Drug delivery vs drops: Controlling postop pain, inflammation in cataract surgery patients
December 8th 2020John A. Hovanesian, MD, discusses the highlights of his presentation on a clinical study evaluating dexamethasone vs prednisolone acetate 1% in controlling postop pain/inflammation in sequential cataract surgery patients.
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AAO live: Drop-free prophylaxis regimen before cataract surgery lowers treatment burden with caveats
November 15th 2020Speaking during the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s virtual 2020 annual meeting, Neal H. Shorstein, MD, explained how physicians at Kaiser Permanente have been using a prophylactic drop-free drug regimen before cataract surgery for more than a decade. Their regimen is so streamlined that the only drop that patients receive in anticipation of cataract surgery is a supplemental dilation drop instilled preoperatively while they are still in the holding area.
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(AAO) Preventing cystoid macular oedema after cataract surgery
November 15th 2020Rudy Nuijts of the University Eye Clinic Maastricht, the Netherlands, discusses the highlights of his AAO 2020 presentation on a combination treatment regimen for lowering the incidence of cystoid macular oedema following category surgery.
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Abundance of studies explore pharmacotherapy for cataract
November 1st 2020Interest stems from the recognition that the number of people affected with cataracts is expected to increase in association with population aging while access to cataract surgery is limited in areas throughout the world.
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