Ophthalmology

• Meeting News Coverage

• Heterogeneous patient response to anti-VEGF treatment suggests close monitoring, individualized approaches

• June 11, 2013
• COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Many questions remain about predictors and causative factors, but interindividual variability in the response to age-related...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• Novel technique allows atraumatic removal of resistant cortical vitreous adhesions

• June 10, 2013
• COPENHAGEN, Denmark — A novel technique allows removal of strongly attached cortical vitreous in a minimal amount of time with no trauma, according...More »

• In the Journals

• High myopia, staphyloma associated with macular anatomic abnormalities

• June 7, 2013
• Macular anatomic abnormalities were prevalent in eyes with high myopia and posterior staphyloma, according to a study.
  Investigators used spectral-domain...More »

• In the Journals

• PPV improves macular sensitivity in BRVO with serous retinal detachment

• June 6, 2013
• Pars plana vitrectomy may be more effective in improving macular sensitivity in branch retinal vein occlusion patients with serous retinal detachment...More »

• Meeting News Coverage Video

• Less myopia seen after anti-VEGF treatment for ROP

• June 4, 2013
• KIAWAH ISLAND, S.C. — Less myopia was observed with intravitreal bevacizumab injections than with conventional laser or cryotherapy in infants with...More »

• Surgical Maneuvers

• Two approaches used for stem cell therapy for retinal disease

• Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition, June 25, 2013
  Rajiv E. Shah, MD; Carl D. Regillo, MD; Allen C. Ho, MD
• Stem cells are present in all multicellular organisms. They divide and differentiate into various specialized cell types and can self-renew to produce...More »

• Which of the following technologies do you prefer (and use primarily) for detecting new-onset choroidal neovascularization?

• Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition, June 25, 2013
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  K. Bailey Freund
  Among the individual aspects that give an overall picture of a patient at risk for CNV — symptoms, visual acuity testing on...More »

• Repacking of anti-VEGF may affect quality profile in intraocular injection use

• Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition, June 25, 2013
• Quality assessment of repackaged bevacizumab into plastic syringes for intraocular administration showed lack of stability and inconsistent results...More »

• Myocardial infarction more likely after anti-VEGF injections than PDT

• Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition, June 25, 2013
• The risk of myocardial infarction was twice as high for patients in the 12-month period following intravitreal anti-VEGF injections than for those who...More »

• Anti-VEGF benefits phakic, pseudophakic eyes with wet AMD

• Ocular Surgery News U.S. Edition, June 25, 2013
• Intravitreal ranibizumab injections for neovascular age-related macular degeneration yielded similar outcomes in phakic and pseudophakic eyes, according...More »

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