual Meeting, Michael S. Pinzur, MD, spoke about a study that looked at the deformity and clinical outcomes after surgical correction in patients with diabetes and Charcot foot. Pinzur and his colleagues found patients with valgus deformity were more likely to have a favorable outcome compared with patients who had other deformities. He said the definition of an “excellent” result is eradication of infection and a patient’s ability to walk with a commercially available diabetic shoe.

Pterygium surgery can be challenging due to the extent of corneal involvement. In addition, postoperative recurrences can often be more difficult to manage than primary pterygium. Hence, there is a large menu of surgical techniques to choose from to optimize outcomes.

Surgical correction of aphakia in an eye without capsular support with a failed corneal graft requires a secondary IOL placement that is stable, along with penetrating keratoplasty as a combined surgical procedure. The surgical approaches in these cases include the use of an anterior chamber IOL, iris- or scleral-sutured lenses, iris-claw lenses and sutureless intrascleral fixation of a three-piece posterior chamber IOL, also referred to as glued IOL.

Two pregnant women from Illinois who recently traveled to areas with local Zika virus transmission have tested positive for the virus, according to the Illinois health department. Physicians are currently monitoring the women’s health and pregnancies.