May/June 2018

Expanding Our Reach

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

Four Favorites

Retina Today's choice takeaways from this issue.

Retina News

Continued Learning Vital for Continued Growth

Retina experts offer advice and observations for fellows preparing to enter the professional world on their own.

Katherine Talcott, MD

Recognizing Ocular Syphilis

A look at the presentation, diagnosis, and mitigating factors.

Jordana G. Fein, MD, MS, and Musa Abdelaziz, MD, edited by Heeral R. Shah, MD

Dealing With Hemorrhagic Choroidal Detachments

Surgeons can use a number of approaches to manage postoperative suprachoroidal hemorrhage.

Ferhina S. Ali, MD, MPH; Shree K. Kurup, MD; and Sunir J. Garg, MD

Chandelier-assisted Retroillumination for Combined Phacovitrectomy

Technique provides visibility for capsulorrhexis and other steps without requiring an additional port.

Sheetal Mahuvakar, DNB; Pranita Chaudhary, MS; and Manish Nagpal, MS, DO, FRCS(Edin)

An Unexplained Intraoperative Cilioretinal Artery Occlusion

Santosh Gopikrishna, MD, and Anupama Kiran Kumar, MD

Updated AJCC Classification for Posterior Uveal Melanoma

A case example of a patient with choroidal melanoma is discussed in light of the latest edition of this cancer staging manual.

Evan D. Baron, BS; Maura Di Nicola, MD; and Carol L. Shields, MD

The 4-1-1 on Infectious Retinitis

Challenges in the diagnosis and management of fungal endophthalmitis.

Alice Y. Zhang, MD, and Ashvini K. Reddy, MD

Is Macular Degeneration Slowly Going Away?

What studies say, why this may be, and what it means.

Brian C. Joondeph, MD, MPS

Involving Patients in the Care of Their AMD

A typical week in the life of this retina specialist shows that the future of home monitoring is now.

Nancy M. Holekamp, MD

In Pursuit of an Earlier Diagnosis

Home monitoring can help detect wet AMD earlier to reduce the time between disease onset and initiation of treatment.

Allen C. Ho, MD

Spread the Word

Retina specialists who educate patients about the dangers of smoking can help prevent ocular damage.

Alan Mendelsohn, MD

Pharmacogenomics and Age-Related Macular Degeneration

Controversy over the links between supplementation, genomics, and treatment response may have been due to researchers asking the wrong question.

Demetrios G. Vavvas, MD, PhD

Intervention and Education in Jamaica and Tanzania

The author finds that even short trips to provide care for underserved communities can have powerful effects.

Benjamin J. Thomas, MD, with Matthew A. Cunningham, MD

Many Mountains to Climb

Building ophthalmic nursing capacity in Liberia after the Ebola epidemic of 2014-2016.

Robin D. Ross, MD, MPH, CPH

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