September 2013

Improving Our View

Editor's Page

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

Quantifying Social Media

How and why ophthalmic practices are investing in social networking.

Callan Navitsky, Senior Editor

Talking to Patients About Health-care Reform

Pennsylvania Avenue Updates

Trexler M. Topping, MD

Study Participant Retention in Clinical Trials

Clinical Trials for the Retina Specialist

Aron Shapiro

Retina Surgery Fundamentals

Tips from Wills Eye attendings.

Sunir J. Garg, MD; Omesh Gupta, MD, MBA; Jason Hsu, MD

Modified Vitrectomy for Lamellar Macular Hole

With this approach, epiretinal tissue containing macular pigment and glial cells is preserved.

Fumio Shiraga, MD, PhD; Yuki Morizane, MD, PhD; and Shuhei Kimura, MD, PhD

Integrin Peptide Therapy in Choroidal and Retinal Neovascularization

This novel approach to vascular eye disease has several indications.

Hugo Quiroz-Mercado, MD

Management of Suspected Endogenous Endophthalmitis

A proper workup and timely interventions can help to limit vision loss.

Theodore Leng, MD, MS

Reduction of Orange Pigment Overlying Choroidal Melanoma Following Plaque Radiotherapy

Meghan A. Schlitt, BS; Swathi Kaliki, MD; and Carol L. Shields, MD

Imaging the Choroid: Pearls From the Experts

Three clinician-researchers talk about the uses of choroidal imaging.

Richard F. Spaide, MD, Justis P. Ehlers, MD, and Glenn Yiu, MD, PhD

Swept-source OCT

Wide-field simultaneous choroid, retina, and vitreous visualization.

Zofia Michalewska, MD, PhD; Janusz Michalewski, MD, PhD; and Jerzy Nawrocki, MD, PhD

The Value of Adding SD-OCT to Nonmydriatic Fundus Photography Screening

The imaging technology can provide additive benefit to screening in the primary-care setting.

Rishi P. Singh, MD

Double-staining Technique With Brilliant Blue G for Macular Pathology

The dye appears to be safe and effective as an aid for identifying and peeling the ILM.

Gerardo Garcia-Aguirre, MD; and Hugo Sepúlveda, MD

Postmortem Dilation and Imaging Can Aid Research

Pilot study shows that dilation is possible and that fundus photos and OCT imaging can be successfully correlated with histopathology, offering a window into clinical history of donor eyes.

Timothy Saunders, MD

Using Fundus Autofluorescence

This is an essential tool for a definitive diagnosis.

Karl G. Csaky, MD

Optimal Illumination Key to Safe, Effective Surgery

Characteristics of different light sources can guide selection of the best option.

Colin A. McCannel, MD, FACS, FRCSC

Telemedicine: The Bandwidth of the Future

Thomas C. Lee, MD

Laser Video ICG Angiography and SD-OCT for the Diagnosis of PCV and AMD

David Sarraf, MD and Gregg T. Kokame, MD

John W. Kitchens, MD

Dr. Kitchens is a vitreoretinal surgeon with Retina Associates of Kentucky in Lexington and a member of the Retina Today Editorial Board.

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