February 5th 2020
The Glaucoma Symposium offers ophthalmology and optometry professionals an opportunity to sharpen their knowledge about glaucoma.
October 15th 2017
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July 25th 2013
ASCRS task force looks at ways ophthalmologists, optometrists can collaborate
August 1st 2012The formation of a new organization to represent all eye-care practitioners is one of the possibilities being considered by a task force examining ways that ophthalmologists and optometrists can collaborate to provide patient care.
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Algorithm provides superior results
July 1st 2012Data from 6 months of follow-up in a randomized, contralateral eye comparison study demonstrate LASIK performed using a proprietary "optimized prolate ablation" algorithm provides superior results compared with a conventional ablation technique.
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Humidity has modest effect on best-corrected visual acuity
July 1st 2012Procedure room humidity appears to have a small effect on best-corrected visual acuity outcomes after corneal laser refractive surgery, but variations in humidity or temperature do not appear to affect uncorrected visual acuity outcomes, the incidence of diffuse lamellar keratitis after LASIK, or need for enhancement after myopic LASIK or LASEK.
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Ultrasound biomicroscopy, anterior segment-optical coherence tomography useful adjuncts
July 1st 2012Gonioscopy remains the gold standard technique for assessing the anterior chamber angle, but ultrasound biomicroscopy and anterior segment optical coherence tomography can be useful adjuncts for glaucoma patient care.
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Recently released topline results from a phase Iib clinical trial of treatment for neovascular age-related macular degeneration show significantly greater improvement in visual acuity among patients receiving combination therapy with Fovista, an investigational aptamer directed against PDGF-B, plus anti-VEGF therapy compared with anti-VEGF therapy alone.
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