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Pediatric patients with atopic keratoconjunctivitis affecting the eyes may best be treated with topical calcineurin inhibitors to decrease the conjunctival inflammation.

Accumulating evidence shows intracameral antibiotics decrease the risk of endophthalmitis after cataract surgery, but questions and concerns remain.

Therapeutic deep anterior lamellar keratoplasty performed early should be considered in cases of acanthamoeba keratitis refractory to medical therapy with substantial optical zone ulceration.

More than 11,000 clinicians and researchers will gather in Denver to learn more about leading eye and vision research at the 2015 meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology.

Intravitreal aflibercept may be associated with systemic effects based on an observable reaction in the fellow eyes of patients with diabetic macular edema.

Implementing electronic health records into an ambulatory surgery center fosters efficiency and increases patient and staff satisfaction.

If a ban on antibiotic-fed chicken by McDonald's results in fewer infections and deaths from resistant organisms, I nominate Ronald McDonald (no relation) for Surgeon General.

Remember, “The devil is in the details.” An optical buyer can quickly go from excitement about a purchase to distress when the order is not ready on time or if the new eyeglasses are flawed in any way.

Though given little attention during residency training, the area of visual performance should become the standard of care in patients with traumatic brain injury, explains Barry L. Seiller, MD, MBA.

In the United States, the moderately rare condition endophthalmitis impacts 1 case per 1,100 cataract surgeries. The question may surface: Why should physicians care with a rate that is so low?

Physicians may know how a product is stored once it reaches their offices, but there is no way of knowing the supply chain storage conditions during manufacture and transit.

Contrast sensitivity is a more valuable metric than many ophthalmologists realize, with applications in preoperative and postoperative management of corneal and refractive surgery patients and routine screening of patients’ quality of vision.

Gene therapy can provide transformative disease-modifying effects, with potentially lifelong clinical benefits after a single therapeutic administration. The most advanced retinal gene therapy program in the United States is in phase III study.

The American Academy has acquired the Spencer E. Sherman, M.D. Antique Ophthalmology Book Collection. This collection consists of more than 130 rare books and catalogs, representing some of the oldest and most important texts ever published in ophthalmology.

Palinopsia can be broadly defined as the persistence or recurrence of an image after the stimulus has been removed. Formed, high-resolution afterimages are typically more alarming to patients than unformed, blurred afterimages.

In this second of a two-part series on pterygia and pinguecula surgery with cosmetic expectations, Arun C. Gulani, MD, addresses the complex pterygia and complications.

Consider infectious scleritis if a patient with scleritis tests negative for rheumatological disease.

An updated analysis from cataract surgeons at Kaiser Permanente Northern California again shows the benefit of intracameral antibiotic use for reducing the rate of postoperative endophthalmitis.

Because of the large number of patients who will need cataract surgery, many companies are designing presbyopia-correcting devices.

Postoperative infections with ocular surgeries may be reduced substantially by effectively treating active ocular disease in advance before the patient enters the operating room.

Different corneal diseases present different challenges to achieving the desired refractive outcome after cataract surgery. Cornea specialist Dasa V. Gangadhar, MD, highlights measures to consider in various situations.

In her latest blog, Joy Gibb, ABOC writes why allowing staff more learning opportunities builds better office morale.

In his latest blog, Mark Packer, MD, FACS, CPI, defends why doctors should not allow the restrictions of third party payers on reimbursement for cataract surgery to drive your diagnosis or your recommendations for treatment, as diagnosis and treatment must remain the surgeon’s sole responsibility if our profession is to retain any of its natural inherent authority.

When weighing the decision to adopt minimally invasive glaucoma surgery (MIGS) into their practice, several advantages may support surgeons’ rationale, according to Richard A. Lewis, MD.

Novartis attempted to block studies in the United Kingdom comparing ranibizumab (Lucentis) and bevacizumab (Avastin) for the treatment of wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD), according to an article published in The BJM, an international peer-reviewed medical journal.

In his debut blog, Arun C. Gulani, MD, recalls the great power of what ophthalmologists can really do for their patients.

Several decades of advances in techniques and technology have enabled surgeons to improve the outcomes of treatment for orbital fractures.

Keratoneuralgia, also known as “pain without stain” is primarily a clinical diagnosis made for patients with corneal pain symptoms with minimal-to-no clinical signs and minimally, if at all, relieved by conventional dry eye treatments.