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If we can help our patients understand the wisdom of leaving a written record of their desires should they suffer severe medical setbacks, they might avoid the problems that can occur from having their health care guided by presumably well-meaning family members who might be educationally or emotionally ill-equipped to make sound decisions.

Preoperative cone location appears to affect topographic and visual acuity outcomes of CXL, according to study results.

Pterygium recurrence rates may be significantly higher in Hispanic patients compared with Caucasian patients.

Patients with moderate to serve dry eye disease are dissatisfied with various dry eye therapies because they do not provide complete symptom relief.

A novel ocular surface interferometer may help physicians more accurately diagnose and monitor lipid-deficient evaporative dry eye.

Results of a study using optical coherence tomography to quantify the tear meniscus provide objective evidence that punctal plugs provide rapid and durable benefits when used from treatment of dry eye.

Findings from analyses of a dataset including more than 250,000 patients provide new information on refractive stability in unoperated eyes and are being applied to establish refractive targets after laser vision correction with the aim of achieving better long-term satisfaction.

Results of a randomized, clinical trial provide evidence to support use of a proprietary oral supplement containing omega-3 fatty acids as a mainstay in the management of dry eye disease.

Implantation of a synthetic intracorneal inlay has been associated with a history of failure when explored as a refractive surgical procedure.

Dry eye syndrome has been estimated to affect more than 5 million Americans, yet there is only one FDA-approved eye drop, cyclosporine ophthalmic emulsion 0.05%, for its treatment.

The association between cataract surgery and progression of age-related macular degeneration still is unclear.

Although PRK and LASIK caused visual disturbances and dry eye symptoms early after the procedures in a comparison, PRK produced more visual distrubances than LASIK.

Organizations representing ophthalmologists and other physicians' groups are urging Congress to find a solution this year to the flawed payment formula that requires physicians to take a 29.5% pay cut in January 2012.

For many vision researchers, traveling to Fort Lauderdale for the annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology is a tradition of spring.

Should anticoagulants be discontinued before oculofacial surgery?

A procedure that uses meibomian gland intraductal probing seems to be helpful in patients with severely obstructed meibomian glands.

Despite recent advances in understanding of dry eye disease, diagnosis of this common disorder still depends on a multipronged evaluation combination findings from patient history and clinical examination.

Heidelberg Engineering is moving its corporate U.S. headquarters to the Carlsbad Research Center in Carlsbad, CA, from Vista, CA, in April, citing ?continued, rapid growth? as the reason.

Bausch + Lomb has appointed Calvin W. Roberts, MD, to the newly created position of chief medical officer.

The FDA granted 510(k) clearance March 16 to a laser system (LensAR Laser System, LensAR Inc.) for anterior capsulotomy and lens fragmentation during cataract surgery.

You and your patients are invited to play nine holes of miniature golf at the Transitions Mini-Golf Championship, an online golf game that is part of Transitions Optical?s Improve Your Vision, Improve Your Game consumer education initiative designed to connect seeing well to performing well and healthy sight to having a healthy, quality life.

Bausch + Lomb and Technolas Perfect Vision GmbH (TPV) plan to globally distribute a femtosecond laser capable of performing both cataract and refractive procedures on one platform.

A line of electronically focusing prescription eyewear (emPower!, PixelOptics) formally was introduced at Vision Expo East in New York City.

SynergEyes Inc. will continue to be a major sponsor of the National Keratoconus Foundation, a patient outreach and education program of the non-profit organization Discovery Eye Foundation, with a contribution of $20,000.

Soft contact lens manufacturer CooperVision has unveiled a new brand positioning and visual identity with the goal of better communicating the organization?s values.

Larry Amdahl has joined independent ophthalmic product development firm Ora Inc. as director of clinical operations for dry eye.

The meeting of the Asia-Pacific Academy of Ophthalmology taking place this week included a ?Challenges of Eye Hospital Management in the 21st Century: A Global Perspective? symposium on Tuesday.

Think About Your Eyes, a public awareness campaign designed to educate Americans about the importance of vision health and comprehensive eye exams, has launched new television and radio advertisements in the Atlanta, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, Portland, OR, and Sacramento, CA, markets.