September 2020

Forging Ahead

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

New Retina Radio: Are Today’s Protocols Tomorrow’s Routines?

Selected excerpts from a recent edition of New Retina Radio.

John W. Kitchens, MD; Murtaza Adam, MD; David R.P. Almeida, MD, MBA, PhD; and Christina Y. Weng, MD, MBA

The Impact of COVID-19 on Retina Trainees

As if the training wasn’t hard enough.

Giulia Corradetti, MD, and Federico Corvi, MD

Retinal Vein Occlusion Associated With COVID-19

CRVO is commonly seen in association with a hypercoagulable state.

Nuha Kapatayes, BS, and Brian C. Joondeph, MD, MPS

A Review of Clinical Trial Data for DME: BOULEVARD and MEAD

Dissecting the data from two studies provides perspective on the interaction of therapies with this disease.

Christopher Barron, MD, and David A. Eichenbaum, MD

Caring for Diabetic Patients in the COVID-19 Era

Considerations for serving this vulnerable population during an evolving crisis.

John W. Kitchens, MD

Expanding Access to Diabetic Retinopathy and Depression Screening

Telemedicine can help during the COVID pandemic.

Rajika Jindani, MS; Jaclyn Perreault, BA; Raquel Goldhardt, MD, FACS; Jorge Cuadros, OD, PhD; and Delia Cabrera DeBuc, PhD

Clinical Impact of the GATHER1 Trial for Geographic Atrophy

New data show that a treatment for this disease may be on the horizon.

Matthew R. Starr, MD, and Carl D. Regillo, MD

Cooling Anesthesia: A New Form of Anesthesia for Intravitreal Injections?

This rapid, nonpharmacologic form of anesthesia may improve the patient experience and decrease toxicity to the ocular surface.

Daniel L. Chao, MD, PhD; Arshad M. Khanani, MD, MA; and Charles C. Wykoff, MD, PhD

A Stroke of Serendipity

A summary of the Retina Fellows Forum keynote lecture from Baruch Kuppermann, MD, PhD.

David Xu, MD

Reduced Temporal Retinal Vascular Density as an Early Finding in Sickle Cell Retinopathy

A small study may suggest a way to screen for early disease in patients with sickle cell disease.

Tomás Loureiro, MD; Diogo Lopes, MD; Ana Rita Carreira, MD; Sandra Rodrigues-Barros, MD; Ana Vide-Escada, MD; and Nuno Campos, MD

Lights, Camera, Virtual!

Elevate your online presentations by following these 12 steps.

Lisa M. Nijm, MD, JD