July/August 2011

Editor's Page

Some Good News in a Summer of Woes

ROBERT L. AVERY, MD, AND ALLEN C. HO, MD

Pennsylvania Avenue Updates: Current Issues in Regard to Ambulatory Surgery Centers

With TREXLER M. TOPPING, MD

Clinical Trials for the Retina Specialist: Informed Consent: A Pivotal Piece in a Trial

ARON SHAPIRO; INGRID LAPSA; DAVID WATERS-HONCU; AND ASHLEY LAFOND

FELLOWS' FOCUS: The Job Search

NIKOLAS LONDON, MD; ALOK BANSAL, MD; AND ANDRE WITKIN, MD

RETINA IN THE ASC: What Makes an Ambulatory Surgical Center Attractive to Investors?

BRUCE MALLER

RETINA PEARLS: Bimanual Vitreoretinal Surgery for Tractional Retinal Detachment Due to Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy

Tools and techniques for a bimanual approach using 20- or 23-gauge instrumentation.

ELLIOTT SOHN, MD

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES: Advances in Diagnosis and Treatment of Pathologic Myopia

OCT imaging and novel therapies have improved outcomes in eyes with myopic CNV and myopic macular retinoschisis.

KYOKO OHNO-MATSUI, MD

SURGICAL UPDATES: The Next Generation Machines for Modern Vitrectomy

A candid, tell-it-like-it-is review of the available systems.

JOHN KITCHENS, MD FOR CHRISTOPHER RIEMANN, MD; DEREK KUNIMOTO, MD, JD; JORGE FORTUN, MD; THOMAS ALBINI, MD; AND ROSS LAKHANPAL, MD; AND THE VIT-BUCKLE SOCIETY

CASE REPORTS IN OCULAR ONCOLOGY: Sclerochoroidal Calcification Resembling Choroidal Metastasis

RAMEET K. HUNDLE, BA; KIRAN TURAKA, MD; AND CAROL L. SHIELDS, MD

Aflibercept for Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema

Promising 1-year data from a phase 2 study.
Reviewed by DAVID M. BROWN, MD

Characterization of Responders to Treatment of DME

Combination therapies may benefit patients who do not respond to anti-VEGF agents.

JOSÉ, CUNHA-VAZ, MD, PHD

Vitrectomy in the Management of Diabetic Macular Edema

A valid option in selected cases.

ANSELM KAMPIK, MD

Update on Corticosteroids for Treatment of DME

Steroids target multiple pathways in diabetic macular edema.

ANAT LOEWENSTEIN, MD

Determining Clinical Performance and Treatment Accuracy of Navigated Retinal Photocoagulation

Study evaluates safety and efficacy with the Navilas retinal photocoagulator.

IGOR KOZAK, MD

New Paradigms for Treatment of Center-involved Diabetic Macular Edema

An update on anti-VEGF therapy and laser for DME.
Reviewed by SUSAN B. BRESSLER, MD

Widefield Fluorescein Angiography in Pediatric Retinal Diseases: The Next Frontier

ANDRES EMANUELLI, MD; GEETA A. LALWANI, MD; THOMAS SHANE, MD; TIMOTHY G. MURRAY, MD, MBA; AND AUDINA M. BERROCAL, MD

Stargardt Disease: Advances and Obstacles

Several treatment strategies are under investigation to assess therapeutic efficacy.

THIRAN JAYASUNDERA, MD

Management of Symptomatic Vitreomacular Adhesion

Emerging pharmacologic strategies have potential implications for age-related macular degeneration.

ANDREW A. MOSHFEGHI, MD, MBA

5 Questions with Masahito Ohji, MD

Dr. Ohji is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at the Shiga University of Medical Science in Shiga, Japan.