September 2008

Current Understanding of Diabetic Retinopathy

Allen C. Ho, MD, and Robert L. Avery MD

News Medical Update

A summary of general medicine news that affects your patients, your practice, and you.

David Boyer, MD

Pipeline, Partnerships, and Presentations: Genentech Commits to Ophthalmology

Jennifer Kreatsoulas, News & Contributing Editor

Conducting Successful Research During Your Fellowship

Mehran Taban, MD, and Jonathan L. Prenner, MD

The History of Vitrectomy: Innovation and Evolution

Steve Charles, MD

Thinking About Retina and the ASC?

Go back to the future.

Louis Sheffler, MPS

Complex Retinal Detachment Repair With Small-gauge Vitrectomy

Higher reattachment and lower complications seen with 5,000-centistoke silicone oil.

J. Fernando Arevalo, MD, FACS

Diabetic Macular Edema: Treatment Updates 2008

Alberto A. Guardiola, MD, and Miguel A. Busquets MD, FACS

Guidelines for Diabetic Retinopathy Screening in a Large Population

Rationale for diabetic retinopathy services in India.

P. Namperumalsamy, MD

Update on the Diabetic Retinopathy Clinical Research Network

Adrienne W. Scott, MD, and Neil M. Bressler, MD*

Anti-VEGF Therapy for Diabetic Macular Edema: An Update

Ranibizumab as an adjunct to laser photocoagulation for DME will be evaluated in a phase 3 clinical trial.

Pascale G. Massin, MD, PhD

Current and Future Treatment Trends in Diabetic Macular Edema

Marc J. Spirn, MD, and Carl D. Regillo, MD

Diabetic Retinopathy and Inflammation

Dru S. Dace, PhD, and Rajendra S. Apte, MD, PhD

Fasting Glucose and Retinopathy as a Diabetes Diagnosis

Results from three diverse population-based studies found no uniform fasting plasma glucose glycemic threshold for retinopathy

Gerald Liew, MD, and Tien Y. Wong, MD, PhD

Heparin-induced Extracorporeal Lipoprotein Precipitation (HELP) Therapy for Dry AMD

Fareed A. Ali, MD, FRCSC, and Narendra Armogan, MD, FRCSC

Clinical Experience With a High-speed Multispot Laser

The PASCAL produces multiple laser spots simultaneously, reducing treatment times and improving patient comfort.

Manish Nagpal, MS, DO, FRCS

Managing the New Logistics of AMD Therapy

In an ongoing series, a practitioner explains how his multi-office practice manages the increased patient volume brought on by intravitreal injections.

Lawrence S. Halperin, MD, Partner, Retina Group of Florida

5 Questions with Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, MD

Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, MD, is Professor and Chair of the Department of Ophthalmology at the University Eye Hospital in Vienna, Austria.

Ursula Schmidt-Erfurth, MD