| | | | | Harvard picks its 1st woman doctor as full professor
| | | Boston-Joan W. Miller, MD, has become the first female physician to be named a full professor of ophthalmology at Harvard Medical School.
| | | Streamlining: Nikon splits microscope sales, product divisions
| | | Melville, NY-Nikon Instruments Inc. has formed two new business divisions to streamline its microscope operations.
| | | Awards presented: ISRS honors doctors for their surgical leadership
| | | Orlando, FL-Richard L. Lindstrom, MD, a specialist in corneal, cataract, refractive, and laser surgery, has been honored with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the International Society of Refractive Surgery
| | | Stockholders to vote: Investments breathe life into ISTA Pharmaceuticals
| | | Irvine, CA-ISTA Pharmaceuticals Inc. has secured $44 million in financing, including a $4 million bridge loan, to complete development work on late-stage ophthalmic products in the company's clinical pipeline.
| | | Study results promising: Antibiotic product treats conjunctivitis effectively
| | | Alameda, CA-InSite Vision Inc.'s antibiotic product ISV-401 has proved safe and effective for treating acute bacterial conjunctivitis in a phase II clinical study.
| | | Survey results: Few young athletes protect eyes from UV rays
| | | New York-Many parents of young athletes take steps to prevent immediate sports injuries, but most fail to realize there is a simple way to prevent long-term damage to their child's eyes, according to the results of a national survey.
| | | Santen hopes to build its presence through collaboration
| | | By
Mark L. Dlugoss
| | | Napa, CA-When Santen Inc. entered the U.S. marketplace, the company's initial corporate campaign featured a bright-eyed, smiling little girl named Molly. The little girl was the focal point of the campaign that was entitled, "Protecting the Joy of Sight."
| | | Wills Eye Hospital moves to a new, high-tech facility
| | | By
Jennifer Hanni
| | | Philadelphia-Wills Eye Hospital relocated to a new facility, constructed on top of the Walnut Towers building in Center City Philadelphia.
| | | Hyperopia clinical module submitted to FDA
| | | Fremont, CA-Nidek Inc. has submitted its hyperopia PMA clinical module to the FDA for review and approval of its EC-5000 Excimer Laser System for hyperopia, hyperopic astigmatism, and mixed astigmatism. This marks the final step in gaining commercialization approval by the FDA to market and treat indications of hyperopia with the Nidek system.
| | | Changing of guard: CIBA Vision successor takes reins as CEO retires
| | | Atlanta-Glen Bradley will retire as chief executive officer of CIBA Vision in early 2003 after more than 30 years of service with affiliated Novartis Corp. companies.
| | | Advanced Medical Optics dedicates new facility
| | | Santa Ana, CA-Advanced Medical Optics (AMO) held a building dedication event Sept. 27 to celebrate its move into a new facility here. The global leader of ophthalmic surgical devices and contact lens-care products employs about 300 at its new offices.
| | | | Representatives picked: AAO appoints Packer, McCaa to advisory board
| | | Fairfax, VA-Mark Packer, MD, and Connie S. McCaa, MD, have been appointed to serve on the American Academy of Ophthalmology (AAO) Board of Councilors as representatives of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery (ASCRS) membership.
| |
| | | | A coach for all seasons
| | | By
Jennifer Hanni
| | | Cincinnati, OH-From an early age, Robert H. Osher, MD, of Cincinnati, enjoyed participating in sports, from basketball and baseball to tennis and wrestling. His interest has never waned. In fact, Dr. Osher has coached more than 50 youth teams and finds it extremely satisfying.
| | | Wireless networking transforms health care
| | | By
H. Jay Wisnicki, MD
| | | Technology is often seen as a means to decrease human interaction. Try calling your bank for an account balance. You may be irritated with the number of buttons you have to push to hear a computerized human voice return the numbers. Or a trip to the automated teller machine enables a simple bank transaction, but eliminates the chitchat with the neighborhood teller. While such technology may lack the "human touch," it does enhance the ability of the company to operate more efficiently.
| | | 'WALK 60' a watchword for better health
| | | By
Allen C. Ho, MD
| | | I recently ran a 5K road race, and the race marshal was Louis W. Sullivan, MD, former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services from 1989 to 1993. Proceeds from the race were to benefit a small community island hospital, and the annual race has come to be known as the Sullivan Health and Fitness 5K.
| | | Wavefront sensing, IOLs contribute to functional vision
| | | By
Mark Packer, MD,FACS
| | | Editor's Note: It has been a great pleasure and an honor to have been able to work with the editorial staff of Ophthalmology Times in creating the Cataract Corner column over the past 5 years. However, at this time I take equal pleasure in turning over the column to my two associates, Dr. Richard Hoffman and Dr. Mark Packer, both of whom are superb surgeons, excellent clinicians, great speakers, and experienced researchers. They represent the next generation of leadership in cataract and refractive surgery, and I'm sure the readers of this column will enjoy their perspective and input as they
| |
| | | | Schlemm's canal dissection is technical challenge
| | | By
Cheryl Guttman
| | | Barcelona-Dissecting Schlemm's canal is the basis of every type of non-penetrating filtering glaucoma surgery, but the procedure can be technically challenging at first.
| | | Infections after LASIK resolve with antibiotic course
| | | By
Lynda Charters
| | | Warner Robins, GA-Diagnosis and treatment of late-onset microbacterial infections with amikacin after LASIK results in good visual recoveries. However, other refractive procedures, such as PRK or LASEK, will decrease the incidence of these types of infections, most of which result from creation of the flap, according to Johnny L. Gayton, MD.
| | | Toric IOL appears to be safe for treating moderate to high astigmatism
| | | By
Lynda Charters
| | | Sint-Truiden, Belgium-Implantation of the toric Artisan IOL (Ophtec BV, Groningen, the Netherlands) is a safe technique for use in patients with moderate and high levels of astigmatism, according to Camille Budo, MD, an ophthalmologist in Sint-Truiden, Belgium.
| | | Inhaled cocaine use linked to nonischemic vascular event
| | | By
George L. Mayo, MD
,
William E. Sponsel, MD
| | | A 42-year-old Hispanic male presented complaining of decreased vision in his left eye. He noted that his vision in that eye had decreased suddenly three weeks earlier. The patient had low hyperopia. His medical, surgical, and family histories were unremarkable. He was using no medications and had no known drug allergies. Although he initially reported no significant social history, after more extensive questioning he admitted to the occasional inhalational use of cocaine. His most recent use was on the day prior to the onset of his visual disturbance.
| | | Visual outcomes found comparable in study of two treatment approaches
| | | By
Lynda Charters
| | | Bucaramanga, Colombia-A study that compared traditional Planoscan ablations with Zyoptix (Bausch & Lomb, San Dimas, CA) wavefront-guided LASIK for myopia indicated that the two treatment approaches provide similar visual results.
| | | Creation of retinochoroidal anastomosis may help those with CRVO
| | | By
Laszlo Dosa
| | | Mexico City-Surgical treatment of central retinal vein occlusion (CRVO) by the creation of retinochoroidal anastomosis (RCA) may become an effective therapy for some patients with CRVO, according to Hugo Quiroz-Mercado, MD.
| | | Modified PAL, trap techniques can prevent dropped nucleus
| | | By
Lynda Charters
| | | San Francisco-The Viscoat (Alcon, Fort Worth, TX) posterior-assisted levitation (PAL) technique can be used to rescue nuclei that have partially descended into the anterior vitreous after posterior capsular rupture, according to David F. Chang, MD.
| | | Ablation method predictable, safe in small multicenter trial
| | | By
Lynda Charters
| | | Nice, France-Preliminary data suggest that visual outcomes are excellent with the VISX WavePrint ablation method (VISX) for custom laser vision correction. At the European Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery meeting, Douglas D. Koch, MD, described results of the VISX Study Group with 171 patients. He is professor of ophthalmology, The Allen, Mosbacher, and Law Chair in Ophthalmology, Cullen Eye Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston.
| | | Lasers give similar results for low to moderate myopia
| | | By
Lynda Charters
| | | Fort Myers, FL-A comparison of two laser systems, the STAR S2 (VISX, Santa Clara, CA) and the LadarVision (Alcon, Fort Worth, TX), used to treat low to moderate levels of myopia indicated that the visual results after LASIK were similar between the two but that visual recovery appeared to be faster with the STAR S2.
| | | Race, ethnicity revisited in glaucoma symposium
| | | By
Ed Edelson
| | | Baltimore-Race, that ever-sensitive subject in American culture, was the focus of a day-long meeting, "Ethnicity & Glaucoma: The Past, Present, and Future," at Johns Hopkins' Bloomberg School of Public Health.
| | | Wavefront-guided LASIK may provide improved visual results
| | | By
Lynda Charters
| | | San Diego-Several higher-order aberrations have been correlated with patients' visual complaints after LASIK. Because wavefront technology appears to reduce the induction of higher-order aberrations after LASIK, wavefront-guided ablations may improve the visual outcomes after LASIK, according to Steven C. Schallhorn, MD.
| | | Posterior chamber PRL corrects moderate to high hyperopia
| | | By
Lynda Charters
| | | Rockville Centre, NY-Implantation of a posterior chamber phakic refractive lens (PRL) (Medennium phakic refractive lens, CIBA Vision, Duluth, GA) demonstrated positive visual outcomes in the treatment of high hyperopia, according to Alexander Hatsis, MD, who presented the results of the FDA phase II trial.
| | | Retinal gene expression changes with age
| | | By
Cheryl Guttman
| | | Ann Arbor, MI-Results from gene microarray studies by researchers at the University of Michigan reveal there are highly specific, age-related changes in retinal gene expression. Those findings are described in the August issue of Investigative Ophthalmology and Visual Science [Yoshida S, et al. IVOS 2002; 43:2554-2560].
| | | Certain factors identify those at risk for corneal ectasia after LASIK
| | | By
Lynda Charters
| | | Atlanta-The risk of corneal ectasia following LASIK is greater in patients with form fruste keratoconus, more than -8 D of myopia, and residual stromal beds that are thinner than 225 µm. Most of the patients who developed corneal ectasia, however, were able to obtain a good visual outcome with contact lens correction, according to R. Doyle Stulting, MD, PhD.
| | | Conductive keratoplasty becomes new player in refractive surgery market
| | | Dr. Kornmehl: Thank you all for participating in this discussion about conductive keratoplasty (CK). Ed, what is the mechanism of CK
| | | New method for presenting ocular aberrations more user-friendly
| | | By
Cheryl Guttman
| | | Nice, France-A new, simplified method for describing aberrations of the eye with Zernike polynomials presents wavefront data in a form more familiar to ophthalmologists.
| | | Excimer laser helps correct residual astigmatism
| | | By
Lynda Charters
| | | Rome, Italy-The implantation of the AT-45 CrystaLens accommodating IOL (C & C Vision, Aliso Viejo, CA) through a corneal tunnel resulted in disappointing outcomes in patients with 2 D or more of astigmatism. The outcomes differed for patients with against-the-rule astigmatism compared with those who had with-the-rule astigmatism, and there was no predictability in the procedure, according to Scipione Rossi, MD.
| |
|
|
| 
Practice Tools
