Author Archive
- List of Clinical Trials Evaluating Use of Stem Cells to Treat Eye Diseases
- For Sale: Optos Optimap P-200 Imaging System
- Eye Injury From Laser Eyebrow Removal
- Lindane Shampoo Causes Optic Neuropathy: Case Report
- Cross-Linking Using Excimer Laser Delivers Better Results Than Mechanical Debridement
- Longer Eyes Protective In Diabetic Macular Edema
- Forget Antibiotics For Intravitreal Injection
- LFT’s Not Helpful In Detecting Metastatic Disease
- Risk of Hyperglycemia From Steroids Is Low
- Do Vitamins Help Reduce the Risk of AMD?
- Upper Eyelid Wick Syndrome
- Looks Like Avastin Is Best For Diabetic Retinopathy
- Where In God’s Name Should We Perform the Iridectomy?!
- Reversal of Lamina Cribosa Detected After Trabeculectomy
- Yellow Corneal Rings From AMD Supplements
- Topical Anesthesia vs. Peribulbar or Retrobulbar Blocks in Cataract Surgery
- Wong Incision to Ensure Watertight Closure of Corneal Wound in Phaco
- VisionCare Telescope Implant For End Stage Macular Degeneration Now Available Nationwide With New CPT Code
- Learning Curve in Femtosecond Phaco- Radial Tears in Rhexis
- Dropped Nucleus a Complication of Femtosecond Phaco
- Eyebrow Fat Not Getting “Respect”
- Glaucoma a Real Problem in Congenital Cataract
- Botox For Filamentary Keratitis
- Blindness After Stem Cell Treatment in China
- Adjustable Sutures Helpful In Strabismus
- Corneal Grafts Using DMEK Have Greater Survival Than DSEK Grafts
- Boston Ocular Surface Prosthesis Shows Promise In Burns
- Ultra-High Resolution OCT Helpful in Surface Squamous
- Using CCT To Adjust IOP Doesn’t Work
- Atropine 0.01% Effective To Slow Down Myopia
- Reduce Sulcus IOL Power By 1 or 1.5, not 0.5
- Transplanting Limbal Tissue No Better Than Plain Conjunctiva In Pterygium Surgery
- Is There a Connection Between Glaucoma and Erectile Dysfunction?
- Do Ophthalmologists Suffer From Neck and Back Pain More Than Other Doctors?
- Corneas Clear Up After Endothelium Removed!
- Easy Way To Treat Conjunctivochalasis With Liquid Nitrogen
- Excellent DVD From Dr. Arbisser Regarding Unplanned Vitrectomy
- New Technique From Dr. Agarwal to Address Capsular Bag Weakness
- Capsule Membrane Suture Fixation
- Glasses Alone A Good Option In Amblyopia
- More Research on Aspirin and Macular Degeneration
- Retinal Crystals Noted In Type 2 Idiopathic Macular Telangiectasia
- Trabeculectomy Beats Canaloplasty
- Light Adjustable Lens Works
- Is DMEK Superior to DSAEK for Corneal Surgery?
- IOL No Better Than Contact Lens In Infants
- Can Viagra Cause a Retinal Artery Occlusion?
- Can Cataract Incisions Be Too Small? Yep
- Chemo After Enucleation In High Risk Retinoblastoma Results In ZERO Metastases
- Case of Acute Retinal Necrosis After Zoster Vaccine
- Does Diabetes Reduce Risk of Glaucoma?
- New Syndrome- Bilateral Acute Iris Transillumination
- Dr. Agarwal Does It Again- New technique To Prevent Nucleus Drop
- A Plug for Extracapsular Cataract Extraction over Phaco
- Sunken Eyes, Sagging Brain- New Syndrome
- Intraoperative Avastin Better Than Pre-op
- Yeesh! Monocular Trial For Glaucoma Drops Useful After All?
- Ahmed vs. Baerveldt – Who Won?
- DSEK Can Work After PK
- Modified Trabeculectomy With No Iridectomy Quick and Effective
- Achromatic IOL In Trials
- Cool Eye Findings In Astronauts
- Ophthalmic Artery Injection For Retinoblastoma Is Effective
- Avastin Injections Maintain Benefit in CRVO
- Myopia Is A Risk Factor For Glaucoma
- Subconjunctival Steroid Injection Helpful in Scleritis
- Low Vitamin C May Be Related to Cataract
- Alternate-night Dosing Schedule Effective With Lumigan
- Interferon Injections Helpful In Surface Squamous Neoplasia
- Does Oral Medication (Gilenya) for Multiple Sclerorsis Cause Macular Edema?
- EX-PRESS Filtration Device from Alcon Better Than Trabeculectomy?
- Hydrogel Bandage More Comfortable; Also Handy In Trabs
- Post-op Steroid Injection Almost As Good As Drops
- Risk Factors In Initial Parafoveal Scotomas in Glaucoma
- IOP Control Correlates With Visual Field Deterioration
- Pupil Size, Tilt/Decentration of Aspheric IOL’s Cause More Higher-Order Aberrations
- First Eye Error Helps Second Eye Refractive Error
- VEGF-Trap Beats Laser Again In Diabetic Macular Edema
- Yellow IOL’s Show Less Decrease In Macular Pigment
- IOL Exchange, Iris Fixation Suture Does Not Resolve Postop Negative Dysphotopsia
- Second Cataract Extraction More Painful Than The First?
- Changes In Tear Neuromediators Found In Dry Eye
- Routine Eye Exam For Fungal Infection Worthless
- Aspirin Contraindicated in Central Retinal Vein Occlusion
- Fluocinolone Acetonide Implant Effective In Diabetic Macular Edema
- Spectral Domain Beats Time Domain In Evaluation of Retinal Nerve Fiber Progression
- Acupuncture Helps In Anisometropic Amblyopia
- MacuClear Working On A Promising Treatment For Dry Macular Degeneration
- Monovision IOL Beats Multifocals
- Opinion: Healthcare Economics-Is Dr. Mackool Part Of A Trend?
- Capsular Bag Implantation
- Endocapsular Ring Prevents Posterior Capsule Opacification
- Tetraflex IOL Is Coming Soon to Help Those With Presbyopia
- Periocular Topotecan Effective In Retinoblastoma
- Iridoschisis And Glaucoma- Keep It in Mind
- How To Handle Overhanging Bleb- Just Cut It
- New Entity- Prostaglandin-Associated Periorbitopathy
- Tetracycline Slightly Beats Povidone-Iodine In Prevention of Ophthalmia Neonatorum
- Update on Tube Vs. Trab- Tube Wins
- Revised Guidelines For Plaquenil Screening
- C-reactive Protein Critical in Temporal Arteritis Diagnosis
- Child Self-Refraction Superior to Cycloplegic Refraction
- Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Increases Risk of Cancer
- Photorefractive Keratotomy (PRK) Laser Surgery For Children With Amblyopia
- New Device Detects Early Keratectasia
- New Gizmo To Measure Dry Eye- Do We Need It?
- New Dry Eye Treatments in the Pipeline
- Amniotic Membrane Effective in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
- Gas Injection for Acute Hydrops
- Are There Other Options to Treat Uveitis Besides Steroids?
- Astigmatism In Children After Cataract Surgery
- Fluocinolone Acetonide Insert Effective For Diabetic Retinopathy
- Silicone Vs. Fascia Lata For Ptosis- Where Do You Fit?
- Antioxidant Helpful in Retinitis Pigmentosa?
- DSEK Compares Favorably With Conventional Corneal Transplant
- Ranibizumab With Prompt/Deferred Laser Or Alone Again Beats Laser
- Wavefront LASIK Makes Pupil Size Irrelevant?
- Is the PresVIEW Implant A Good Option for Treating Presbyopia?
- Is Post-LASIK Ectasia Common With Thin Corneas?
- Should Diamox Be Given Routinely After Cataract Surgery?
- Post-op Spike After Trab Does NOT Lead To Vision Loss
- Femtosecond Laser Poses Challenge to LASIK
- Higher Risk of Stroke, But Not Heart Attack, In Vein Occlusion
- Anyone Using the New Hydrogel Polymer Glue from Ocular Therapeutix?
- Fungal Infection of Lids Under-diagnosed
- Is an MRI a Useful Diagnostic Tool For Isolated Cranial Palsies?
- Interferon Controls Behcet’s Disease
- Intravitreal Plasmin Effective in Vein Occlusion
- Smoking Is a Risk Factor For Uveitis
- Eye Pressure of First Eye Is Typically Higher Than Second Eye
- OPHTEC Rolls Out VacuFix For Implanting Artisan Lenses
- High Incidence of Neovascularization After Retinal Artery Occlusion
- EndoSerter Approved By FDA for Corneal Transplants
- Antiplatelet, Anticoagulation May Increase Risk of Bleeding in Macular Degeneration
- Is High Myopia a Risk Factor for Retinal Detachment After Cataract Surgery?
- Laser Pointers Can Damage the Eye
- Laser Phaco in Cataract Surgery Gaining Momentum
- Does Interferon Alpha Therapy Have Ocular Side Effects?
- Late Capsular Block Due to Propionibacterium Acnes
- Pre-Trab Phaco Means Lower Trab Success-But There’s a Catch
- Unilateral Optic Nerve Sheath Fenestration Effective in Pseudotumor
- Slight Enlargement of Choroidal Nevi Is Common
- New emPower Electronic Glasses From Pixeloptics Finally Available
- Can Corneal Tissue Be Shared for Transplant?
- Flashes and Floaters- What Patients Should Know
- Don’t Use the Term “Dry Eye”- Use Dysfunctional Tear Syndrome
- Bausch and Lomb and Ista Drug Reps Only Ones Left Giving Samples
- Can An Eye Exam Detect Life Threatening Diseases? Yes!
- Understanding That Glaucoma Does Not Mean Pressure
- Ocular Perfusion Pressure- Don’t Forget!
- Will OcuSeal, ReSure and Other Bioadhesives Replace Sutures?
- Liquid Nitrogen For Ocular Surface Disease
- Navilas Makes Retinal Laser Treatment a No-Brainer
- What is the Incidence of Hypotony After 25 Gauge Vitrectomy?
- Can Excimer Phototherapeutic Keratectomy Using Low-Dose Mitomycin C Successfully Treat Corneal Opacities Induced by Epidemic Keratoconjunctivitis?
- Does Repeated Irrigation of Operative Field With Betadine During Cataract Surgery Reduce Anterior Chamber Bacterial Contamination?
- Anti-RPE Antibodies Found in Best’s Disease
- Is New Sulcoflex IOL a Good Option for Residual Error?
- Are Gold Weight Implants Helpful in Treating Blink Lagophthalmos and Dry Eye Keratopathy?
- Are Intravitreal Clindamycin and Dexamethasone Helpful in Treating Chorioretinitis Due to Toxoplasmosis?
- Is Avastin Helpful in Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity?
- Can Intralesional Injections of Rituximab Be Used To Treat Conjunctival Lymphoma?
- Can Blue Blocking IOLs Slow the Progression of Macular Degeneration?
- Review of the NIDEK F-10 Digital Ophthalmoscope for Retinal Imaging
- Is Plasmin Helpful in Treating Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion (BRVO)?
- Spontaneous Reattachment of Descemet’s Membrane Found After DSAEK
- Can Posterior Capsulorhexis Help Stabilize IOL?
- Can Muller Cell Depletion Cause Macular Telangiectasia?
- Can Topical Imiquimod Be Used to Treat Periocular Lentigo Maligna?
- Is Prophylactic Use of IOP-Lowering Drops Effective in Preventing IOP Spikes after Intravitreal Injections?
- Who Is Using Dr. Mackool’s Aphakic Refraction Technique to Calculate IOL Power in Post-LASIK Patients?
- Is CyberKnife Effective in Treating Eye Tumors?
- New Lumigan Eye Drops at Lower Strength But Same Effectiveness
- Is Lenstar Superior to IOLMaster?
- Can Cholesterol Drugs Slow Progression of Diabetic Retinopathy?
- Is TrueVision 3D the Future of Cataract Surgery?
- The New LED Powered Slit Lamps From Haag Streit
- Is Retinal Vein Occlusion More Common in Patients With Sleep Apnea?
- Is Endophthalmitis More Common in 25g Vitrectomy?
- How Effective Are Multifocal Implants in Unilateral Cataract?
- Why Patients Should Get a Second Opinion
- Is Genipin Better Than Riboflavin in Corneal Crosslinking for Keratoconus?
- Intense Pulsed Light (IPL) For Dry Eye?
- Can ORange Wavefront Aberrometry Reduce Enhancement Rates in Cataract Surgery?
- Can Acupressure Promote Visual Health in Kids?
- Can Silicone Oil Reduce Complications In Radiation Treatment of Eye Cancer?
- Can Higher Intake of Carbs Increase Risk of Cataract?
- Side Effects of Flouroscopy During Intra-Arterial Chemo Injections
- Do Vitamins C and E Prevent Cataract?
- Does the Bag-in-the-Lens IOL Work?
- Can You Treat Conjunctivochalasis With High-Frequency Radio-Wave Electrosurgery?
- Monthly Intravitreal Injections vs. PRN Injections for AMD?
- Is Ranibizumab Plus Laser Superior to Laser or Injections Alone for Diabetic Edema?
- Is Intraoperative Floppy Iris Syndrome a Side Effect of Cardura?
- Does Alphagan Work At Night to Lower IOP?
- BioSynthetic Corneas A Reality?
- Should You Drop Your Bottom Payors?
- Is Endocycloplasty a Good Treatment Option for Plateau Iris Syndrome?
- Should I Get the Shingles Vaccine?
- Does It Make Sense to Perform Cataract Surgery Simultaneously on Both Eyes?
- Are IOL’s Better Than Contact Lenses For Infantile Cataract?
- Does Coffee Retard Development of Cataracts?
- Does Ischemic Diabetic Retinopathy Protect From Nuclear Sclerosis?
- Should We Be Doing Early Vitrectomy for Vitreous Hemorrhage?
- Is Elevated Anti-Cardiolipin a Risk Factor in Glaucoma Progression?
- Do Anti-VEGF Injections Increase the Risk of Stroke or Heart Attack?
- Is Air Just as Good as Perfluoropropane in Pneumatic Retinopexy?
- Are Disposable 23g Vitrectomy Instruments Better?
- Is Accepting Insurance A Bad Business Model?
- Does It Make Sense for an Ophthalmologist to Do Refractions?
- Is Lucentis Helpful in Pterygium Surgery?
- Can You Lower Your Eye Pressure By Simply Elevating Your Head?
- Are Superior Iridectomies Suboptimal?
- Can Amantadine Harm the Cornea?
- Is Intravitreal Lucentis During Trabeculectomy Helpful?
- Does Lucentis Help in Treating Central Retinal Vein Occlusion?
- SuperSelective Chemotherapy Prevents Enucleation
- Is Preoperative Mitomycin Just as Good As Conjunctival Flap in Treating Pterygium?
- Do Yellow Tinted IOL’s Affect SWAP Perimetry?
- Is Retina Detachment Repair Emergent or Urgent?
- Is Frequency Doubling Technology Perimetry Superior to Standard Automated Perimetry in Detecting Glaucoma?
- Iris Claw Lens vs. Iris-Fixated PC IOL – Which is Better?
- Molteno vs. Ahmed Implants for Treatment of Glaucoma
- Are IOL’s No Better Than Contact Lens in Treating Infantile Aphakia?
- Should Intra-arterial Fibrinolysis in Treatment of Central Retinal Artery Occlusion be Abandoned?
- Does Vitrectomy Worsen Macular Degeneration?
- Does Prescribing Pred Forte or Acular One Month Before Trabeculectomy Increase Success Rate?
- Does the Lazzaro Pillow Add Value to Glaucoma Treatment?
- Anyone Ever Encounter Unilateral Apraxia?
- Avastin Helpful in Pterygium Surgery
- Even a Few Retinal Hemorrhages Does Not Rule Out Shaken Baby Syndrome
- Taking the Boards?- There’s a New Crystalline Retinopathy to Add to the List
- Does Vitamin E Help Stem the Progression of Macular Degeneration?
- New Standard of Care for Diabetic Macular Edema?
- Topical Timolol Helps Hemangioma
- Should Ophthalmologists Add Hearing Services? Sell Hearing Aids?
- Vein Occlusion Laser-Induced Anastomosis Redux
- Demodex Implicated in Facial Rosacea
- Is LASIK With a Blade as Good as LASIK With Laser?
- Do Contact Lenses Retard Myopia?
- Oral Moxifloxacin May Cause Uveitis
- Stem Cell Success in Mice
- Think Sleep Apnea
- Post-natal Baby Weight Gain Predicts ROP
- Microplasmin Effective in Creating PVD
- Congress Delays Medicare Pay Cut
- Cool New Glasses
- Is it Okay to Observe Patients at Low Risk For Ocular Hypertension?
- What Do Readers Think of NuLens?
- Is it Okay to Delay Repair of a Ruptured Globe?
- Is it Okay to Skip Patching for a Day When Treating Amblyopia Patients?
- LASIK Infections, If Treated Quickly, Can Preserve Good Vision
- Avastin Just As Good As Lucentis
- Modified Deep Lamellar Keratoplasty Good for Keratoconus
- CSF Important Clue in Glaucoma
- Are Beta Blockers Helpful in Treating Infantile Hemangiomas?
- Don’t Use Consult Codes
- Re-attached Retina Often Slightly Displaced
- Iris-Fixation of IOL With Titanium Clips
- It Pays to Use First Post-op Refraction After All When Deciding on Second IOL
- Important Clue to Angle Closure Found
- Descemet’s Transplant Slightly Better Than DSAEK
- High Levels of Lead in Neural Retina Found in Patients With Macular Degeneration
- Does Long Term Intake of Aspirin Help Reduce the Risk of Macular Degeneration?
- Intervention Improves Adherence to Glaucoma Meds
- Chronic Open Angle Glaucoma Progression Very Variable
- Do Statins Help in ARMD?
- Important Studies on Kenalog for RVO
- Viroptic vs. Zirgan: New Ganciclovir Ointment for HSV Keratitis
- Kenalog of No Benefit to Photodynamic Therapy
- Is LASIK Safe for Endothelium?
- Does Minocycline Inhibit Photoreceptor Degeneration?
- Is Ranibizumab Superior to Laser for DME?
- Does Cataract Surgery Increase the Risk of Progression of Age-Related Macular Degeneration?
- Femtosecond Laser – the End of Phaco?
- Staining ILM With Blood Instead of Dye
- Robotic Surgery Becoming a Reality
- Don’t Be Afraid of AC IOL’s
- Should We Be Treating Conjunctivitis?
- Is Collagen Cross-Linking Effective in Treating Keratoconus?
- Researchers Successfully Transplant Cultured Endothelial Cells in DSAEK
- How Does One Treat Subretinal Neovascularization?
- Is the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph II Only Good at Identifying Glaucoma, or Also Reliable for Ruling it Out?
- Can One Image the Retinal Pigment Epithelium In Vivo?
- Is Intravitreal Injection of Kenalog Helpful in Treating CRVO or BRVO?
- Does Placing an Ahmed Valve in Patients with Corneal Disease Cause Endothelial Cell Loss?
- Is Bevacizumab Better Than Photodynamic Therapy for Myopic Subretinal Neovascularization?
- How High is the Incidence of Retinal Breaks in 25g Macular Surgery?
- Is Unilateral Medial Rectus Resection Effective in Recurrent Exotropia After Bilateral Lateral Rectus Recession?
- Who Sees CMV Retinitis Anymore?
- What Do You Think of This Toric IOL Tip?
- Who’s Blowing Off Phaco When It Hits $500?
- Is descemet membrane removal necessary in DSEK?
- Do Blue-filtering IOLs Reduce Glare Disability Compared to Clear IOLs?
- Know Your Modifiers!
- Limbal versus Pars Plana Vitrectomy – Which is Superior?
- Is Anastomosis a Remedy for CRVO?
- Can Dr. Maskin’s Probe Help Control Meibomian Gland Disease?
- Take I-Phone Pics of Anterior Segment
- Can Air Bubbles Left in the Anterior Chamber During DSAEK Damage Endothelium?
- Can Corneas Still Clear Even With Dislocated Grafts in DSAEK?
- Is it Worthwhile to go to the Academy Meeting?
- What is the Endophthalmitis Rate for 25g Vitrectomy?
- Does Microplasmin Cause Posterior Vitreous Detachment?
- Monocular Glaucoma Drop Trial A Failure
- Try To Hire Part Time Workers
- Implantable Miniature Telescope for Dry ARMD
- We Need to Discuss All IOL’s With Patients
- Doctors Should Not Refund Money to Insurance Plans
- Should Doctors Consider Quickbooks?
- New technology that can measure surgical dexterity
- Can the Heidelberg Retina Tomograph (HRT) Detect Glaucoma at Early Stages?
- Do Aspheric IOL’s Reduce Depth of Focus?
- Progressive Esotropia/Hypotropia in High Myopia
- Is Non-Infectious Endophthalmitis After Intravitreal Injection of Kenalog Benign?
- Are Aspheric IOL’s Better Than Spherical?
- Poor Results with PermaVision Intracorneal Implants for Hyperopia
- ORange- Nifty Tool to Assess Intraoperative Astigmatism
- Intravitreal Injection of anti-TNF (Remicade) for Wet AMD
- Ultra-thin Lasik Flaps at Higher Risk for Haze
- Atropine to Retard Myopia Progression
- Glitazones Worsen Diabetic Macular Edema
- Malyugin Ring vs. Iris Hooks
- AudioDigest Is a Great Way to Keep Current
- How Should One Treat Iritis?
- IOP Measurements With Portable PT100 Noncontact Tonometer vs. Goldmann Applanation Tonometry
- Phaco and Avastin Help Diabetics
- Aspheric IOL’s Give Better Vision In Low Contrast Conditions Than Acrysof Lens
- Another Bad Day for Intravit Kenalog for Diabetic Macular Edema
- Should Novice Phaco Surgeons Use the Ernst Nucleus Cracker?
- Vitreous Tap When AC Shallow During Phaco
- Alcon Toric IOL’s – The Benefits
- Should a Child With Conjunctivitis Stay Home?
- Should One Do Phaco Without Viscoelastic?
- Vitreomacular Adhesion- Risk Factor for Wet ARMD
- Early vs. Late Vitrectomy for Retained Lens Fragments After Phaco
- Should We Abandon Standard Automated Perimetry (SAP) for Frequency Doubling Technology?
- Infiniti versus Whitestar for Phaco
- Atypical Case of Corneal Abrasion and Herpes Keratitis
- Don’t Rush to Treat Diabetic Macular Edema Post-Phaco
- Young Ophthalmologists- Understand ROI!
- Temporary Irregular Astigmatism as a Cause of Unexplained Vision Loss
- Mobile Ophthalmic Surgery Tables from UFSK-OSYS
- New Device- Capsular Anchor
- Vitreo-Macular Traction in Persistent Edema
- Use an Angiogram to Diagnose Third Nerve Palsy?
- Is Glaucoma Eye Drop Compliance an Issue?
- Triesence versus Kenalog
- Should One Use Patching or Atropine to Treat Lazy Eye (Amblyopia)?
- Do You Use the Lumera Microscope from Zeiss?
- How Do You Deal With Post-op Hypotony After Trabeculectomy?
- Which Is More Damaging to the Conjunctiva- Timoptic or Xalatan?
- Do You Use Collagen Plugs for Dry Eye?
- Capsulorhexis Tear-Out Retrieval
- Do You Use the NutriDox Convenience Kit to Treat Blepharitis?
- YAG Capsulotomy Technique
- Does Viagra Increase the Risk of Nonarteritic Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION)?
- Fibrin Adhesive Versus Sutures in Pterygium Surgery
- Ophthalmologists Should Get Paid For “Routine exams”- Here’s How
- Bilateral codes- help!
- Is Laser Really Any Better Than TriChloroAcetic Acid?
- Anyone Use Subconjunctival Kenalog for Scleritis?
- Should You Stick with Divide and Conquer For Cataract Surgery?
- General ophthalmologists- Share Lasers- Don’t Buy?
- Abbott Labs Completes Purchase of Producer of Advanced Refractive Technologies
- EyeScience Launches Comprehensive Online Resource Devoted to Age-Related Macular Degeneration Education and Prevention
- Aton Pharma Acquires Marketing Rights to Preservative-Free Timolol Product Line from Merck
- Sharing Medical Space
- Scheduling visual fields
- Should Doctors Bill In-House or Use a Third Party Billing Service?
- Which do you prefer- coaxial or bimanual phaco?
