GLG News by Physicians who Treat Dry Eye (US)

Dr Smiddy reviewed age-related macular degeneration studies to evaluate the cost for the visual benefit of various treatment approaches, and then compared them with the costs for treating other retinal conditions. This study founds costs for treating wet macular degeneation could be as high as $9000...

In a study of patients with choroidal neovascularization due to age-related macular degeneration, Lazic and Gabric demonstrated that improvements in vision and reduction of central macular thickness after one month and their maintenance over three months are more significant after verteporfin photodynamic...

The European Eye Study (EUREYE) investigated 4,750 randomly sampled people over age 65 and examined the association between cigarette smoking and age-related macular degeneration and concluded that there is a postive correlation to smoking and blindness from macular degeneration.

In this latest study with the Intralase femtosecond laser, we see its versatility in being able to produce very efficient and safe corneal cuts for corneal transplant surgery. In addition to producing significant benefits for patients that undergo LASIK, this laser has thereaputic benefits that will...

A study reported in the March issue of Archives of Ophthalmology describes a new intravitreous drug delivery system for treating persistent retinal macular swelling. Using dexamethasone DDS and appropriate follow up, patients with this new system had significantly improved vision and and safety mea...

A study by Costa et al. reported in the prestigopis journal RETINA, of seven seven patients with macular SWELLING associated with ischemic retinal vein occlusion treated with intravitreal bevacizumab showed promising short-term results. Patients received two injections of bevacizumab (Avastin)...

Tahzib et al. conducted a 10-year retrospective follow-up study of the Artisan phakic intraocular lens (PIOL) for the correction of moderate to high nearsigtedness and concluded the device is both stable and predictable, but only when strict inclusion criteria are used. Over 90% of patients achieved...

Surmodics and Merck agree to work together that could greatly benefit both companies.  For Merck, they will have access to a novel ocular drug delivery system that would expose them to expanding areas of retinal disease.  For Surmodics, they gain Merck's backing and glaucoma and retina medications...

Medicine is now experiencing what other healthcare areas such as optometry have faced for years-patients seeking alternate routes for delivery of care. Optometry has faced this battle on two sides: first, gaining ground as states have broadened therapeutic laws allowing OD's to treat more ocular conditions;...

This survey from the 2006 survey of members of the American Society of Cataract and Refractive Surgery highlights  emerging trends  in  refractive surgery showing large increases in wavefront, LASEK, and Phakic IOLS.  There was a smaller increase in Intralase.  Refractive surgery...