December 2009

Improving the View in Retina

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

RETINA IN THE ASC: Case Study: Assessing the Feasibility of Adding Retina to an ASC

Bruce Maller

FELLOWS' FOCUS: Establishing a Good Patient-doctor Rapport

Chair-side manner for the retinal surgeon.

Darrell E. Baskin, MD; Jeremy D. Wolfe, MD; and Chirag P. Shah, MD, MPH

RETINA PEARLS: Microincisional Sutureless Vitrectomy for Dislocated IOL

An alternative technique using 23-gauge surgery for refixation of a scleral-sutured lens.

Megan. E. Collins, MD; Veeral Sheth, MD; Sunil Raichand, MD; Michael A. Saidel, MD;and Seenu M. Hariprasad, MD

SURGICAL UPDATES: Improvements in Small-gauge Vitrectomy May Reduce Potential Complications

Rohit Ross Lakhanpal, MD

CASE REPORTS IN OCULAR ONCOLOGY: Giant Choroidal Nevus Followed for 22 Years

Laura Borman, BS; Neelema Sinha, BA; and Carol L. Sheilds, MD

The Role of Peripheral Vasculature in AMD

Ultra widefield fluorescein angiography may provide clues in understanding why patients convert from dry to wet forms of this disease.

Michael D. Bennett, MD; Eugene NG, MD, MBA; and W. Kent Demaine

Detection of Posterior Vitreous Detachment Using B-scan Ultrasound

The technology plays an important role in clinical trials evaluating the intravitreal carbamide in nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy.

Sandra Frazier Byrne

Fundus Autofluorescence Imaging

The Canon CX-1 Hybrid Retinal Camera has proved useful in community-based screenings for early detection of vision-threatening diseases.

Ben Szirth, PHD; Anton Kolomeye, BA; Khadija Shahid, OD, FAAO; Albert Khouri, MD; Luke Dordai; and Neelakshi Bhagat, MD

Utilizing Autofluorescence in Age-related Macular Degeneration

Karl G. Csaky, MD, PHD

Case Report: Polypoidal Choroidal Vasculopathy Responds to Anti-VEGF Injections

Patient's vision is stable 11 months after last injection.

Szilá,rd Kiss, MD

Digital Imaging for Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment

The RetCam enables clinicians to improve care in pediatric ophthalmology.

Audina M. Berrocal, MD

Refining Imaging for Retinal Disease

Spectral-domain OCT reveals pathologies overlooked by time-domain OCT

David G. Telander, MD

Photoreceptor Matrix Imaging in the Clinic

Variable-field SLO and ultrahigh-speed OCT allow close-up views of retinal structures.

Richard B. Rosen, MD

Optimizing the Scanning Density of SD-OCT for Clinical Use

Decreased density causes minimal change in calculated retinal thickness measurements.

Srinivas R. Sadda, MD

Cell Therapies for Dry Forms of Age-related Macular Degeneration

Therapeutic alternatives are currently in development for atrophic AMD.

José-Carlos Pastor Jimeno, MD, PHD; and Girish Kumar Srivastava, PHD

Diversification Helps Practice Keep Growing

Investments and other nonmedical business models provide stability.

Pravin U. Dugel, MD

Innovations

5 Questions with Paul E. Tornambe, MD

Paul E. Tornambe, MD, is in private practice in San Diego. He is an instructor in the departments of ophthalmology and family practice at the University of California, San Diego.