Optometry

The Wilmer Eye Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine was to hold its 28th annual Current Concepts in Ophthalmology Course on March 14-18.

Findings from a retrospective analysis including 81,715 consecutive LASIK-treated eyes provide no evidence after 12 to 24 months of follow-up that a "thin cornea" increases the risk for postoperative ectasia.

International Vision Expo East, March 16 to 20 in New York City, will showcase exhibitors from around the world and provide the opportunity to touch, learn about, and experience firsthand the many products and services available to the optical community.

The International Vision Expo East and Conference was to celebrate its 25th year, March 16 to 20, at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center here.

Two new tools available on a proprietary OCT imaging system are designed to help physicians assess glaucoma risk and progression in their patients.

Pooled results from two prospective, multicenter, double-masked, placebo-controlled studies show a multi-modal anti-allergy product, bepotastine besilate ophthalmic solution 1.5%, provides rapid and long-lasting clinically significant improvement in allergen-induced ocular itching.

Epinastine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution 0.05% is a reliable, fast-acting treatment for patients with itching associated with allergic conjunctivitis.

Solutions to impact patient outcomes are being evaluated.

The ocular functional optical zone decreased in about one-third of eyes following wavefront-guided PRK for myopia and mixed astigmatism.

Potent activity combined with a favorable safety profile make loteprednol etabonate ophthalmic suspension 0.2% a valuable option for the management of seasonal allergic conjunctivitis.

Near-term results from a study assessing the effects of patient age on the safety and efficacy of LASIK for the treatment of myopia indicate that young adults do equally well as their older counterparts.

In the first in-human study fo human umbilical tissue-derived cells as cell-based therapy for retinal degenerative diseases, all seven patients tolerated the subretinal injection well and had no postoperative visual loss.

Frontalis suspension, the ptosis surgery of choice for poor levator function due to congenital or acquired ptosis, can be performed with synthetic materials or fascia lata allografts or autografts.

In patients undergoing LASIK with use of a femtosecond laser for flap creation, pretreatment with a hyperosmotic agent during the week before surgery significantly reduces the risk of intraoperative corneal epithelial disruption.

Refractive surgeons able to offer both phakic IOL implantation and LASIK can meet the needs of a broader population seeking treatment for moderate-to-high myopia.

Ocular allergy remains one area in which new therapies are continually being developed.

Descemet-stripping automated endothelial keratoplasty procedure seems to be supplanting penetrating keratoplasty as the standard of care for vision loss from corneal edema.

The cost of glaucoma medications is affecting patient compliance with their treatment regimens.

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A sterile cornea allograft has many advantages that make it a useful alternative to traditional eye bank corneas and other allograft material for a variety of graft procedures where viable endothelium is not needed.

The latest addition to the antihistamine arsenal is alcaftadine ophthalmic solution 0.25%, a new chemical entity developed as an ocular anti-allergic agent.

A novel compound may be able to bring vision to previously blind retinas by switching on remaining ganglion cells in the inner retina.

Improved quality of life for patients with allergic conjunctivitis is the name of the game for Stephen V. Scoper, MD, who uses olopatadine hydrochloride ophthalmic solution 0.2% to treat this patient population because of the increased compliance that the drug affords with its once-daily dosing requirement.

Historically, surgeons performed phacoemulsification with a straight-tip handpiece.

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Results from a series of bench studies conducted under strictly controlled conditions consistently indicate that torsional phacoemulsification generates less heat at the incision site than longitudinal phaco.

Some patients who have had previous wavefront-optimized laser vision correction present with quality-of-vision complaints, such as halo and glare, despite having 20/20 visual acuity.

A study evaluating outcomes in eyes undergoing LASIK for >-4 D of myopia reaffirms the established efficacy, safety and predictability of treatments performed with the wavefront-optimized, wavefront-guided and topography-guided ablation profiles of an excimer laser.

Throughout the eye department at Duke, faculty, residents, fellows and scientists work to further the understanding of eye disease and discover potential treatments.