January/February 2012

Chief Medical Editor's Page

What's on Your Playlist?

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

Letters

SPECIAL FEATURE: Vail Vitrectomy Meeting: Beginnings

H. MICHAEL LAMBERT, MD, FACS

FEATURE: Introducing the SightBook App

An innovative approach to patient management.

CALLAN NAVITSKY, ASSOCIATE EDITOR

iCo Therapeutics

STEPHEN DAILY, NEWS EDITOR

The –25 Modifier: When and Why?

GEORGE A. WILLIAMS, MD

Anti-VEGF State of the Union

ARON SHAPIRO AND ASHLEY LAFOND

Turning Ideas Into Products

Experts share insights on taking the napkin sketch through the patent process to reality. Part 1 of 2 parts.
With EMMETT T. CUNNINGHAM JR., MD, PHD, MPH; PAUL E. TORNAMBE, MD; AND EUGENE DE JUAN JR., MD

RETINA PEARLS: Vitrectomy for Removal of Posterior Segment Intraocular Foreign Bodies

With careful surgical planning, PPV for IOFB removal can yield favorable outcomes.

LISA C. OLMOS, MD, MBA, AND D. WILKIN PARKE III, MD

GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES: Experience With Modern Vitrectomy Machines

New technology helps retina surgeons in an ophthalmology referral center in Mexico.

GUILLERMO SALCEDO-VILLANUEVA, MD, AND VIRGILIO MORALES-CANTON, MD

CASE REPORTS IN OCULAR ONCOLOGY: Enhanced Depth Imaging Optical Coherence Tomography for Choroidal Tumors

SHAZIA NAKHODA, BS; CARLOS BIANCIOTTO, MD; AND CAROL L. SHIELDS, MD

Curved Scissors Delamination

This technique complements cutter delamination in diabetic traction retinal detachment surgery.

STEVE CHARLES, MD, FACS, FICS

Small-gauge Endoscope Facilitates Difficult Cases

The 23-gauge endoscope is a versatile tool to enhance visualization.

JEFFREY S. HEIER, MD, AND CAROLYN CHEN, MD

Partial Vitrectomy for Open-globe Trauma Involving the Posterior Segment

Avoiding hyaloidectomy and base shaving in early surgery could result in less iatrogenic damage.

FRANCESCO BOSCIA, MD, AND CLAUDIO FURINO, MD

Transconjunctival Sutureless 23-gauge Vitrectomy For Diabetic Retinopathy

The small-gauge vitreous cutter can be used as a multitask tool.

MIROSLAV KACERIK, MD

Temporal Surgical Approach in Microincisional Transconjunctival Vitrectomy

Different orientation improves access to superior pathologies.

ARTURO ALEZZANDRINI, MD, AND FRANCISCO J. RODRIGUEZ, MD

Vitrectomy for Dislocated IOLs

STANLEY CHANG, MD

The 20-gauge Self-sealing Scleral Tunnel

This technique provides the benefits of sutureless surgery without the limitations of small-gauge instrumentation.

ZACHARIAH KOSHY, MBBS, FRCS, MRCO, DNB

Use of Small-gauge Vitrectomy Systems in Ocular Trauma

CESARE FORLINI, MD; ADRIANA BRATU, MD; MATTEO FORLINI, MD; AND PAOLO ROSSINI, MD

The Effect of Pregnancy on Diabetic Retinopathy

CHARLES C. WYKOFF MD, PHD, AND DAVID M. BROWN MD

INNOVATIONS

A preview of today's new products

5 Questions with Szilárd Kiss, MD