July 30th 2025
Haller expands her leadership role of ophthalmologist-in-chief following the retirement of longtime executive Joseph P. Bilson.
Clear lens extraction surgery: Pinpointing the optimal time in glaucoma patients
January 24th 2021The traditional treatment for primary angle-closure (PAC) and PAC glaucoma (PACG) is laser peripheral iridotomy (LPI) to facilitate aqueous outflow followed by medical treatment with drops to decrease the intraocular pressure (IOP).
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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 live: Autologous retinal transplant for larger macular holes gaining traction
November 14th 2020Tamer Mahmoud, MD, PhD, discusses autologous retinal transplant (ART) for macular holes, a procedure he developed, which is providing anatomic hole closure in the vast majority of cases as well as increases in visual acuity.
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(AAO) Micro vacuum pick for vitreoretinal surgery may be a better mousetrap
November 13th 2020During Day 1 of AAO 2020, Carl Awh, MD, discusses the Micro-Vacuum Pick, a device for peeling internal limiting membranes that's providing vitreoretinal surgeons an alternative to forceps during surgeries.
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