An Early Look at 27-gauge Surgery

Japanese researchers are studying new frontiers in surgical instrument design

Clinical Trial Spotlight

An AMD treatment on steroids

Clinical Trials Update

Coding Q&A

A tougher Medicare audit environment for modifier 24

Controversies in Care

The implantable miniature telescope for AMD

Deepen Your Understanding of Uveal Effusion Syndrome

Difficult to diagnose, this sight-threatening condition can be treated with surgery

How SD-OCT Is Changing Our View of DME

Precise imaging allows for earlier disease identification and greater sophistication in crafting a treatment regimen

It Still Happens Today: Bilateral Frosted Branch Angiitis in Cytomegalovirus Retinitis

Prompt use of antivirals spared vision in a noncompliant patient

Journal Club

Recent Noteworthy Studies to Stimulate Discussion and Debate

Leaving on a Jet Plane

Is any intraocular gas bubble safe for air travel?

Monitoring Conversion from Non-neovascular to Neovascular AMD and Identifying Patients at Risk

Catching those patients early who will convert from dry to wet AMD may spare vision

OCT Insights

The evolution of quantitative OCT

Peer Reviewed: Vascular Lesions of the Peripheral Fundus

Distinguishing them from malignancies is essential

Subspecialty News

Lucentis developer wins Lasker Award; Factors affecting success of RD surgery; and more

Upfront

Lessons Learned

Where Do PCV and RAP Fit in the Spectrum of AMD CNV Subtypes?

Determining lesion morphology provides for better diagnosis and treatment

A Lesson in Evolution

The introduction of a viable therapy for exudative AMD challenged us all

By Jason S. Slakter, MD

A New Paradigm: Shifting to MIVS for Complex Cases

By Maria H. Berrocal, MD

Choosing a Gauge for Vitrectomy: Why Go Smaller?

By Pravin U. Dugel, MD

Creative Scheduling

Solutions depend on practice setting, available resources and physicians' preferences

Combining Sutureless 23-Gauge Vitrectomy and Phacoemulsification

By Timothy G. Murray, MD, MBA, FACS

Inside the Back Office

Inventory tracking, billing, coding and reimbursement are all inextricably linked when a practice delivers anti-VEGF therapy

Innovative Approaches to Challenging Cases With Advanced Technology

By STANISLAO RIZZO, MD

Managing Patient Flow

Tactics run the gamut from beefing up staff members' duties and cross-training to adding personnel and space

True IOP Control and Infusion Cannula Fluidics With the Constellation® Vision System

Wound Construction and Incision Advancements in Micro-incision Vitrectomy

By Peter K. Kaiser, MD