March 2011

CHIEF MEDICAL EDITOR'S PAGE: Reducing the Burden of Intravitreal Injections

Robert L. Avery, MD, Associate Medical Editor and Allen C. Ho, MD, Chief Medical Editor

Health Care Reform in 2011: What It Means for Today, Tomorrow

Pennsylvania Avenue Updates

AN INTERVIEW WITH DEAN A. ROSEN, JD

Allergan Inc.

Retina on Wall Street

First Study Visit Success

Clinical Trials for the Retina Specialist

GAIL L. TORKILDSEN, MD; DAVID WATERS-HONCU; AND ASHLEY LAFOND

RETINA PEARLS: Hybrid Technique for Silicone Oil Removal

Pearls for reducing complications.

MANISH NAGPAL, MS, DO, FRCS(UK); RITURAJ VIDEKAR, MD; AND NAVNEET MEHROTRA, MD

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES: The Potential Surgical Benefits of Colored Perfluorocarbon

Colored PFCL can facilitate safe and efficient removal of temporary tamponades.

STANISLAO RIZZO, MD

Segmental Scleral Buckling

Surgical Updates

USHA PINNINTI, MD; ANDREW J. BARKMEIER, MD; AND PETROS E. CARVOUNIS, MD, FRCSC

Leading Simulators of Choroidal Melanoma

WILLIAM R. SHIELDS, AND CARLOS G. BIANCIOTTO, MD

Drug Delivery to the Posterior Pole

MARK R. WIELAND, MD, AND ANNE E. FUNG, MD

Implications of Extended-Release Devices

CARL REGILLO, MD

Drug Delivery Mechanisms for Treatment of Uveitis

Sustained-release formulations help ease burden of injections.

C. STEPHEN FOSTER, MD

Mucoadhesive Nanopolymers for Posterior Segment Drug Delivery

Topical formulations show promise as a drug carrier to the back of the eye.

SOUMENDRA SAHOO, MBBS, MS; RASHMIREKHA SAHOO, MSC; AND PADMALOCHAN NAYAK, PHD, DSC

Ocular Iontophoresis for Drug Delivery

Could this method work for dosing posterior segment therapeutics?

MICHAEL A. PATANE, PHD; AMY E. COHEN, MS; JOHN D. SHEPPARD, MD, MMSC; AND QUAN DONG NGUYEN, MD, MSC

The Promise of Stem-Cell Therapy for Retinal Diseases

Clinical trials in Stargardt disease and AMD are set to begin.

REVIEWED BY ROBERT LANZA, MD

Reformulating Anti-VEGF for Extended-release Delivery in the Treatment of Retinal Diseases

Preclinical studies support feasibility of novel microparticle approac

GARY P. COOK, PHD

Photodynamic Therapy in Subfoveal Choroidal Hemangioma

ALI TONUZI, MD

Removal of a Large Intraocular Foreign Body in an Eye with Good Visual Acuity

MANEESH M. BAPAYE, DNB(OPH), FRCS(G), FMRF, MBA; MEENA M. BAPAYE, MS, DOMS; AND CHARUTA BAPAYE, MS, DO, DNB(OPH), FRCS(G), FMRF

Surgery for Macular Hole Repair: A Conversation

Is face-down positioning necessary?

NANCY HOLEKAMP, MD, AND PAUL TORNAMBE, MD

Focal Laser Treatment Using Retinal Navigation Technology

RAMA D. JAGER, MD, FACS

INNOVATIONS

A preview of today's new products

5 Questions with Donald J. D'Amico, MD

Dr. D'Amico is Professor and Chairman of the Department of Ophthalmology at Weill Cornell Medical College and Ophthalmologist-in-Chief at New York Presbyterian Hospital.