New techniques probed for managing dry eye disease
February 21, 2020
Dry eye disease has become a public health issue, with increasing prevalence in the United States, where more than 16 million people are affected.
Lynda Charters
3D printing in ophthalmology
February 20, 2020
This article was reviewed by Andrea A. Tooley, MD
Seeking the holy grail treatment for endophthalmitis
February 19, 2020
This article was reviewed by Irmgard Behlau, MD
Blazing a new trail in gene therapy for retinal disease
February 12, 2020
When considering accomplishments recorded in the arena of gene therapy, the “firsts” are impressive.
Stem cell transplantation: Restoring vision in AMD may be possible
February 10, 2020
Given the high incidence of age-related macular degeneration (AMD)—with some 10 to 11 million patients affected, 2 million of which have severe visual loss—the need for treatments to restore vision is clear.
Doing justice to corneal irregularities
February 3, 2020
This article was reviewed by Christopher Rapuano, MD
Connect the dots: Diagnosing, managing multifocal choroiditides
January 31, 2020
The various multifocal choroidopathies differ in course, prognosis, and treatment. While the prognoses do differ, they are hopeful with early treatment in most cases.
Keys to assessing true crosslinking outcomes
December 31, 2019
This article was reviewed by Gairik Kundu, MBBS, MS
Simulator helps patients ‘see’ with multifocal IOLs before implantation
December 11, 2019
A visual simulator (SimVisGekko, 2EyesVision) that provides patients the experience of vision with multifocal IOLs (mIOLs) before actual implantation may help to manage patient expectations, a
Are topical antibiotics needed after cataract surgery? Maybe
December 11, 2019
Let us be more specific, topical antibiotics after cataract surgery are not necessary, according to Alexander James Silvester, MBCHB, as long as surgeons tick off all the boxes on the safety check list.
