Clearing up angle kappa
One physician shares the background and details on this often misunderstood topic.
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September 5, 2022
A breakdown of evaporative and aqueous tear deficient dry eye
Aqueous tear deficient dry eye and evaporative dry eye—distinguishing between the two, knowing when both are at play, and treatment options are of growing importance as more patients are identified with some form of dry eye and as certain refractive procedures depend on a healthy ocular surface.
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September 5, 2022
Optimizing the ocular surface in the context of glaucoma
Ensuring that the ocular surface is optimized is a key step before cataract surgery, but it is also important in the context of glaucoma. Two physicians discussed the importance of addressing the ocular surface and what to do prior to glaucoma surgery and combined cataract/glaucoma procedures.
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September 5, 2022
First ophthalmology-specific GPO created
EyeProGPO is a newly established, ophthalmology-focused group purchasing organization created to make the acquisition of ophthalmic supplies more accessible for members of the group. It has partnered with the Outpatient Ophthalmic Surgery Society to provide its services as a free member benefit.
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September 5, 2022
Sustaining safe, quality, cost-effective care: A clinical registry study at the Aravind Eye Care System assessing traditional and Western operating room practices
A study conducted at the Madurai regional Aravind Eye Care System (AECS) hospital found that adopting Western OR protocols did not lower endophthalmitis rates following cataract surgery as compared to AECS’s standard protocols.
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August 29, 2022
A look at phaco fluidics
Understanding the basic concept of phaco fluidics is important for successful cataract surgery, particularly when differentiating among the systems available and how they can help surgeons and patients. One physician broke it down in a discussion with EyeWorld.
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August 29, 2022
Refractive surgery follow-up
With advanced screening parameters and improved surgical techniques and technologies, the follow-up for refractive surgery has become routine and, in most cases, fairly uneventful. But EyeWorld caught up with two experts for a refresher and some important things to remember in the short- and long-term follow-up with post-refractive patients.
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August 29, 2022
Taking a closer look at fungal keratitis
When talking about infectious keratitis in the U.S., this usually refers to bacterial keratitis, which has a higher incidence than fungal keratitis. However, there are reportedly 30,000–40,000 new cases of fungal keratitis annually, so it’s still a significant number.
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August 29, 2022
IOP elevation related to intravitreal injections
IOP elevation following intravitreal injections can be divided into short-term and long-term elevations. Short-term elevations are common, and some studies have estimated that they affect greater than 90% of patients.
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August 29, 2022
Continued difficulty hiring physicians
In a world with significantly more MD job listings than MD applicants, some practices are having difficulty finding a partner-track physician. This article details five potential solutions for this.
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August 29, 2022
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