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Letter addresses 2010 Ophthalmology Times Best Programs survey.

Understanding of the physiology of aqueous outflow resistance through the conventional outflow pathway should help to identify new therapeutic targets for IOP lowering and may lead to novel modalities for glaucoma therapy, according to one expert.

Remembering the rules of the road can help clinic managers and administrators who want to keep their practice on the road with minimal breakdowns.

Selective laser trabeculoplasty is a safe and effective first-line procedure for glaucoma that works as well as the strongest anti-glaucoma medication.

Under the theme of "Visionary Genomics," researchers and clinicians will gather at the 2011 annual meeting of the Association for Research in Vision and Ophthalmology in May in Fort Lauderdale, FL, to explore how genomic technology is leading to new understanding of vision health, disease and treatment.

Optos has entered into an agreement with Accutome Inc. to distribute three of its medical devices in North America and targeted European markets starting in November.

A potential advance in the fight against blindness is the development of an experimental oral synthetic retinoid compound to treat two subtypes of Leber's congenital amaurosis.

Compared with standard 2.75-mm coaxial small-incision cataract surgery, eyes treated with biaxial microincision cataract surgery sustained less trauma due to lower amounts of energy and faster visual rehabilitation.

Findings from bench model studies measuring higher-order aberrations and near, intermediate, and distance image quality of presbyopia-correcting IOLs provide further insight on the clinical performance of the available implants.

The approval of bimatoprost ophthalmic solution 0.01% expands medical treatment options for glaucoma and could improve adherence.

Multiple features of a new modular platform for non-contact retinal visualization make it a welcome addition for vitreoretinal surgeons.

This physician's belief is that physicians tend to think of everyone as being different, because it's a physician's duty to do so.

Wavefront-guided LASIK and wavefront-optimized LASIK both produced similar results when compared head to head in two studies.

Application of a proprietary femtosecond laser to perform lens liquefaction, capsulorhexis, and corneal incisions is safe, effective, and offers potential advantages that suggest this technology will usher in a new era in cataract surgery.

The results of the 2010 Ophthalmology Times Best Programs survey show very few differences from last year despite advances and growth within ophthalmology departments across the United States.

Delivering health care in rural areas often can be challenging for members of the medical community.

Data from the Confocal Scanning Laser Ophthalmoscopy Ancillary Study show that ther eare changes in optic disc topography in eyes with ocular hypertension, whether or not there is progression to primary open-angle glaucoma.

Administration of the shingles vaccine in patients with active acute ocular zoster infection is not indicated, and use of the vaccine in a patient with active interstitial keratitis actually may worsen the disease.

The 2010 joint meeting of the American Academy of Ophthalmology and the Middle East Africa Council of Ophthalmology was to convene in Chicago from Oct. 16 to 19.

Preliminary results of a phase I/II study suggest that targeting complement factor 5 in combination with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy may have a role for improving visual acuity outcomes to eyes with exudative age-related macular degeneration.

Allergan, the $3 billion multi-specialty health-care company, boasts one of those classic start-up stories that businesses today dream about: Chemist Stanley Bly had an idea for a novel anti-allergy nose drop, so he approached his friend Gavin S. Herbert Sr., who owned a pharmacy and nursed an entrepreneurial spirit.

Corneal melt can develop after implantation of corneal inserts, although incidence is rare.

Wavefront-optimized LASIK using an excimer laser is a highly safe and predictable procedure for treating up to +6D of hyperopia, in the experience of one ophthalmologist.

History and clinical features provide clues to the etiology of a corneal infiltrate, but sometimes may be misleading in suggesting whether a lesion is infectious, according to one expert.

Conic instrastromal relaxing incisions for astigmatic correction, a new surgical procedure performed with the femtosecond laser, can correct different types of astigmatism that previously had been difficult to address, according to one expert.

With International Vision Expo West fast approaching, it is a good time to tune up or overhaul your product mix.

A model of the human cornea created with finite element analysis accurately predicts tissue response to corneal incisions and so should be a helpful tool for guiding the development of optimal nomograms for incisional astigmatic correction using femtosecond laser technology, according to new research.

Patients blinded by late-stage retinitis pigmentosa who have an investigational retinal prosthesis implanted demonstrate improved performance in a spatial-motor task, according to one task.