Keeping clinical research on time and within budget despite COVID delays, staff shortages
May 03, 2022
Mike Watson, Vice President of OraNet, unpacks some of the most pressing challenges to clinical research in today’s climate.
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COVID-19
Digital patient engagement tackles the labor crisis, improves the patient experience
May 16, 2022
For health care workers, the pandemic has led to increased burnout, concerns about workplace safety, and staffing shortages that threaten not only patient care but also the entire provider ecosystem.
Taping surgical masks to the skin decreases risk of ocular surface damage during the COVID-19 pandemic
May 02, 2022
During a presentation at the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology’s 2022 annual meeting in Denver, Yuichi Hori, MD, PhD, and colleagues found that taping the top border of a surgical mask to a clinicians’ skin reduces the potential for ocular surface damage resulting from expirations of air reaching the ocular surface during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Orbis' Doris Macharia, MD, reflects on where Orbis has been and the next 40 years to come
April 06, 2022
Orbis International celebrates 40 years of innovation this year, beginning in 1982 with their iconic flying eye hospital. Since their start, Orbis has continued their innovation, working to achieve sustainable and scalable impact in the countries where they work. Doris Macharia, MD, senior vice president of global programs with Orbis, talks with Ophthalmology Times' Sheryl Stevenson, reflecting on the last 40 years and what's to come.
At-home vision testing by patients compares favorably to in-office evaluations during COVID-19 pandemic
April 01, 2022
The study, by investigators from the Casey Eye Institute, Oregon Health and Science University, supported the use of at-home tests during teleophthalmology care, an important point considering the significant drop in in-person VA evaluations during the pandemic.
New Zealand ophthalmologists disciplined for violating COVID-19 mandates
March 30, 2022
The country’s Ministry of Health has issued infringement notices to two ophthalmologist for seeing patients while unvaccinated.
Study: Corneal sensitivity unaffected by COVID-19 in the acute phase
March 25, 2022
Investigators theorize that the ophthalmic nerve may be affected by the COVID-19 virus, and therefore may affect the corneal esthesiometry values.
Decreased retinal vascular density linked to moderate/severe COVID-19 pneumonia
March 23, 2022
Investigators have questioned the potential for the vascular density to be a biomarker for microvascular abnormalities following COVID-19 and found that longitudinal studies are needed to determine this.
Aerie Pharmaceuticals CEO discusses what's new in the pipeline
March 22, 2022
Raj Kannan, the new CEO of Aerie Pharmaceuticals, talks with Ophthalmology Times' David Hutton about what's coming down the pipeline for Aerie.
COVID-19 associated with a Purtscher-like retinopathy
February 23, 2022
Investigators at the Eye Clinic, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Health Sciences, University of Trieste, Trieste, Italy, found that the appearance of the retina and optic disc was associated with the SARS-CoV-2 virus.