Optometry

Results of a study comparing 1- and 3-piece models of the anterior surface modified prolate hydrophobic acrylic IOL show excellent capsule bag performance of both implants.

The +3.0-D add version of the apodized diffractive multifocal IOL provides a high rate of spectacle independence.

Results of retrospective analyses refute an association between relative humidity in the operating room and LASIK refractive outcomes.

After years of wrangling in court with two former regional manufacturer's representatives, officials at STAAR Surgical Co. hope a $4 million settlement will allow it to move forward with new products and solidify its financial status.

LenSx Lasers Inc. announced it received FDA clearance of its proprietary femtosecond laser technology for use in performing phacofragmentation during cataract surgery.

The American Academy of Ophthalmology and the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery are among 25 groups urging Congress to solve the Medicare physician payment problem.

It's important to understand this simple phrase: Pediatrics is different.

Proper specialized instrumentation and a dispersive ophthalmic viscosurgical device are integral to the success of explantation and exchange of multifocal IOLs.

Advances in technology have changed the way we do business greatly.

J&J Vision Care may continue selling its Acuvue Oasys contact lenses even though their manufacturing infringes CIBA Vision's patent, in order to protect "millions of innocent contact lens wearers" who would have to be refitted with a different brand, a federal judge has ruled.

Concern about potential long-term toxicity associated with use of mitomycin-C is driving researchers to identify new pharmacologic approaches for managing haze formation after PRK.

Analyses of 24-month data from the two pivotal phase III trials investigating a proprietary fluocinolone acetonide-releasing intravitreal insert for the treatment of diabetic macular edema generated positive results that are the basis of filing a new drug application with the FDA.

Six hours of occlusive therapy and treatment with atropine can be beneficial to children with severe amblyopia.

Of all the ophthalmology programs in the United States, the Bascom Palmer Eye Institute at the Unviersity of Miami Miller School of Medicine is among the youngest.

Results from an interim analysis of a phase II study show fenretinide is well tolerated and exhibits promising biological activity in slowing lesion growth in patients with advanced geographic atrophy associated with age-related macular degeneration.

The generation I Gold Micro Shunt Plus has been around for several years now and has proven to be an effective tool in reducing IOP to clinically beneficial levels in primary open-angle glaucoma.

Numerous potential treatments are in the pipeline for wet age-related macular degeneration.

An evolution in techniques for tarsoconjunctival flaps and grafts has provided reconstructive surgeons with a variety of effective options for addressing lid defects and other problems.

Endothelial keratoplasty is continuing to evolve with the development of techniques that are moving toward more exact tissue replacement and providing better outcomes.

Results of a study evaluating new technology for in-office measurement of tear film osmolarity show that it outperforms more traditional assessments in identifying dry eye disease and rating disease severity.

A new formulation of the fixed antibiotic/corticosteroid combination containing tobramycin and dexamethasone offers several improved characteristics that make it a viable therapeutic option for the management of inflammatory ocular conditions where a risk of bacterial infection exists.

Though images of the eye are commonplace for ophthalmologists, artist Jo Yarrington was amazed at the orb that was her eye as shown by retinal scan.

Following a promising phase I study of a fusion protein in diabetic macular edema, enrollment has been completed for a phase II study, and data will be available soon.

Almost a quarter of a century ago, the American Academy of Ophthalmology took a proactive stance to address eye care for indigent patients in the United States.

No definitive medical or surgical treatments for nonarteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy (NAION) have emerged following years of research.

In a multicenter trial evaluating the outcomes following vitrectomy for diabetic macular edema, investigators with the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network found that visual acuity improvement was associated with the removal of epiretinal membrane during surgery and worse baseline VA.

When the ophthalmology department at Weill Cornell Medical College, New York, was looking for an image management system that could integrate with the existing electronic medical record system, four vendors were invited to showcase their products to the selection committee.

With the advent of intravitreal agents that block the negative effects of vascular endothelial growth factor among patients with age-related macular degeneration, ophthalmologists have begun to seek a higher level of performance from their diagnostic equipment.

Analyses exploring relationships between structural and functional losses in glaucoma show that early structural damage as measured by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography can occur in the absence of visual field changes.

Retinal nerve fiber layer measurements may be a surrogate marker of axonal damage of the anterior visual pathway that will enhance understanding of mechanisms of optic nerve damage.