Day 4 – Tuesday, October 21

VIEWS ON HEALTH CARE

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) could not have been happier to be back among his fellow ophthalmologists while discussing his views on healthcare. » Read the story

SURGERY

When misalignment of a toric IOL underlies a suboptimal outcome and the problem is identified during early postoperative follow-up, surgeons should not procrastinate about taking the patient back to the operating room for a repositioning procedure, » said Roger F. Steinert, MD.

Results from a retrospective, nonrandomized study show a strong association between donor history of diabetes and DMEK graft preparation failure, » reported Mark A. Greiner, MD.

Data reported by American surgeons using ocriplasmin for treatment of symptomatic VMA show that it is possible to increase the success rate through careful patient selection, » said David Chow, MD.

CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS

Reading speed is reduced in patients with glaucomatous visual field loss and normal visual acuity, and the reduction in performance is directly proportional to the extent of the visual field loss, » said Aron Guimaraes, MD.

FROM THE SHOW FLOOR

Ophthalmology Times is pleased to announce the winner of its 2014 Resident Writers Award Program, sponsored by Allergan. » Read about the winner.

A joint reception hosted by Ophthalmic Women Leaders and Women in Ophthalmology featured the presentation of the Suzanne Veronneau-Troutman Award to an outstanding female ophthalmologist. In addition, a panel discussion focused on the importance of working together across diverse professional disciplines in the eye-care field. » Read More on the event