David A. Goldman, MD Named one of America’s most promising companies by Forbes, Modernizing Medicine’s cloud-based system and robust ophthalmology platform continue to stand out in the EHR field.
The Cornea and the Cataract
Christopher J. Rapuano, MD Here’s a recent and welcome trend that’s part of the “long tail” of ophthalmic surgical innovation: addressing mild corneal surface abnormality before cataract surgery to optimize long-term visual outcomes.
Vision, Balance, and the Horizons of Optometry
William V. Padula, OD, SFNAP, FAAO, FNORA Eyes do more than see; ocular-vestibulomotor connections help anchor the body in space, facilitating stable imagery as well as smooth ocular and extraocular movement. Research is revealing that the ambient visual process may hold the key to helping patients maximize potentials beyond present levels of treatment following a cerebrovascular accident or brain injury.
Even Better Than Compliance
Elizabeth Yeu, MD Devices as simple as a punctal plug may radically change and improve the way we deliver medication to patients’ eyes.
Implantable Anti-VEGF “Biofactory” in Development for AMD
Quinton Oswald, President/CEO Neurotech Pharmaceuticals, Inc. Questions regarding the efficacy, tolerability, and best practices for long-term VEGF suppression in AMD patients continue to plague conventional bolus injection- based approaches to wet AMD treatment. A well-tolerated, implantable encapsulated cell line engineered to generate and release therapeutic molecules into the vitreous would change all that, and its advent may be closer than many think.
A Farewell to Nomograms in Corneal Surgery?
Harald P. Studer, PhD Biomechanical simulation of the cornea based on numerical modeling may better predict refractive outcomes than empirically generated nomograms.
Future Social: Thoughts on Where the Internet Is Taking Optometry
Alan N. Glazier, OD, FAAO Social media will continue to change the way optometrists communicate—with each other and patients. It will also increasingly impact practice revenue, in both expected and unexpected ways.
The Advent of Personalized Medicine in Ophthalmology
Peter Falzon The first and only commercially available genetic test for corneal dystrophy offers a quick, affordable, and accurate way to make refractive surgery safer—and could pave the way for other genetic tests in ophthalmology.
The Glaucoma Problem
George Cioffi, MD The means to dramatically reduce glaucoma-associated morbidity are already in our hands. The problem? We don’t always use them.
What Does the Future Look Like for Independent Optometry?
Kirk Smick, OD, FAAO A number of trends are converging to put pressure on independent optometrists. If independent optometry is to survive, the practice of the future can’t look like the practice of today.