November/December 2015

A Show of Gratitude

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

Retina News

Medical Update

A summary of general medical news that affects your patients, your practice, and you.

David S. Boyer, MD, Section Editor

Staving Off Elimination of the Global Period

To bundle or not to bundle: Is that the question?

George A. Williams, MD

Clinical Trials at Our Fingertips: A Salute to Technology

Technological integration seeps into the clinical research space.

Aron Shapiro

Fellows' Financial Fitness Forum: Part One

Retina experts with experience handing finances after fellowship might be some of the finest financial advisors for young retina doctors.

Jayanth Sridhar, MD

Medical Necessity for AMD Diagnostic Testing

Tips on billing for OCT and fundus photography.

Riva Lee Asbell

Scleral Fixation of a Four-Haptic Intraocular Lens Using Gore-Tex Suture

Four-point fixation results in stable IOL positioning and centration.

M. Ali Khan, MD; Omesh P. Gupta, MD; and Jason Hsu, MD

Use of En Face OCT to Identify Elevated ERM

Will this application lead to intraoperative computer-navigated membranectomy?

Fanis Pavlidis, MD

Crossing the Valley of Death to Find Cures for Blindness

Moving from bench to bedside is hard enough for therapies treating common diseases. The hurdles only get higher for those with orphan indications.

Jacque Duncan, MD

PDT for Subretinal Fluid From Choroidal Nevus

A patient with choroidal nevus and subretinal fluid undergoes photodynamic therapy.

Tzvi Grossman, BA; Jarin Saktanasate, MD; and Carol L. Shields, MD

In the Rearview: Highlights of Happenings From 2015

A brief look at significant events, innovative products, and other notable headlines from the past year.

From the staff of Retina Today

2015 Government Policy Recap

It's time for a recap of activity in Washington that affects retina practice.

Nikolas J.S. London, MD

Fully Automated OCT Analysis of Eyes Healing From Macular Hole Surgery

A biomedical data science approach reveals how preoperative SD-OCT scans can help surgeons prepare for macular hole repair.

Theodore Leng, MD, MS

Imaging Modalities for the Management of DME

What works best and what looks promising for the future.

Yasha S. Modi, MD, and Justis P. Ehlers, MD

Intraoperative OCT in Pediatric Posttraumatic Intraocular Bleeding

The following case report demonstrates the utility of this promising imaging technique in surgical decision-making.

Michele Coppola, MD, and Antonio Caimi, MD

Imaging in Retinoschisis

Modalities including OCT and widefield photography can help distinguish retinoschisis from other entities.

Aleksandra V. Rachitskaya, MD

The Case for 3-D Retina Surgery

Surgeons who adopt a heads-up approach to surgery stand to reap many benefits, including an increased depth of field and reduced fatigue.

Allen C. Ho, MD; David W. Friess, OD; Jason Hsu, MD; and Ehsan Rahimy, MD

10 Reasons to Image the Peripheral Retina

A look at what you might miss if you do not image the periphery.

Sunil Gupta, MD

The New Age of Retinal Imaging

Could high-resolution images obtained without dilation open up new opportunities for early diagnosis?

Farrell C. Tyson, MD

Vitreoretinal Staining Solutions

Part three of a three-part series in which surgeons share pointers on the optimal use of vital dyes in retina surgery.

5Q With Anton Orlin, MD

Anton Orlin, MD, is an Assistant Professor of Ophthalmology at the Weill Cornell Medical College, Cornell University, in New York City.