GLG News by Silicone Hydrogel and Bausch and Lomb Contact Lens Prescribers: Ophthalmologists and Optometrists (US)

Studies come out every day about contact lenses, spectacle lenses, eye medications, etc.  Most of these studies though must be ingested with a grain of salt.  The bifocal RGP study that this article discusses is one of those.  For many reasons, I don't think that it...

Slt and alt have been around for a while now. Slt is a new procedure.  The article treats them equally i think some distinctions should be made. More physicians should consider slt as a first line defense against Glaucoma

    The VEGF Trap from Regeneron is a protein made up off human VEGF receptors fused to human immunoglobulin.  This compound binds VEGF, preventing VEGF from binding to its natural receptors, interrupting the angiogenic cascade.    The phase II study showed promising...

The market for high-performing soft bifocal lenses is huge, and will continue to grow as the Baby Boomers age and their disposable income grows.

A possibly more effective contact lens disinfectant that what is currently available, but can it compete in real world trials.

PDT remains a viable option for patients with new blood vessels from high myopia. Despite the era of antivegf therapy PDT may be safer in these patients than repeated injection. This article yet again defies another area for the use of PDT. PDT will be continued to be complemented to the currently available...

This article refers to an implanted glaucoma device that eliminates bleb formation for filtration. Blebs are fragile and represent a source for infection.  

Firstly, the sample group of 49 cases is too small. Also the surgical complications are higher with ac replacements, these eyes usually have poor anatomic arrangements which necessitated the ac lens in the first place, so surgeons are less likely to go back into these eyes. Statistically there are many...

This machine tries to be able to predict what is now unpredictable. It proposes to be able to measure the propensity for a cornea to lose its structural integrity after Laser Vision Correction.It also may be able to discern why intra ocular pressure measurements don't always reflect the risk of vision...

This lay article proves again that lawyers are actively pursuing litigation in this profitable field.  Given that over 1 million people per year have this surgery, and physicians are under constant pressure to increase patient volumes, it is a potentially dangerous combination. ...