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Although intracameral medication use in cataract surgery has several potential advantages, they should be weighed against the possible disadvantages and the benefits and risks of topical medication alternatives.

Topical nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs often are administered for off-label purposes to patients who are undergoing cataract surgery, but surgeons should consider the cost, the risks, and the evidence available to support such use.

In vivo confocal microscopy was used to measure the thickness of ophthalmic viscosurgical devices (OVDs) retained beneath the corneal endothelium after phacoemulsification surgery. Results are reported for six different OVDs used in surgeries performed with varying fluidics settings.

Use of topical drops after cataract surgery may be associated with a number of drawbacks. Alternative strategies for intraoperative drug delivery can be highly effective and more economical, as well as offer better safety, convenience, and efficacy.

The Simplified Age-Related Eye Disease Study (AREDS) Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) Severity Scale has been shown to be predictive of vision loss.

The use of chilled water and 0.1% hyaluronic acid during epi-LASIK improved the survival rate of corneal epithelial basal cells, according to one study.

As society demands ever higher-quality care at lower costs deciding between the more inexpensive product or treatment and which is more effective will become the choice faced by patients and physicians.

A gift of $1,550,000 has kicked off the Glaucoma Research Foundation's first year of a comprehensive new strategic plan.

More than 70 applicants representing more than 20 states have been selected as delegates to the "Eyes on Capitol Hill" campaign in Washington, DC, Feb. 12 to 14.

Boston-According to a study, the antioxidants lutein, zeaxanthin, and vitamin E may help prevent cataracts.

SynergEyes Inc. has launched a hybrid contact lens (SynergEyes PS) designed specifically for post-refractive surgery patients in the United States, Canada, and Puerto Rico.

Young ophthalmologists consider themselves well-prepared in terms of the medical and surgical knowledge but unprepared for non-clinical aspects of ophthalmology, such as leading employees and managing a successful practice.

At the 11th annual Healthcare Internet Conference, EyeCare America won two 2007 eHealthcare Leadership Awards-the Gold Award for Best Web Site Design and the Silver Award for Best Interactive Site.

Panoptx has launched a new logo with a stylized number 7, tied to a new brand (7EYE), along with a renewed emphasis on the treatment of dysfunctional tear syndrome (DTS) and servicing independent dispensaries that care for patients with DTS symptoms.

Wavefront-guided spectacles may provide a better solution than standard eyeglasses for patients with subjective complaints stemming from higher-order aberrations after LASIK.

The Bimatoprost Data Evaluation was a prospective, multicenter, investigator-masked study that randomly assigned 266 patients whose IOP was not adequately controlled with latanoprost 0.005% (Xalatan, Pfizer) to bimatoprost 0.03% (Lumigan, Allergan) or travoprost 0.004% (Travatan, Alcon Laboratories).

Today's successful physicians not only understand the role of branding in the practice management mix but also realize that establishing, burnishing, and communicating the practice's positioning is essential.

Two Canadian multicenter, randomized trials compared fixed-combination treatment with 0.2% brimonidine/0.5% timolol against 2.0% dorzolamide/0.5% timolol.

Advances have been made recently in both structural and functional tools for glaucoma diagnosis, producing better and faster results.

In a comparison study of adjunctive medication for glaucoma therapy, the addition of brimonidine tartrate, a selective alpha-adrenergic agonist, to a prostaglandin analog achieved greater pressure-lowering than either of two carbonic anhydrase inhibitors.

Analysis programs for longitudinal assessment of glaucoma are advancing. A new optical coherence tomography software analysis program provides overlays of the retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL) thickness plots as well as regression

Two models of a 24-karat gold implant are being evaluated in a prospective, randomized study enrolling patients with refractory glaucoma.

Prostaglandin analogues preserved with benzalkonium chloride (BAK) can cause more extensive loss of goblet cells and a breakdown of cell-cell adhesions, which could increase the risk of ocular surface disease, according to findings from a pair of studies conducted in rabbits.

The safety of endoscopic cyclophotocoagulation for the treatment of glaucoma is being investigated prospectively in a multicenter study.

A trabecular micro-bypass stent is being evaluated for the treatment of refractory open-angle glaucoma in a prospective, multicenter study.

Micropulse laser trabeculoplasty (MLT) using a specific diode laser seems to be a safe and effective approach to performing trabeculoplasty.

A proprietary retina tomograph (Heidelberg Retina Tomograph 3, Heidelberg Engineering) can help ophthalmologists differentiate patients at risk of progression to glaucoma from those patients who are not, based on structural and functional findings in the optic nerve and visual fields.

A proprietary miniature glaucoma device implanted under a partial-thickness scleral flap is safe and predictable compared with trabeculectomy.