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Combination epimacular brachytherapy and anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy may help achieve and maintain optimal visual acuity outcomes over the long term in patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

Results from a series of bench studies evaluating a new 25+-gauge vitrectomy proble and trocar system highlight the benefits and improved performance of this technology compared with previous instrumentation for microincision vitrectomy surgery.

Data analyses collected in a phase III clinical trial show a strong benefit of intravitreal ranibizumab for clearing macular edema and rehabilitating vision in patients who have suffered a branch retinal vein occlusion.

Blue laser autofluorescence has important clinical applications in the study of geographic atrophy and other retinal diseases.

Allergan is asking a federal judge to permit the company to talk freely with physicians regarding off-label use of Botox.

New data from phase III clinical trials of dexamethasone 0.7 mg intravitreal implant reaffirm that this novel pharmacotherapeutic intervention is well-tolerated and effectively improves vision in patients with macular edema secondary to a branch or central retinal vein occlusion.

Association mapping is a new perspective on the use of genomic tools that allows study of common disorders, such as diabetic retinopathy, and tries to tease apart genes as a way of studying disease pathophysiology.

Safety and efficacy analyses based on 6-month data collected in CRUISE phase III trial indicate a promising role of anti-vascular endothelial growth factor therapy with intravitreal ranibizumab in treatment of edema secondary to central retinal vein occlusion.

In this editorial, explore a discussion of meeting presentations on subjects rarely addressed by physicians in public.

A new device for at-home monitoring of age-related macular degeneration is a promising tool for early detection of choroidal neovascularization.

Data continue to support intravitreal bevacizumab injection for treatment of radiation maculopathy and radiation optic neuropathy.

A new 577-nm solid-state laser allows retinal specialists to harness the benefits of yellow light for laser photocoagulation while providing a number of additional advantages.

A nationwide shortage of erythromycin ophthalmic ointment is causing some ophthalmologists to try alternative antibiotic therapies to treat superficial ocular infections.

Twice-daily dosing of bepostastine besilate ophthalmic solution 1.5% was found to be safe, with minimal adverse events, in a randomized, double-masked, 6-week safety study including two groups of healthy pediatric patients.

An interactive computer-based surgical teaching program is being developed as a training tool to provide users with the cognitive aspects of learning that are fundamental for developing expertise.

In today's economy, it is vital to understand the capabilities of your personal computer hardware so that you can make the most of your practice's technology capabilities without breaking the bank.

The National Institutes of Health allocated more than $183.8 million in ophthalmology-related research grants to more than 60 institutions in 2008, the most recent fiscal year for which data are available.

A new model for the integration of optic nerve structure and function data shows potential for distinguishing patients with glaucoma from those with suspected glaucoma.

The incidence of diabetes, which had been increasing by leaps and bounds along with complications of the disease, has been showing signs of stabilizing and decreasing as the result of intensive management of the disease.

There is a lot of talk about the sunglasses segment of the ophthalmic marketplace, enough to warrant your consideration as a dispensing ophthalmologist.

A dermatologic treatment for patients who have rosacea and other skin conditions increasingly will find use as an ophthalmologic treatment for patients who have dry eye as a result of meibomian gland dysfunction and blepharitis.

Sometimes in practice, we may see someone for whom we can offer no cure.

Lori Kirshner, MD, spends her free time teaching others about animals and working to improve their treatment.

A handheld tonometer that measures IOP through the eyelid and over the sclera is proving to be helpful for ophthalmologists faced with patients who are apprehensive about seeing an instrument approaching their eyesor who have a corneal abnormality.

Computer-based cortical vision training, also known as neural vision therapy, is a noninvasive treatment modality designed to enhance vision by modifying processes at the primary visual cortex.

Findings from the use of advanced diagnostic technology to evaluate serial anatomic and topographic changes in eyes with stage 4 diffuse lamellar keratitis support a new paradigm explaining the hyperopic shift associated with this post-LASIK complication and central toxic keratopathy.

The Video Journal of Cataract and Refractive Surgery celebrates its 25th anniversary with the opening of a high-definition Web site serving viewers in more than 150 countries.

Endothelial keratoplasty procedures continue to evolve, and researchers have begun to accumulate enough data to compare outcomes from techniques considered new less than a decade ago with still newer ones.