Browse articles on EyeWorld.org. EyeWorld is the award-winning member publication of ASCRS. The magazine provides news and updates from the Society as well as clinical features in the areas of cataract, refractive, cornea, glaucoma, and practice management. It publishes quarterly with editorial direction from its medical editorial board and staff.
Clara Chan, MD, Cornea editor, discussed the topics covered in this section.
With neurotrophic keratitis (NK), there is a lot to consider in terms of staging, making a diagnosis, and treatment. Three experts shared how they work up NK patients and some of options for handling these cases.
The COVID-19 pandemic has had an impact on the screening and use of corneal donor tissue for corneal transplants. Three surgeons spoke about the evolving regulations, tissue eligible for use, and more.
“ASCRS and EyeWorld have been the cheerleaders of innovation in cataract and glaucoma surgery for many decades,” said Nathan Radcliffe, MD, Glaucoma editor said, adding later, “EyeWorld has been with me throughout my career to foster my drive for innovation.”
Though the trabeculectomy procedure is more than 50 years old, it is still considered to be the gold standard in glaucoma surgery. Leon Herndon Jr., MD, and Douglas Rhee, MD, discussed the history of trabeculectomy, how it has evolved, and how it fits into the glaucoma treatment paradigm.
When it comes to training, there are many techniques for future glaucoma surgeons to learn. In addition to traditional surgeries like trabeculectomies and tube shunts, there are MIGS procedures and other newer technologies. Ophthalmologists working in different training programs around the country commented on how they approach the surgical training experience and which procedures are included.
This article recapped a session that ASCRS co-sponsored at the 2021 virtual meeting of the American Glaucoma Society (AGS), which covered topics relating to patients with controlled glaucoma but visually significant cataracts.
The Monday General Session at the ASOA Annual Meeting featured Joe Mull presenting “No More Team Drama: Ending Gossip, Cliques, & Other Crap That Damage Workplace Teams.”
This article includes a starter kit of questions to ask as a practice owner that you can refine and apply daily, weekly, and in some cases, monthly or annually in your practice.
While many ophthalmologists have instituted protocols to help reduce the risk and spread of SARS-CoV-2, Terrence P. O’Brien, MD, has added another adjunctive preventative measure to his regimen: a dilute povidone-iodine drop for his patients and himself after in vitro studies confirmed virucidal effect against SARS-CoV-2.