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ASCRS 2023: Risk factors for glaucoma after infantile cataract surgery

May 7th 2023

In this recent study, Bharti Nihalani-Gangwani, MD, and Deborah VanderVeen, MD, reported that 29% developed glaucoma in a large infant cohort and the risk factors at the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery annual meeting in San Diego.

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ASCRS 2023: Using IOL to alter choroidal thickness after cataract surgery

By Lynda Charters

May 6th 2023

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ASCRS to shine in San Diego

By David Hutton, Managing Editor, Ophthalmology Times

April 28th 2023

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Pediatric glaucoma after cataract surgery

By Lynda Charters

April 28th 2023

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FDA approves CT LUCIA 621P Monofocal IOL from Zeiss

By Emily Kaiser, Assistant Managing Editor
Kassi Jackson, Editor

April 25th 2023

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(CME/CNE Credit) Analyzing Novel Tear Stimulating Treatments for Special Populations in Dry Eye Disease

(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Restoring the Surface – Impact of Preservatives and Novel Formulations in First Line Treatments for Dry Eye Disease

(CME/CNE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Restoring the Surface Impact of Preservatives and Novel Formulations in First Line Treatments for Dry Eye Disease

C.R.U. Eye Symposium (Current, Relevant, Useful)

11/10/2023-11/12/2023

C.R.U. Eye Symposium (Current, Relevant, Useful)

11/10/2023-11/12/2023

Cases and Conversations™: New Treatment Strategies for nAMD & DME

07/28/2023

Cases and Conversations™: New Treatment Strategies for nAMD & DME

07/28/2023

Shared Perspectives in Managing Presbyopia – Understanding a New Paradigm for Optimizing Quality of Life

(CME Credit) Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Individualizing Care in Allergic Conjunctivitis – Understanding the Patient’s Perspective in Alleviating Disease Burden

(COPE Credit) Analyzing Novel Tear Stimulating Treatments for Special Populations in Dry Eye Disease

(CME/CNE Credit) Analyzing Novel Tear Stimulating Treatments for Special Populations in Dry Eye Disease

(COPE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Restoring the Surface – Impact of Preservatives and Novel Formulations in First Line Treatments for Dry Eye Disease

(CME/CNE Credit) Community Practice Connections™: Restoring the Surface Impact of Preservatives and Novel Formulations in First Line Treatments for Dry Eye Disease

The Optometry Times EyeCon 2023

Perfecting Co-Management of Glaucoma – Utilizing Development in the Spectrum of Treatment Options

Expert Insights in Geographic Atrophy with Transformative Care on the Horizon – Understanding the Complement System as a Target for Treatment

(COPE Credit) Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection™: Individualizing Care in Allergic Conjunctivitis – Understanding the Patient’s Perspective in Alleviating Disease Burden

(COPE Credit) Expert Illustrations & Commentaries™: Envisioning New Therapies for Meibomian Gland Dysfunction-Associated DED

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Study finds fungal endophthalmitis after cataract surgery linked to viscoelastic

Lynda Charters

January 25th 2023

Researchers found that prompt intervention may improve the prognosis of fungal endophthalmitis caused by contaminated medical products.

Contact lenses can help patients with low vision

Euin Cheong, OD

January 24th 2023

Benefits include eliminating eyeglass problems and boosting patient confidence.

Harrow enters agreement to acquire exclusive US rights to suite of Novartis products

Emily Kaiser, Assistant Managing Editor

December 22nd 2022

In the second deal between Harrow and Novartis, the former is expected to add 5 ophthalmic products to its portfolio.

Study finds no correlation between cataract progression and unclean cooking fuels

Lynda Charters

November 2nd 2022

The main outcome measures were the baseline cataract severity and self-reported cataract surgery at a 15-year visit.

In-office procedures are new option for managing cataracts, glaucoma, and lesions

Laurie Saloman

September 18th 2022

As technology improves, less-invasive treatments save patients time and money.

AI accuracy improves IOL prediction models for high myopic patients

Lynda Charters

September 12th 2022

Low prediction errors from 2 evaluated formulas shows promise for accurate prediction of IOL formulas in high myopic patients.

$Don’t forget the eyelids in refractive and cataract surgery$

Don’t forget the eyelids in refractive and cataract surgery

Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO

August 5th 2022

Evaluating patients’ eyelids before cataract and refractive surgery is crucial, as ptosis can create unwanted adverse effects and alter outcomes.

As the first—and currently only— non-toric extended depth of focus (EDOF) IOL, Apthera features a proprietary small aperture technology that filters out peripheral defocused light and allows only focused light to reach the retina

FDA approves first small aperture IOL for cataract surgery

Alex Delaney-Gesing, Senior Editor

July 25th 2022

AcuFocus's IC-8 Apthera IOL features a proprietary small aperture technology that filters out peripheral defocused light and allows only focused light to reach the retina.

Poll: When do you feel it is time to discuss cataracts with your patients?

Cecelia Koetting, OD, FAAO

June 30th 2022

Dr. Koetting asks: When do you feel it is time to discuss cataracts with your patients?

Removing complex cataracts at advanced surgery center

Kat Hendrix, PhD

June 28th 2022

The Medical University of South Carolina offers brand new, state-of-the-art surgery center dedicated solely to ophthalmic procedures.

5 easy steps in cataract co-management

Lynda Charters

June 15th 2022

Mitch Ibach, OD, and Damon Dierker, OD, explore how the current landscape in cataract surgery shows an upward swing in the number of surgeries that are being performed in increasingly younger patients by an increasingly small number of surgeons.

Shared care of the ocular surface before and after cataract surgery

Cathleen M. McCabe, MD;Scott B. Han, OD, FAAO

May 13th 2022

Practices must efficiently integrate optometry and ophthalmology, delegating appropriate care to the proper specialist, in order to ensure patients’ total eye care needs are best met.