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EyeNet Magazine

/ January 2016

January 2016

Reshaping the Imaging Frontier

From hardware to software, new iterations and applications of OCT continue to emerge at a blistering pace. A look at where we are now—with expert commentary on spectral-domain and swept-source technologies, OCT angiography, and en face imaging.

Be sure to check out EyeNet’s mobile-optimized digital edition—all the benefits of the print edition, plus digital enhancements. Read on a break at work, kicking back at home with your iPad, or on your phone while in line at the grocery store.

Ophthalmic Pearls

Management of Intraorbital Foreign Bodies

Written By: Megan A. Rowlands, MPH, and Michael Ehrlich, MD
Edited by Sharon Fekrat, MD, and Ingrid U. Scott, MD, MPH

Choose an appropriate management approach, depending on location, material, and effects.

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Clinical Update

Prepare for In-Flight Medical Emergencies

Written By: Linda Roach, Contributing Writer
Interviewing Preston H. Blomquist, MD, William J. Brady, MD, Lynn K. Gordon, MD, PhD, and Charles M. Zacks, MD

Prepare yourself for in-flight medical emergencies. When you hear “Is there a doctor on board?”—there is no time to lose. Web Extra: Download a full story of Dr. Gordon’s experience.

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Treat-and-Extend Strategy: Is There a Consensus?

Written By: Linda Roach, Contributing Writer
Interviewing Pravin U. Dugel, MD, K. Bailey Freund, MD, and Adrienne Williams Scott, MD

Treat-and-extend regimens for wet AMD have gained acceptance among U.S. retina specialists. Now, an international panel of experts has introduced an algorithm for this popular approach. Web Extras: The full treatment algorithm and more.

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Morning Rounds

The Case of the Pregnant Woman With a Visual Disturbance

Written By: Jill Wells, MD, William Pearce, MD, John Payne, MD, and Steven Yeh, MD
Edited by Steven J. Gedde, MD

She started noticing blurry spots near the center of her vision in the left eye.

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Blink

Christmas Tree Cataract

Written By: Inês Coutinho, MD, Cristina Santos, MD, and Manuela Bernardo, MD, Hospital Prof. Doutor Fernando Fonseca, Amadora, Portugal
Photo by Inês Coutinho, MD

A 69-year-old man complained of blurred vision with no relevant medical history.

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Journal Highlights

Ophthalmology

Fluorometholone for protecting the ocular surface in dry eye. Outcomes of cataract surgery in uveitic eyes. Safety of E10030 and ranibizumab for AMD. Reoperation and retinal detachment following macular hole surgery.

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American Journal of Ophthalmology

Iris-sutured posterior chamber IOLs in children. Geo-epidemiology of AMD. Photodynamic therapy for choroidal metastasis. Trifocal IOL implantation.

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JAMA Ophthalmology

Vision-related activities and quality of life in glaucoma. Myopia, birth order, and educational exposure. 3-D graphical method for displaying IOL calculations.

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Roundup of Other Journals

Using stem cells to reverse inherited eye defects. A new approach to restoring lens transparency in cataracts. Propranolol in the treatment of infantile hemangiomas.

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News in Review

Neuroretinal Loss: Glaucoma vs. Aging

After examining several neuroretinal parameters typically used to monitor the rate of glaucomatous change, researchers have found that disease is not the only cause of anatomic progression. Age also appears to play a significant role in structural loss.

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Comparison of Antibiotic Routes and Drugs

If the goal is to prevent endophthalmitis after phacoemulsification, an intracameral bolus of cefuroxime or moxifloxacin at the end of the surgery provides the most effective method.

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When Should Ocular Screening Begin?

Routine retinopathy screening of all children with type 1 diabetes may not be necessary before the mid-teenage years.

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Adult RB Survivors Thrive

Researchers at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center examined a wide array of psychosocial outcomes—from anxiety and depression to satisfaction with facial appearance—in adult survivors of retinoblastoma.

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Academy Notebook

News, Tips, Resources

What’s Happening: EyeNet milestone—Volume 20. State leaders collaborate with the African Ophthalmology Council. Board of Trustees election results. Maryland society volunteers for vets. Life member status.

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Practice Perfect

Use Social Media to Market Your Practice

Written By: Laura B. Kaufman
Interviewing Jill S. Garabedian, Esq., Elise Levine, and Robert F. Melendez, MD, MBA

Do’s and don’ts when getting started. Web Extras: A list of handy Twitter accounts and more.

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Savvy Coder

Report Card for ICD-10 Launch

Written By: Sue Vicchrilli, COT, OCS, Academy Director of Coding and Reimbursement

Practices get an A, payers a C.

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Opinion

Notice Anything Different?

Richard P. Mills, MD, MPH, Chief Medical Editor, on EyeNet’s new look.

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President's Statement

Charting a Course for the Future

William L. Rich III, MD, FACS, 2016 Academy President, on the challenges facing ophthalmology.

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Letters

Thoughts From Your Colleagues

Ocular syphilis or neurosyphilis? A response from the CDC. Clinicians’ response.

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