Lynda Charters Enoch started her early “eye life” at the Schepens Eye Research Institute, Boston, which ultimately culminated in her current position as an Editor of Ophthalmology Times.
AAO 2020: Fingolimod for MS offers disease control with no development of uveitis
November 15th 2020Bradley Smith, MD, presents at AAO 2020 on how fingolimod 0.5 mg, a first-line treatment for multiple sclerosis, may reduce both the number of relapses and disease progression in patients with relapsing-remitting MS as well as the incidence of uveitis.
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AAO 2020: Drop-free prophylaxis regimen before cataract surgery lowers treatment burden with caveats
November 15th 2020During AAO 2020, Neal H. Shorstein, MD, explains how physicians at Kaiser Permanente have a streamlined regimen using a prophylactic drop-free drug before cataract surgery for more than a decade.
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AAO 2020: Headache paired with visual loss may require honing of detective skills
November 14th 2020During AAO 2020, Kathleeen B. Digre, MD, details how a headache in conjunction with visual loss is a scenario that requires an in-depth examination, including evaluation of the visual fields, pupils, and fundus to gather clues to the diagnosis.
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AAO 2020: Autologous retinal transplant for larger macular holes gaining traction
November 14th 2020Tamer Mahmoud, MD, PhD, discusses autologous retinal transplant (ART) for macular holes, a procedure he developed, which is providing anatomic hole closure in the vast majority of cases as well as increases in visual acuity.
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AAO 2020: Myopia progression slowed with multifocal and orthokeratology lenses
November 14th 2020In a presentation at the American Academy of Ophthalmology’s virtual 2020 annual meeting, Amy K. Hutchinson, MD, explained that while Myopia has been occurring at epidemic rates worldwide, research has found that the use of orthokeratology and multifocal contact lenses can provide clinically meaningful reductions in myopia progression.
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AAO 2020: Micro Vacuum Pick for use during vitreoretinal surgery proving to be a better mousetrap
November 13th 2020During Day 1 of AAO 2020, Carl Awh, MD, discusses the Micro-Vacuum Pick, a device for peeling internal limiting membranes that's providing vitreoretinal surgeons an alternative to forceps during surgeries.
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Study examines silicone rubber balloon scleral buckling for RRDs
October 23rd 2020Silicone rubber balloon scleral buckling is a novel alternative to the current extraocular procedures for treating simple rhegmatogenous retinal detachments. Investigators have found that this surgery may be a novel alternative to the current extraocular procedures for simple RRD.
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Infiltrative optic neuropathy in a patient with esophageal adenocarcinoma
October 4th 2020Dr M.M. Alberto Pestano explains how optic neuropathy can present as a masquerade syndrome. He highlighted a case of unilateral infiltrative optic neuropathy that presented as a masquerade syndrome in a man with esophageal adenocarcinoma.
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