Optometry

The author says that is is a source of pride and relief that, in the middle of the recession, his son recently became a gainfully employed citizen and taxpayer.

If you are not a technician, how can you survive the jungle of managing a staff of technicians? Go back to the age of dinosaurs.

There is a growing awareness that business strategies used in the fashion industry can be applied successfully in the ophthalmic market.

Results of a study applying image quality metrics already in use by the photography industry provide better understanding of the imaging properties of existing presbyopia-correcting IOLs.

The differential diagnosis of a hereditary optic neuropathy includes four possible disease categories.

Results from 6 months of follow-up in a prospective, multicenter European clinical trial show that the toric version of the foldable iris-fixated phakic IOL provides stable, effective correction of myopic astigmatism with a high safety index.

Studies in a mouse model suggest that an orally active antioxidant, N-acetylecysteine (NAC), may be beneficial in the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa.

ASCRS' annual meeting returns to San Diego this year, March 25-29.

Patients can achieve adequate uncorrected far and near vision with an increase of the depth of field with Q-adjustment and monovision.

Optimal results from surgical correction of brow ptosis depend on a thorough knowledge of available procedures and the results of each of these will have on brow shape and symmetry.

The Wilmer Eye Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine was to hold its 28th annual Current Concepts in Ophthalmology Course on March 14-18.

Findings from a retrospective analysis including 81,715 consecutive LASIK-treated eyes provide no evidence after 12 to 24 months of follow-up that a "thin cornea" increases the risk for postoperative ectasia.

International Vision Expo East, March 16 to 20 in New York City, will showcase exhibitors from around the world and provide the opportunity to touch, learn about, and experience firsthand the many products and services available to the optical community.

The International Vision Expo East and Conference was to celebrate its 25th year, March 16 to 20, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center here.

Two new tools available on a proprietary OCT imaging system are designed to help physicians assess glaucoma risk and progression in their patients.

Pooled results from two prospective, multicenter, double-masked, placebo-controlled studies show a multi-modal anti-allergy product, bepotastine besilate ophthalmic solution 1.5%, provides rapid and long-lasting clinically significant improvement in allergen-induced ocular itching.

Epinastine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution 0.05% is a reliable, fast-acting treatment for patients with itching associated with allergic conjunctivitis.

Solutions to impact patient outcomes are being evaluated.

The ocular functional optical zone decreased in about one-third of eyes following wavefront-guided PRK for myopia and mixed astigmatism.

Potent activity combined with a favorable safety profile make loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic suspension 0.2% a valuable option for the management of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis.

Near-term results from a study assessing the effects of patient age on the safety and efficacy of LASIK for the treatment of myopia indicate that young adults do equally well as their older counterparts.

In the first in-human study fo human umbilical tissue-derived cells as cell-based therapy for retinal degenerative diseases, all seven patients tolerated the subretinal injection well and had no postoperative visual loss.

Frontalis suspension, the ptosis surgery of choice for poor levator function due to congenital or acquired ptosis, can be performed with synthetic materials or fascia lata allografts or autografts.

In patients undergoing LASIK with use of a femtosecond laser for flap creation, pretreatment with a hyperosmotic agent during the week before surgery significantly reduces the risk of intraoperative corneal epithelial disruption.

Refractive surgeons able to offer both phakic IOL implantation and LASIK can meet the needs of a broader population seeking treatment for moderate-to-high myopia.

Ocular allergy remains one area in which new therapies are continually being developed.

Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty procedure seems to be supplanting penetrating keratoplasty as the standard of care for vision loss from corneal edema.

The cost of glaucoma medications is affecting patient compliance with their treatment regimens.

The author analyzes the plight that student loans present in today's society.

A sterile cornea allograft has many advantages that make it a useful alternative to traditional eye bank corneas and other allograft material for a variety of graft procedures where viable endothelium is not needed.